Call for Participations: the 2025 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series

You're Invited to the 2025 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series "Revitalizing Traditional Arts: Innovations & Agency in Response to Environmental Change" hosted by the Henry Luce Foundation for the UHCSEAS Program

Date: 30 April 2025 03:00 PM (HST time) or 1 May 2025 08:00 AM (Bangkok time)

The panelists will discuss how artists and communities are responding to ecological shifts by reimagining and revitalizing traditional arts. The conversation will highlight the creative agency and innovation emerging at the intersection of cultural preservation and environmental adaptation.

Speakers:

• Assistant Professor Dr.Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan, Professor, Mae Fah Luang University
• Clare Suet Ching Chan, Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Dewa Putu Berata, Founding Director, Cudamani

Dr.Suwichan will deliver a special talk: Music and Culture of the Pgaz K'Nyau People as a Means to Advance Indigenous Rights and Forest-Based Living in Thailand

Through the power of traditional music and arts, Dr. Suwichan will explore how the Pgaz K'Nyau (Karen) people's cultural expressions serve as powerful tools to communicate, advocate, and protect their ancestral rights and sustainable forest-based way of life.

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Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn how indigenous voices and creativity can lead movements for environmental justice and cultural survival.