Date and Time: November 17th (Thurs.), 2016, 16:00 – 18:00 Place: Tonan-tei (Room No. 201) on the 2nd floor of Inamori foundation memorial building, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University Title: Towards a better understanding of urban subaltern politics Speaker: Chester Arcilla, Ronpaku Scholar and PhD Candidate, Hiroshima University Moderator: Caroline Hau, CSEAS, Kyoto University Abstract: My work aims to celebrate and understand the embodied nature of subaltern political agency within neoliberal urban government. Using the case of a large slum community in Metro Manila resisting ongoing demolitions for a global Central Business District, I engage in a politics of recognition rendering visible the collective and individual histories of [ Read More ]