CFP
Calls for papers (CFPs) for professional and academic conferences related to the study of Southeast Asia.
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Upcoming Conferences
- Call for Papers｜Ecofeminist Drama: Theatre, Performance, and Ecological Futures (Submission Deadline: March 30)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Indonesia Consul General’s Prize for Best Scholarly Writing on Indonesia (Submission Deadline: April 15)
Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 - Call for Submissions｜2026 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Myanmar’s Borderlands (Abstract Deadline: April 15)
Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM EST) - Call for Submissions｜2026 Southeast Asia Digital Library Undergraduate Paper Award (Submission Deadline: June 30)
Submission deadline: June 30, 2026 - Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)
Weaving Webs: Encounters, Exchanges, and Emerging Worlds in Asia April 1 – 2, 2026 | Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Conference Theme The conference… Read more: Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15) - Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)
Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia May 15-16, 2026 | University of California, Riverside General Description Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With… Read more: Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026) - Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)
September 10-13, 2026 | Heidelberg University, Germany Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register The Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) invites paper and panel proposals from… Read more: Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) - International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026
February 12–15, 2026, Jefferson Hall, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i The East-West Center will host the International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026, an annual gathering that brings together graduate students from… Read more: International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026 - Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies
Pasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape November 7-9, 2025 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA The 54th Annual Conference of the SouthWest… Read more: Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies - Call for Papers: Flows and Currents in South East Asia
Submission Deadline: April 4, 2025 / Conference Date: July 4, 2025 / Submission Form Venue: SOAS University of London The School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at SOAS University of… Read more: Call for Papers: Flows and Currents in South East Asia
Call For Papers
- Call for Papers｜Ecofeminist Drama: Theatre, Performance, and Ecological Futures (Submission Deadline: March 30)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Indonesia Consul General’s Prize for Best Scholarly Writing on Indonesia (Submission Deadline: April 15)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Myanmar’s Borderlands (Abstract Deadline: April 15)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Southeast Asia Digital Library Undergraduate Paper Award (Submission Deadline: June 30)Submission deadline: June 30, 2026
- Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)Weaving Webs: Encounters, Exchanges, and Emerging Worlds in Asia April 1 – 2, 2026 | Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Conference Theme The conference… Read more: Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)
- Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia May 15-16, 2026 | University of California, Riverside General Description Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With… Read more: Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)
- Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)September 10-13, 2026 | Heidelberg University, Germany Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register The Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) invites paper and panel proposals from… Read more: Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)
- Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian StudiesPasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape November 7-9, 2025 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA The 54th Annual Conference of the SouthWest… Read more: Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies
- Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Insular Southeast Asian Studies (ICISAS)
“Human Security in Insular Southeast Asia: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Future” Date: August 12-13, 2025 | Venue: Bali, Indonesia For further information, visit: https://icisas.umy.ac.id/ Mark Your Calendars! See You… Read more: Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Insular Southeast Asian Studies (ICISAS) - Call for Papers: 16th International Burma Studies Conference – Dealing with Legacies in BurmaExtended Deadline: March 1, 2025 The Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University, in collaboration with the Burma Studies Foundation and the Burma Studies Group, invites scholars, students, and… Read more: Call for Papers: 16th International Burma Studies Conference – Dealing with Legacies in Burma