DeCoSEAS facilitates scholars from Southeast Asia in accessing established publication channels, thus transferring agency to them in knowledge formations about their heritage in their capacity as researchers, authors, and editors. These efforts also serve the academic dissemination of DeCoSEAS’ research findings, encompassing its research of the archival corpora and its rethinking of curatorial practices.
Access to globally normative publication channels (established journals, publishing houses, conferences) remains difficult for Southeast Asian scholars due to language constraints, a lack of opportunities to attend conferences, and incompatibility of scientific paradigms. These access hurdles have far-reaching theoretical implications for how knowledge is constituted as power.
DeCoSEAS experiments with collective and/or dialogical modes of writing, multimedia presentations on the digital platforms and the direct inclusion of non-academic expert knowledge, potentially bringing in new perspectives towards the curation, provision and employment of (sonic) cultural heritage.
DeCoSEAS Publications
Joint Publications:
Coming soon!
Publications by members and partners:
The publication page showcases the collective work of our consortium’s researchers and artists, highlighting their contributions to academic scholarship and creative innovation. Here, you’ll find a diverse array of publications, including peer-reviewed articles, books, and conference presentations that reflect the breadth of our members’ expertise and interdisciplinary collaborations. You will find the publication list of DeCoSEAS members and partners on this page.
Annual Reports
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Report: DeCoSEAS Bali Workshop 2023
1-6 July 2024 The Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives consortium gathered for the third and last time in Bali on 1-6 July 2024. This year’s workshop is organized by DeCoSEAS project partner Citra Research Centre.… Read more.
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Report: DeCoSEAS Workshop 2023 in Kuala Lumpur
The DeCoSEAS consortium gathered in person for the second time for a five-day workshop in August in Kuala Lumpur. Our consortium partner, Prof. Mayco Santaella, at Sunway University, graciously hosted us. During the workshop, DeCoSEAS… Read more.
Fellowship Reports
We have compiled the reports from our visiting fellows, offering insights into their research, creative projects, and experiences during their time with our consortium. We invite you to explore their reports and discover the impact of their contributions to our ongoing dialogue and collective growth.
See all the fellowship reports here.
Featured report:
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Shedding Light on Colonial Sonic Archives: Finding Information About Vernacular Music
Ignatius Aditya Adhiyatmaka (Indonesia) , September – November 2023, The Netherlands
Sound Bites
A series under the Sonic Entanglements project, partners curate and introduce archival sound pieces that they have engaged with or are working on. Barbara Titus introduces the early “ethnomusicology” recordings by Jaap Kunst in colonial Indonesia. Jose Buenconsejo talks about the first early commercial music recordings in the Philippines. Vincent Kuitenbrouwer shares with us an early recording of songs broadcast from the Netherlands to radios in the Dutch East Indies.
Read and listen to more here: https://sonic-entanglements.com/listen/sound-bites/