Philippine material culture is here defined in its widest sense. It includes objects that have been made in the Philippine archipelago of all time contexts, as well as objects that are related to the Philippines either through consumption, war, trade, and exchange, as well as aesthetic, domestic, or ritual use.
For the conference, we will also include unaltered or non-ritualized natural objects like botanical or animal specimens, photographs, drawings and prints. We also welcome comparative perspectives from Austronesian-speaking peoples of Southeast Asia, highlighting similar cases and shared challenges.
SOAS invites scholars, curators, artists, IT specialists, archivists, cultural practitioners, politicians, and community representatives to submit paper proposals for our 2025 annual conference.
