Agenda

Asia Regional Dialogue on SEXUALITY AND GEOPOLITICS

Sponsored by sexuality policy watch and institute for social development studies

Hanoi, Vietnam – April 10-12, 2009
Sofitel Plaza hotel, 1 thanh nien road
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TENTATIVE AGENDA

April 10th, 2009
Overview of Sexuality Policy Watch and Asian Regional Dialogue

09:00 – 10:00

1. Welcome remarks: Sonia Correa, Radhika Ramasubban, and Khuat Thu Hong
2. Introduction of participants
3. Introduction to SPW and framing the regional dialogues: building a common understanding of the “politics of sexuality”; questions and clarifications: Richard Parker (USA) and Sonia Correa (Brazil)
4. Introduction to the Asia Dialogue: Le Minh Giang (Vietnam) and Radhika Ramasubban (India)

10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
Viagra vs. condoms: unequal partners?

10:15 – 10:25 Introduction by the Chair/Discussant: Lenore Manderson (Australia)
10:25 – 10:55 Overview Paper: Jayashree Ramakrishna (India)
10:55 – 11:15 Short Paper: Huang Yingying (China)
11:15 – 11:30 Remarks by the Chair/Discussant: Lenore Manderson (Australia)
11:30 – 12:30 General Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH (AT THE HOTEL)
Negotiating multiple identities: sexual and other selfhood issues

13:30 – 13:40 Introduction by the Chair/Discussant: Saira Shameem (Malaysia)
13:40 – 14:10 Overview Paper: Dede Oetomo (Indonesia)
14:10 – 14:50 Short Papers: Pimpawan Boonmongkn (Thailand); Khartini Slamah (Malaysia)
14:50 – 15:05 Remarks by the Chair/Discussant: Saira Shameem (Malaysia)
15:05 – 15:20 BREAK
15:20 – 17:00 General Discussion
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April 11th, 2009
Sexualities in the Tech Era: progress or pathology?

09:00 – 09:10 Introduction by the Chair/Discussant: Radhika Ramasubban (India)
09:10 – 09:40 Overview Paper: Mike Tan (The Philippines)
09:40 – 10:20 Short Papers: Khuat Thu Hong (Vietnam) and Mayra Indira Ganesh (India)
10:20 – 10:35 Remarks by the Chair/Discussant: Radhika Ramasubban (India)
10:35 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:30 General Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH (AT THE HOTEL)
Migrant labor and sexual politics: known and unknown linkages

13:30 – 13:40 Introduction by the Chair/Discussant: Le Minh Giang (Vietnam)
13:40 – 14:10 Overview Paper: Rosalia Sciortino (Thailand)
14:10 – 14:50 Short Papers: Le Bach Duong (Vietnam) and Malu Marin (The Philippines)
14:50 – 15:05 Remarks by the Chair/Discussant: Le Minh Giang (Vietnam)
15:05 – 15:30 BREAK
15:30 – 17:00 General Discussion
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April 12th, 2009
Cross-Theme Analysis: What have we learned about the politics of sexuality in Asia? and Where do we go from here?

09:00 – 10:30 Summary and Cross-Themes Analysis
Panelists:

• Lenore Manderson (Australia)
• Saira Shameem (Malaysia)
• Radhika Ramasubban (India)
• Le Minh Giang (Vietnam)
• Rosalind Petchesky (USA)
• Pan Suiming (China)

10:30 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 General Discussion
12:00 – 12:30 Next Steps

• Sonia Correa (Brazil)
• Richard Parker (USA)

12:30 LUNCH (AT THE HOTEL)