BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EuroSEAS 2024//EN X-WR-CALNAME:EuroSEAS 2024 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241221T135900 UID:euroseas-2024-towards-a-global-microhistory-of-the-sulu-archipelago-c-1400-1945-1 SUMMARY:Towards a global microhistory of the Sulu Archipelago, c. 1400–1945 (1) LOCATION:REC A2.15 DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade, historical research on the Sulu Sultanate in present-day southern Philippines has boomed and at least a dozen import ant studies have been published since around 2013. On the one hand, histori ans have explored the early history of Sulu (including the spread of Islam, the foundation of the Sulu Sultanate, its relationship with neighbouring p olities, such as Brunei, Maguindanao and Spanish, Dutch and English colonis ers, as well as with more distant powers, such as China, Japan and the Otto man Emprire). On the other hand, researchers have focused on the later hist ory of the Sulu Sultanate, particularly during the nineteenth and early twe ntieth centuries (including questions of sovereignty, trade. treaty-making, piracy, and colonial attempts to implement the civilizing mission).\n\nA h allmark of much of this research has been the effort to approach Sulu and n eighbouring parts of the region from the perspective of (new) diplomatic hi story, maritime and environmental history, in contrast to the earlier focus in research on war, conflict, raiding and other forms of violence. A centr al aim of recent research has also been to highlight the importance of indi genous agency in, for example, religious contacts, trade, state formation, treaty making, and internal and external negotiation patterns. In doing so, researchers are currently pathing the ground for a more nuanced and multiv ocal understanding of Sulu in the context of maritime Southeast Asia in bot h pre-colonial and colonial times.\n\nThis double-panel introduces some of the current frontlines of research on Sulu and its relations with other par ts of Southeast Asia and beyond. The panel sheds light on connections and r uptures in the region’s rich history of encounters, not only with colonial powers but also with other Asian actors and powers. In doing so, the panel presents a new take on global microhistory that makes it possible to challe nge existing grand narratives of, for example, diffusion, piracy and raidin g, war, hegemony, and colonisation, by turning the focus to indigenous agen cy. The panel features presentations by scholars from both Southeast Asia a nd Europe and contributes to furthering dialogue beyond methodological regi onalism and research traditions. URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/towards-a-global-microhistory-of-the-sulu-archipelago-c-1400-1945 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T160000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241221T135900 UID:euroseas-2024-towards-a-global-microhistory-of-the-sulu-archipelago-c-1400-1945-2 SUMMARY:Towards a global microhistory of the Sulu Archipelago, c. 1400–1945 (2) LOCATION:REC A2.15 DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade, historical research on the Sulu Sultanate in present-day southern Philippines has boomed and at least a dozen import ant studies have been published since around 2013. On the one hand, histori ans have explored the early history of Sulu (including the spread of Islam, the foundation of the Sulu Sultanate, its relationship with neighbouring p olities, such as Brunei, Maguindanao and Spanish, Dutch and English colonis ers, as well as with more distant powers, such as China, Japan and the Otto man Emprire). On the other hand, researchers have focused on the later hist ory of the Sulu Sultanate, particularly during the nineteenth and early twe ntieth centuries (including questions of sovereignty, trade. treaty-making, piracy, and colonial attempts to implement the civilizing mission).\n\nA h allmark of much of this research has been the effort to approach Sulu and n eighbouring parts of the region from the perspective of (new) diplomatic hi story, maritime and environmental history, in contrast to the earlier focus in research on war, conflict, raiding and other forms of violence. A centr al aim of recent research has also been to highlight the importance of indi genous agency in, for example, religious contacts, trade, state formation, treaty making, and internal and external negotiation patterns. In doing so, researchers are currently pathing the ground for a more nuanced and multiv ocal understanding of Sulu in the context of maritime Southeast Asia in bot h pre-colonial and colonial times.\n\nThis double-panel introduces some of the current frontlines of research on Sulu and its relations with other par ts of Southeast Asia and beyond. The panel sheds light on connections and r uptures in the region’s rich history of encounters, not only with colonial powers but also with other Asian actors and powers. In doing so, the panel presents a new take on global microhistory that makes it possible to challe nge existing grand narratives of, for example, diffusion, piracy and raidin g, war, hegemony, and colonisation, by turning the focus to indigenous agen cy. The panel features presentations by scholars from both Southeast Asia a nd Europe and contributes to furthering dialogue beyond methodological regi onalism and research traditions. URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/towards-a-global-microhistory-of-the-sulu-archipelago-c-1400-1945 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T180000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR