Treaties and Empire Seminar Series

The Seminar Series is organized by the Research Program Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia (https://sea-treaties.org/) and hosts guest speakers on a monthly basis to discuss the role of treaties and intercultural diplomacy in imperial expansion across the globe. The seminars are held online via zoom.

For the upcoming spring semester, we are excited to announce the following guest speakers:

21 February, 13.15-15.00 (CET, UTC+1) – Myriam Yakoubi (Jean Jaurès University, Toulouse):
An excellent instrument of colonial policy’”: the 1928 Anglo-Transjordanian treaty seen by the French.

28 March, 13.15-15.00 (CET, UTC+1) – Pichayapat Naisupap (Leiden University):
The Dutch-Thanjavur Treaty: A Preliminary Look at ‘Proactive’ Elephant Diplomacy, 1674-1795.

25 April, 13.15-15.00 (CET, UTC+2) – Dana Listiana & Rifki Indra Maulana (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta):
Invited Colonialism: Pontianak Sultanate’s Treaty Negotiations with the Dutch Colonial Power.

30 May, 13.15-15.00 (CET, UTC+2) – Arthit Jiamrattanyoo (Chulalongkorn University, Bankok):
Colonizing Blood Covenants: Ritualized Friendship and Contractual Colonialism in the Spanish Conquest of the Philippines.

To attend, please register via seminars[at]sea-treaties.org (a zoom link will be provided for each seminar separately; please keep an eye out for the upcoming announcements).

For other inquiries, contact Maarten Manse at maarten.manse[at]lnu.se