Webinar Recording Now Available: “Revitalizing Traditional Arts: Innovations & Agency in Response to Environmental Change”
Final Session – LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series
In Southeast Asia, the intersection of the arts and environmental change is a lived reality for many communities whose cultural practices rely on natural resources. Climate change, migration, and environmental degradation are transforming the way traditional arts are practiced, preserved, and passed on. This webinar brings together artists and scholars to explore how cultural practitioners are responding—revitalizing traditional forms, asserting community agency, and adapting through innovation.
Chapter
The video has been segmented for easier navigation:
- Presentation: Dr. Verne Introduction to Dr. Clare
- Presentation: Dr. Clare Suet Ching Chan
- Presentation: Dr. Chi-Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan
- Q&A: How the arts can drive environmental and social change?
- Q&A: Dr. Ricardo Trimillos questions each speaker
Speakers
- Chi-Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan, Professor, Mae Fah Luang University
- Clare Suet Ching Chan, Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Dewa Putu Berata, Founding Director, Cudamani
Moderator
- Verne de la Peña, Dean & Professor, University of the Philippines
Explore how creativity and cultural knowledge are helping Southeast Asian communities reimagine tradition in a time of environmental uncertainty.