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President Trump says China is operating the Panama Canal. But is that the case?  Tabita Rosendal, PhD Candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, was interviewed by France 24 on January 22, 2025, about President Trump's claims that China controls the Panama Canal. In the interview, Tabita explains that China has no direct influence over the canal: It is administered by the Panam

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-was-interviewed-about-chinas-involvement-panama-canal - 2026-07-21

Panama's "BRI-xit" due to US pressure has implications for China, but it could also lead to further geopolitical tensions Tabita Rosendal, PhD Candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, has published an article in The Conversation about Panama's decision to leave the Belt and Road Initiative. In the article, she questions whether this is the "great step forward" for Panama’s ti

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-has-published-article-conversation-about-panamas-decision-leave-belt-and-road - 2026-07-21

16-19 June, 2025 Chinese globalisation both past and present has been deeply entangled in processes of global extractivism that have underpinned industrialisation and capitalist development around the world. From the 19th century gold rushes in settler colonial contexts to the contemporary global scramble for lithium, Chinese labour and capital have been key to the making of our contemporary globa

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/global-china-summer-school-2025-china-circuits-global-extractivism - 2026-07-21

This article offers a significant expansion of the concept of xianchang through an insightful analysis of a COVID-19 documentary. It contributes valuable perspectives on the impact of AI-generated technology in documentary filmmaking. This article explores the expanded indexicality of documentary image and audio in the digital era. It analyzes the awarded Chinese documentary The Memo (2022) respon

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-research-digitalizing-xianchang-documentary-experiments-shanghai-covid-lockdown - 2026-07-21

President Trump's allegations of Chinese influence in Panama will likely lead to tensions, changes in global trade, and challenges for the Panamanian government and public  Tabita Rosendal, PhD Candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, has been interviewed for the leading newspapers Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) and Expresso (Portugal) about President Trump's claims that China contr

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-has-been-interviewed-dagens-nyheter-and-expresso-about-chinas-role-panama-canal - 2026-07-21

Focusing on China's engagement in Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port, the article investigates how and why narratives related to the Shekou Model are used to “sell” the development of international Belt and Road Initiative port projects and who the primary beneficiary of this strategy is. Tabita Rosendal, PhD Candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, has published a new

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-research-tabita-rosendal-has-published-new-article-journal-contemporary-asia - 2026-07-21

The South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released findings on human rights violations in international adoption practices, highlighting the state's failures in child welfare. On 26 March 2025, the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission released the first of its findings on human rights violations committed in international adoption practices. South Korea has operated the

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/youngeun-koo-comments-washington-post-south-koreas-truth-commission-report-international-adoption - 2026-07-21

Focusing on the concept of the rule of law, the article looks at how China employs established legal terms like the rule of law to make itself more understandable to the international community. However, this willingness to adopt familiar terminology does not necessarily translate to strict adherence to their original definitions. Martin Lavička, visiting research fellow at the Centre for East and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-martin-lavicka-has-published-new-article-hague-journal-rule-law - 2026-07-21

Article on the memory of 17 April 1975  At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge take-over of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, the article looks back at this history and then traces out how the memory thereof plays out in contemporary politics.The article is available on the Diplomat website

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-astrid-noren-nilsson-has-published-new-article-diplomat-magazine - 2026-07-21

As part of their internship, the candidate will conduct an individually defined academic or policy-orientated project with feedback from researchers at the Centre. The candidate will also be responsible for day-to-day outreach and administration tasks, such as social media management, organising and participating in events.As such, the candidate should have a strong interest and educational backgr

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/internship-position-centre-fall-2025-now-open-applications - 2026-07-21

At a time of increasing political polarizations and global challenges, including climate change and geo-political tensions and wars, and cut-backs in funding for studies on East and South-East Asia in many countries in Europe as well as in the United States, in-depth and context-specific expertise on the countries and cultures in East and South-East Asia is more important than ever. There is an ur

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies-has-released-its-strategy-2025-2027 - 2026-07-21

Martin Lavička, visiting research fellow at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, co-edited a new publication published by the Palacký University Press. Ideas on the (human) body, gender, and identity lie at the core of many socio-political issues and cultural trends in Asia today, while also inspiring innovative research on artistic expression from Asia's past. By focusing on socio-po

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/martin-lavicka-co-edited-new-publication-titled-embodied-entanglements-gender-identity-and-corporeal-0 - 2026-07-21

For its fourth edition of All My Relations, the Ecocamp transforms into a nomadic experience. This year, we embrace movement—not just as a physical act, but as a metaphor for existence itself. Walking, travelling, and traversing landscapes will be central to our practice, fostering new connections on the move and reflecting on migration, transition, and relational encounters. All My Relations IV i

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-all-my-relations-iv-ecocamp-nomadic-encounters-september-4-6-2025 - 2026-07-21

The graduating students of the new MA Performing Arts as Critical Practice are working intensively on their final projects this Spring. On April 9 - 16 they invite you all for a preview of what is to come, when they present work-in-progress showings both at Malmö Theatre Academy, Skånes Dansteater and Community Kultur Centrum. This is not their final showings, those will take place in May at Malmö

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/ma-work-progress-showings-2025 - 2026-07-21

We are looking for an up-and-coming researcher who wants to conduct pioneering research to take up a position as assistant professor in artistic research and AI. Are you curious about the intersection of artificial intelligence, culture, and societal engagement through storytelling and the arts? At Malmö Theatre Academy, a part of Lund University, you have the opportunity to take the next step tow

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/we-are-looking-assistant-professor-artistic-research-and-ai - 2026-07-21

The third issue of Matter Journal is out, with texts from our research collegium on artistic research in theatre and performance. The third issue of Matter brings together texts that explore contemporary performing arts. Tanja Hylling Dier writes about Hjem, a project that shapes place and community through art and participation. Jörgen Dahlqvist examines time as a dramaturgical tool, using the pl

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/matter-journal-3 - 2026-07-21

Get to know our MA students who started fall 2025 and will graduate in spring 2027. Elena BinerElena Biner is a Swiss artist living and working in Copenhagen. With a background in visual communication and a strong foundation in storytelling, her practice sits at the intersection of visual arts and performative spaces, specialising in immersive experiences. In her work she blurs the line between re

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/presentation-our-master-students-performing-arts-critical-practice-programme - 2026-07-21

We are now announcing the opportunity for project support of up to SEK 150,000 (including overhead costs) to enable artists, artistic researchers and researchers from other scientific disciplines to learn from each other in an open dialogue and exploratory environment.  The aim of ArtCollab is to enable artists, artistic researchers, and researchers from other scientific disciplines to learn from

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/call-project-funding-artcollab - 2026-07-21

Some years ago, Sven Bjerstedt researched the forgotten Finnish American musician and composer Einar Swan (1903–40) who wrote the immortal song, “When Your Lover Has Gone”. Bjerstedt published an 80-page biography )and participated in one-hour TV and radio documentaries on Einar Swan.Recently, Finland’s former prime minister Esko Aho translated Bjerstedt’s Swan biography into Finnish and included

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/finnish-translation-sven-bjerstedts-research-about-composer-einar-swan - 2026-07-21

In November 2025, doctoral students from the Malmö Theater Academy participated in an encounter with researchers in the field of performing arts from around the world.Doctoral students Iury Salustiano Trojaborg and Tanja Hylling Diers from the Theater Academy participated in the three-day meeting for researchers at the beginning of their research careers. The meeting was led by SOL-based researche

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/transnational-alliance-researchers-theater-and-performing-arts - 2026-07-21