The Political Lives of Islands

On October 3-4, 2024, De La Salle University hosted the Critical Island Studies International Conference themed “The Political Lives of Islands.” The event was organized by the Department of Literature in partnership with the Critical Island Studies Consortium, the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), the Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (JRIG), and the Southeast Asian Research Center and Hub (SEARCH).

Scholars from 16 countries and 53 universities participated. The keynote speakers included Dr. Dinah Roma (De La Salle University), Dr. Melani Budianta (Universitas Indonesia; Indonesian Academy of Sciences), and Dr. Alex Taek-Gwang Lee (Kyung Hee University).

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