Historical records complement studies of seismic hazard and are an important standalone tool for the study of earthquake hazards.
Martial Law nostalgia and Ilocano youth: reimagining the Marcos legacy
Recounted experiences from elder generations in Ilocos clash with national facts, and young people have to choose between the two.
The women entrepreneurs of early modern Vietnam
Their contributions were fundamental to shaping Vietnam’s early modern social, religious, and economic society, but historical scholarship has neglected their experiences for centuries.
Coercing mobility: Territory, displacement & SE Asian Muslim Movements
Displacement is a key contributor to the trajectories of “Muslim” politics around the region...
Watch: History and Art History in Southeast Asia
How to track art history as the history of styles deriving from influences, and the history of modernism and its relationship to modernity? Is there art that links Southeast Asia as a region?
Seminar presentation: “History and Art History in Southeast Asia” Professor Adrian Vickers
New Mandala and the Southeast Asia Institute at The Australian National University are pleased to present this seminar by Professor Adrian Vickers, who is a Visitor in the School of Culture History and Language.
Remembering HMAS Perth (I) for the future
For Indonesia and Australia, the salvage of Perth has put maritime heritage cooperation into the spotlight, prompting greater bilateral engagement.
Writing History in Premodern Java
The materiality of writing has major implications for the practice of history...When you look at a ‘medieval’ Javanese manuscript, it is almost always an 18th or 19th century copy of a copy of a copy ... and so on.
The medieval tropics
Medieval artefacts and manuscripts are explored by Alex West to give insight on the deep past of Southeast Asia.
Perspectives on the Past at New Mandala
Welcoming the University of Sydney's Southeast Asian history bloggers to New Mandala.