2nd Annual Online Graduate Student International Colloquium on Southeast Asian Historical Scholarship

May 28, 2026│Online via Zoom
Hosted by Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Call for Abstracts

The theme of this year’s colloquium is: “Continuities, Disruptions, and Gaps in Philippine Historical Studies.”

We especially welcome submissions that engage directly with Philippine historical scholarship. At the same time, we encourage interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to Southeast Asian histories that offer broader insights.

The colloquium will be held online. Accepted participants will be organized into five panels. Each panelist will deliver a 7–10 minute presentation, followed by a roundtable discussion among participants.

Area of Interest

• Urban History, Built Environments, and Spatial Histories
• Subaltern Lives, Marginalized Narratives, and Disability in History
• Science, Medicine, and Knowledge Production in Philippine History
• Digital Humanities, Accessible Research, and Public History
• Historical Methods, Interdisciplinary, and Comparative Approaches

Submission Guidelines

• Submit a 100–150 word abstract in English via EasyChair: [submission link]
• Deadline: April 13, 2026
• All abstracts will undergo blind peer review.

We look forward to your participation and to seeing you online!

Members of the organising Committee (Southeast Asian Historical Scholarship): Francisco Jayme GUIANG (MPhil in History), Donna REBONG (PhD Candidate, Year 4) and Mar TICAO (MPhil in History). 

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Organiser: Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK