Three conferences in St Petersburg: «The issues of philology and ethnography of Southeast Asia» and Maclay Readings 2023 and 2024
https://doi.org/10.22394/2412-9410-2025-11-1-375-392
Abstract
The paper presents a brief synopsis of the latest academic events on the topic of the Asia-Pacific region held in St. Petersburg, namely the Maclay Readings conferences of 2023 and 2024 and «The issues of philology and ethnography of Southeast Asia» 2023. «Maclay Readings» is an annual conference run since 1980s by the Dept. of Australia, Oceania and Indonesia of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS. The forum on Southeast Asia was organized jointly by the Oriental Department of SPbSU, the Institute for Linguistic Studies and Kunstkamera RAS.
About the Authors
E. M. Beliakova
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina Mikhailovna Beliakova, Junior Research Fellow, Department of Australia, Oceania and Indonesia
199034, Saint Petersburg, University Emb., 3
M. V. Stanyukovich
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria Vladimirovna Stanyukovich, Cand. Sci. (History)
Leading Research Fellow, Chair of the Department of Australia, Oceania and Indonesia
199034, Saint Petersburg, University Emb., 3
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Beliakova E.M., Stanyukovich M.V. Three conferences in St Petersburg: «The issues of philology and ethnography of Southeast Asia» and Maclay Readings 2023 and 2024. Shagi / Steps. 2025;11(1):375-392. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2412-9410-2025-11-1-375-392
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