Sejiwa 2025: Conference Program

Day 1  |  5 November 2025  |  De La Salle University, Manila

 7:30 AMStart of Registration
8:30 AMOpening Ceremonies
9:15 AMKeynote Speech 1:     ITA FATIA NADIA
                                               Center for Women’s History and Archives, Indonesia
10:15 AMBreak: AM Snacks
10:30 AM    Keynote Speech 2:    SYED FARID ALATAS
                                               National University of Singapore, Singapore
12:00 PMBreak: Lunch
1:30 PMPlenary Roundtable on Bandung and Autonomous Knowledge
3:00 PMBreak: PM Snacks
3:30 PMPARALLEL SESSION A:Panel A1: Afro-Asian Solidarity
Panel A2: Historical Perspectives on BandungPanel A3: Bandung and International Relations
5:00 PMCampus Tour: De La Salle University, Manila Campus
6:30 PMDiplomatic Reception and Welcome Dinner 
8:30 PMEND OF DAY 1

Day 2  |  6 November 2025  |  De La Salle University, Manila

 8:00 AMStart of Registration
8:30 AMPleasantries and Recap
8:35 AMKeynote Speech 3:     FARISH A. NOOR
                                               Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
9:30 AMBreak: AM Snacks
9:45 AMKeynote Speech 4:     VANNESSA C. HEARMAN
                                               Curtin University, Perth, Australia
11:00 AMBreak: Lunch
12:30 PMPARALLEL SESSION B: Panel B1: Bandung and Palestine 1Panel B2: The Role of Literature in Political Struggles
Panel B3: Reflections on Bandung
2:00 PMPARALLEL SESSION C:    Panel C1: The Many Meanings of BandungPanel C2: Bandung and International Solidarities
3:30 PMBreak: PM Snacks
4:00 PMPARALLEL SESSION D:    Panel D1: Palestine and Transnational Advocacy Networks in Southeast Asia

Panel D2: Philosophy and the Bandung Spirit
5:30 PMEND OF DAY 2

Day 3  |  7 November 2025  |  Asian Center, UP Diliman

 8:00 AMStart of Registration
8:30 AMPleasantries and Recap
8:35 AMKeynote Speech 3:     FARISH A. NOOR
                                               Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
9:30 AMBreak: AM Snacks
9:45 AMKeynote Speech 4:     VANNESSA C. HEARMAN
                                               Curtin University, Perth, Australia
11:00 AMBreak: Lunch
12:30 PMPARALLEL SESSION B: Panel B1: Bandung and Palestine 1Panel B2: The Role of Literature in Political Struggles
Panel B3: Reflections on Bandung
2:00 PMPARALLEL SESSION C:    Panel C1: The Many Meanings of BandungPanel C2: Bandung and International Solidarities
3:30 PMBreak: PM Snacks
4:00 PMPARALLEL SESSION D:    Panel D1: Palestine and Transnational Advocacy Networks in Southeast Asia

Panel D2: Philosophy and the Bandung Spirit
5:30 PMEND OF DAY 2

Day 4  |  8 November 2025  |  Asian Center, UP Diliman

8:00 AMStart of Registration
8:15 AMPARALLEL SESSION G:    
Panel G1: Pramoedya and LiteraturePanel G2: Culture and Literature
9:45 AMBreak: AM Snacks
10:00 AMPARALLEL SESSION H:    Panel H1: SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) and the Network for Historical Truth and Academic Freedom: A Roundtable on “Bandung and Academic Freedom: Legacies and Current Challenges”


Panel H2: Bandung and Palestine 2
11:30 AMBreak: Lunch
1:00 PMPARALLEL SESSION I:    Panel I1: Reimagining the Bandung SpiritPanel I2: Southeast Asian Diplomacy
2:30 PMPARALLEL SESSION J:    Panel J1: Constructing Nation and Region: Area Studies in the Philippines ca. 1950s-90s (Batch 2)Panel J2: Geopolitics
4:00 PMBreak: PM Snacks
4:15 PMKeynote Speech 7:    MAXWELL RONALD LANE (Online)
                                              ISEAS – Yusok Isak Institute, Singapore
5:30 PMClosing Program
5:45 PMEND OF THE CONFERENCE

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