In November 2023, the New Area Studies Research Centre at UEA hosted an international symposium - New Area Studies: Under Construction - which brought a range of global perspectives to bear on the future of the field.

Panel 2: CONCEPTS

Philip Wilson, UEA: Not Only Rivers and Mountains: New Area Studies and Storytelling (in person)

Malcolm McLaughlin and Thomas Ruys Smith, UEA: Circus at the Seaside: New Area Studies on the Edge (in person)

Vincent Houben, Humboldt University of Berlin: New Area Studies as an Emerging Discipline (in person)