The public forum “Postcolonial Perspectives from the Global South” brought together curators, sociologists and historians from South America, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. They explored the various trajectories of modernity as understood and experienced from a range of philosophical, cultural, and historical perspectives. The presentations not only examined Eurocentric claims of universality but also looked in-depth at perspectives that focus on global particularism and cultural relativism.
2 - 3.45 PM
Panel 1: Postcolonial Perspectives from Southeast Asia
Speaker:
Chua Beng Huat (Singapore)
Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Respondent:
Andi Achdian (Indonesia)
Lecturer, Managing Editor of Journal Sejarah
Hilmar Farid (Indonesia)
Historian
Moderator:
Bambang Harymurti (Indonesia)
Former Chief Executive Officer of Tempo
4.15 - 6 PM
Panel 2: Postcolonial Perspectives from South Asia
Speaker:
Divya Dwivedi (India)
Philosopher, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Respondent:
Simon Soon (Malaysia)
Art Historian and Senior Lecturer at University of Malaya
Manneke Budiman (Indonesia)
Vice Dean for Education, Research and Student Affairs of Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia
Moderator:
Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti (Indonesia) Professor in Clinical Psychology,
researching Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
9.30 - 11.30 AM
Panel 3: Postcolonial Perspectives from Africa
Speaker:
Gabi Ngcobo (South Africa)
Curator, Lecturer in Wits School of Arts, University of the Witswatersrand
Respondent:
Brigitta Isabella (Indonesia)
Researcher at KUNCI Cultural Studies Center
Grace Samboh (Indonesia)
Curator
Moderator:
Philippe Pirotte (Germany)
Art Historian, Curator, Dean of the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste Städelschule, Director of Portikus
1.30 - 3.30 PM
Panel 4: Postcolonial Perspectives from South America
Speaker:
Laymert Garcia dos Santos (Brazil)
Essayist
Respondent:
Ayu Utami (Indonesia)
Writer
Marco Kusumawijaya (Indonesia)
Co-founder of Rujak Center
Moderator:
Melani Budianta (Indonesia)
Professor of Literature at Universitas Indonesia
