Speech Event Hosted by the Comparative Austronesian Studies Research Group, Institute of Ethnology and Academia Sinica Integrated Indigenous Research Project

Speaker:
Tania Li (Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto)

Topic:
Plantation Life: Corporate Occupation in Indonesia's Oil Palm Zone

Date and Time:
Monday, December 12, 2022. 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Place:
The 1st Conference Room (R323, the Old Wing) at Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica

Organizer:
Comparative Austronesian Studies Research Group, Institute of Ethnology

Co-organizer:
Academia Sinica Integrated Indigenous Research Project

Language:
English

Registration:
(Registion closed early due to room capacity )

Please Note: 
This is a face-to-face event. The registration is open until December 8, 2022 (Thursday) (now closed) . Onsite registration is not allowed. Attendees must wear face masks throughout the event.

Abstract:
Many studies have examined the loss of land, livelihoods and species diversity that occurs when corporate plantations occupy large areas of land and plant a single crop. Based on collaborate research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, this ethnographic study explores the character of everyday life in a plantation zone where new subjects are formed, and new relations and practices set in place.