New Area Studies: New Century / 25 Years On
New Area Studies: New Century / 25 Years On
University of East Anglia
New Area Studies Research Centre
Council Chamber, March 6 2026
On Friday March 6th 2026 the New Area Studies Research Centre at the University of East Anglia will be hosting a one day symposium: New Area Studies / New Century: 25 Years In. We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker has been confirmed as Claudia Derichs. Claudia Derichs, PhD, is professor of Transregional Southeast Asian Studies at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (HU). Her talk will be titled: "Blaming, claiming, shaping: New trends in Area Studies":
Panels and roundtables will take stock of New Area Studies from a variety of disciplinary and thematic perspectives: New Area Studies, Ethics and Environment; New Area Studies and International Relations; Applied Area Studies; Teaching Area Studies.
Please note: the symposium will be held in person in the Council Chamber, Arts and Humanities Building, UEA and also streamed online. Please choose the appropriate ticket. Attendance is free but attendees do need to register through Eventbrite. If you plan to attend in person, please email Tracey Gaskin (t.gaskin@uea.ac.uk) for catering purposes, including any allergies or special dietary requirements. Information about getting to UEA is available here. A limited amount of on-campus accommodation is available at UEA’s Broadview Lodge.