Jessica Peng, who was awarded an HC grant, will have her manuscript workshop on Fri, Apr 17, 2026 from 9:30am-4:30pm in UC 276. Her current book project "Archipelagic Potentials: Speculative Governance and the Politics of Labor Development in Indonesia" focuses on Indonesia’s efforts to fulfill its said “potential” to become a top five economy in the world over the next few decades.
Invited readers: (1) Marina Welker, Professor of Anthropology, Cornell University; and (2) Ritty Lukose, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and South Asian Studies, NYU Gallatin School; and (3) Bruce Whitehouse, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Lehigh University.
RSVP by Friday, April 3 at this link: https://forms.gle/WndWDq64eoMsFQKx7.