Date: July 9, 2026

Time: 8:00PM - 10:00PM ET via Zoom

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Overview:

This panel challenges conventional portrayals of Mindanao as a peripheral frontier of the Philippine nation-state.

Drawing on history, cultural studies, and manuscript traditions, the panel highlights the distinct yet interconnected worlds of the Sulu Archipelago, the Lanao region, and Southern Mindanao. Through examinations of maritime trade networks, cultural memory, embodied traditions, political aspirations, and regional histories, the panel explores how Mindanao’s diverse communities have long participated in wider Southeast Asian worlds while generating their own forms of knowledge, authority, and belonging.

Panelists:

Patricio Abinales (University of Hawai’i-Mānoa)
Tirmizy Abdullah (Mindanao State University-Marawi)
Shariful Hashim Mansul (University of the Philippines-Diliman)

Supported by GETSEA and SUNY/CUNY SEAC