Towards the next 40 years of Southeast Asian Studies in Frankfurt

The Frankfurt East Asian Studies Series is co-published by the Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies (IZO) at Goethe University Frankfurt and by Iudicium. The book series invites interdisciplinary research on the modern cultures and societies of East and Southeast Asia within their historical contexts. As the perspective of the IZO is multi-disciplinary, the series is open to a wide variety of research methods including, but not limited to, philological, historical and cultural methods as well as approaches from the social sciences, law and economics. In 1981, Bernd Nothofer was appointed the first Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. After his official retirement in 2006, he continued to teach and supervise for many years, as a towering figure for generations of students and colleagues. Towards the next 40 years of Southeast Asian Studies in Frankfurt, it is assumed that the economic, political, and cultural relevance of Southeast Asia will continue to rise. In terms of disciplinary content, the last 40 years of Southeast Asian Studies in Frankfurt have demonstrated that the combination of ”Languages“ and ”Cultures“ can serve as an important building block in the study of Southeast Asia, while courses on the economics, politics, art, and history of Southeast Asia should also remain an integral part of the programs.