Description

This doctoral course examines the legacy of the Bandung Conference as a geopolitical movement, a historical moment, and a critical trope for analyzing contemporary global events and South-South relations. In this three-day intensive, multidisciplinary program, participants will have the opportunity to explore the significance of the Bandung Conference, engage with critical debates surrounding it, and examine how it  provides a framework for studying decolonization. The course will also focus on analyzing the interconnected and intersectional solidarities and movements within the Global South and the Global North. Furthermore, it will investigate the production of knowledge in, for, and about the Global South.

Date and Time: May 6, 7 and 8, 2025: 9h - 17h

Venue: Ghent University

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The doctoral school course is convened by PhD students and postdocs for researchers in the Social sciences, Humanities, and non-social science disciplines. We also extend our invitation to academics from other  disciplines who are interested in the critical study of the global south and south- south cooperation.

This event will be held in person. The organisers cannot provide assistance with visa applications,  travel grants, or other forms of financial support.

REGISTRATION:

 30 participants will be accepted to the doctoral school. Acceptance will be confirmed on April 7, 2025.

"Please only register if you are sure you will be able to attend the courses from beginning to end.”This will allow other aspiring participants to take the available slot as soon as possible.

 For Ghent University students, the no show policy applies.

For questions, email:  basin.disclab@ugent.be

PROGRAM:

Day 1 – May 6 (Tuesday)

Theme: Bandung Conference, Tricontinental, and South-South Solidarities: Historical Relevance and Political Agency

•     “Sovereignty and Solidarity 70 Years After Bandung”

Dr. Paris Yeros (Professor of International Relation and World Political Economy, Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil and Editor of Agrarian South)

•  Provocation

Dr. Wildan Sena Utama, (scholar of Global Political History , Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

• ·      "The Spirit of the Bandung”

Dr. Vijay Prashad  (Director and founder, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Indian historian and journalist)

Day 2 – May 7 (Wednesday)

Theme: Bandung Conference and South-South Solidarities: Solidarities, Praxes, and Worldmaking

• Roundtable discussion: Grassroots organizations, cultural and social workers  and activists.

   

• “The intersection of ecology, (de)coloniality and policy making as site of contestation, compliance and disregard for the energy transition in the Global South.

 Dr. Clement Sefa-Nyarko (Scholar of Security, Development and Natural Resource and Climate Governance.  African Leadership Centre, King’s College London )

Day 3 – May 8 (Thursday)

Theme: Bandung Conference and South-South: Knowledge Production, Methods, Epistemes, Theorizing, and Pedagogy

• Dr. Neferti Tadiar  (Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Barnard College, Columbia University and Director of Puón Institute, Philippines.)

•  Dr. Max Ajl ( Université de Tunis, The Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) and  Associated researcher  at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment.)

Language

English