Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site.

# Under The Banana Tree

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://underthebananatree.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri - An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia](https://underthebananatree.org/public-lecture-recording-under-the-banana-tree-archival-network-x-psr-x-mandiri-an-agenda-for-sejarah-rakyat-in-indonesia/) - In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on his decades-long research on the 1965–66 mass violence, as well as the collective work of the Indonesian Institute of Social History (Institut Sejarah Sosial Indonesia). Building on these experiences, this lecture revisits a perennial question: who is "below" and who is "above"? It also explores how the notion of "the people" can be understood and rethought within contemporary historical writing.
- [Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #3 – ‘Emotional’ Archives: Exploring Sense and Facts](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-x-psr-public-webinar-3-emotional-archives-exploring-sense-and-facts/) - This webinar examines “emotional facts” in archives, reframing them as sites of affect, containing both fact and feeling. Through Kolektif Arungkala’s praxis, it explores how archival engagement generates collective sensing and affective knowledge beyond conventional understandings of factual records.
- [Dormancy - Red Thailand's Closet Archives](https://underthebananatree.org/dormancy-red-thailands-closet-archives/) - "...In the back of cupboards, wardrobes and under mattresses in homes of the poor there are archives of the oppressed. The mementos of resistance that have been carefully stored, hidden for a later date. In Thailand, despite the mass repression of the Red Shirt Movement, these archives still wait optimistically for another future...", writes Gabriel Kay Young of DinDeng, a Thailand-based collective exploring proletarian and subaltern struggles in the “Land of Smiles.”
- [RUAS as a Women's and Resistance Movement](https://underthebananatree.org/ruas-as-a-womens-and-resistance-movement/) - How does Ruang Arsip & Sejarah Wanita (RUAS) position its identity as a laboratory of knowledge, a space for reflection, and a field of struggle through its archiving praxis?
- [Under The Banana Tree Zine #1 - Archival Fragments](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-tree-zine-1-archival-fragments/) - Deriving from assemblages of archival praxis from Under The Banana Tree Archival Network, the inaugural zine entitled 'Archival Fragments' locates multi-lingual illustrations, texts, printed materials, images, objects, a practical podcast-making process, to tools for collective learning in evoking the idea of archive as methodologies.
- [Under The Banana Tree Regional Workshop: Strengthening Grassroots and Civil Archives in Southeast Asia](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-tree-regional-workshop-strengthening-grassroots-and-civil-archives-in-southeast-asia/) - Building on the momentum of public-facing initiatives by the Under The Banana Tree (UTBT) Archival Network, there is a strategic need to collectively explore the archival praxis from Southeast Asia. With the broad themes of strengthening grassroots and civil archives in the region, the three days workshop (26 - 28 February 2026) comprised of presentations, archival showcase, inaugural zine distribution to public seminar which involved almost 40 local and international participants.
- [PUBLIC SEMINAR RECORDING: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network – Records of Resistance: Looking Through Writings of Political Prisoners & Stories of Torture Survivors](https://underthebananatree.org/public-seminar-recording-under-the-banana-tree-archival-network-records-of-resistance-looking-through-writings-of-political-prisoners-stories-of-torture-survivors/) - In drawing attention to multiple forms of archival resources: from letters, writing materials, testimonials and lived experiences of political detainees and torture survivors, how does such materials provide transnational insights to the socio-political contexts in the region? What goes behind the process of confronting the traumatic past, present and future within our milieu? How do we perceive the challenges in disseminating such materials in the struggle for truth and reconciliation?
- [WEBINAR RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Scholar Chronicles Webinar #5 – Genocide in Indonesia and Beyond](https://underthebananatree.org/webinar-recording-summary-under-the-banana-tree-archival-network-x-scholar-chronicles-webinar-5-genocide-in-indonesia-and-beyond/) - Centring on Soe Tjen Marching’s long-term engagement with oral history interviews; ranging from the 1965 massacres to the 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia, the webinar hosted by Loh Kah Seng of Chronicles Research and Education, explores the fragility of memory and archives, as well as the ethics of recording traumatic pasts.
- [Imagined Malaysia: Compiling Histories, Reshaping Narratives](https://underthebananatree.org/imagined-malaysia-compiling-histories-reshaping-narratives/) - Imagined Malaysia democratises public history through inclusive and creative initiatives in challenging ethnonationalist narratives. By foregrounding layered histories of migration and marginalised voices, the organisation envision the idea of empowering Malaysians to critically reimagine the past together
- [Workshop: Documenting and Disseminating – Histories of Labour and Social History in Southeast Asia](https://underthebananatree.org/workshop-documenting-and-disseminating-histories-of-labour-and-social-history-in-southeast-asia/) - How do grassroots archives preserve people’s histories in fostering intergenerational engagement, resist dominant historical narratives, and sustain memory-making processes in Southeast Asia? Explore more of Malaysia’s Freedom Film Network and Philippines Labor Movement Archive through its long term strategies.
- [A [Trail and] Tale of Thai Grassroots Women’s Archive and Research (TGWAR)](https://underthebananatree.org/a-trail-and-tale-of-thai-grassroots-womens-archive-and-research-tgwar/) - Drawing on decades of diaries, petitions, and letters from the Thai Grassroots Women’s Archive and Research (TGWAR), the writing explores herstories of personal struggle that form a people’s archive, preserving rural women’s voices, resistance, and everyday negotiations of power.
- [Thailand’s Museum of Popular History and a Quest to Preserve the “Political Lives” of Ordinary Citizens](https://underthebananatree.org/thailands-museum-of-popular-history-and-a-quest-to-preserve-the-political-lives-of-ordinary-citizens/) - The Museum of Popular History in Thailand preserves political artifacts from ordinary citizens’ struggles, highlighting overlooked grassroots movements and ensuring public access to materials documenting the nation’s diverse political and complex social histories.
- [RUAS Sebagai Gerakan Perempuan dan Perlawanan](https://underthebananatree.org/ruas-sebagai-gerakan-perempuan-dan-perlawanan/) - Seperti apa Ruang Arsip & Sejarah Wanita (RUAS) memposisikan entitasnya sebagai laboratorium pengetahuan, ruang refleksi, dan medan perjuangan melalui proses pengarkibannya?
- [WEBINAR RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #4 – The Plantation Afterlives: Songs, Memories and Politics of Care](https://underthebananatree.org/webinar-recording-summary-under-the-banana-tree-archival-network-x-pusat-sejarah-rakyat-webinar-4-the-plantation-afterlives-songs-memories-and-politics-of-care/) - Plantation Afterlives: Songs, Memories, and the Politics of Care is a conversation centered on the filmmaking practices exploring songs, memory, oral traditions, and the worlds of Tamil plantation histories in Malaya(sia).
- [WEBINAR RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #1 - Archiving Mo(ve)ments: Archival Praxis as Social Movements](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-webinar-1-archiving-movements-archival-praxis-as-social-movements/) - How do grassroots archives preserve people’s histories in fostering intergenerational engagement, resist dominant historical narratives, and sustain memory-making processes in Southeast Asia? Explore more of Malaysia’s Freedom Film Network and Philippines Labor Movement Archive through its long term strategies.
- [WEBINAR RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Lembaga Sejarah Sosialis Indonesia Webinar #2 – Mengarsipkan Sejarah Perjuangan Rakyat: Melawan Dominasi Sejarah Versi Penguasa](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-x-lssi-webinar-2-mengarsipkan-sejarah-perjuangan-rakyat-melawan-dominasi-sejarah-versi-penguasa-2/) - How do grassroots archives preserve people’s histories in fostering intergenerational engagement, resist dominant historical narratives, and sustain memory-making processes in Southeast Asia? Explore more of Malaysia’s Freedom Film Network and Philippines Labor Movement Archive through its long term strategies.
- [WEBINAR RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #3 – ‘Emotional’ Archives: Exploring Sense and Facts](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-x-pusat-sejarah-rakyat-webinar-3-emotional-archives-exploring-sense-and-facts/) - This webinar examines “emotional facts” in archives, reframing them as sites of affect, containing both fact and feeling. Through Kolektif Arungkala’s praxis, it explores how archival engagement generates collective sensing and affective knowledge beyond conventional understandings of factual records.
- [Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #1 - Archiving Mo(ve)ments: Archival Praxis as Social Movements](https://underthebananatree.org/archiving-movements-archival-praxis-as-social-movements/) - How do grassroots archives preserve people’s histories in fostering intergenerational engagement, resist dominant historical narratives, and sustain memory-making processes in Southeast Asia? Explore more of Malaysia’s Freedom Film Network and Philippines Labor Movement Archive through its long term strategies.
- [Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Lembaga Sejarah Sosialis Indonesia Webinar #2 - Mengarsipkan Sejarah Perjuangan Rakyat: Melawan Dominasi Sejarah Versi Penguasa](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-x-lssi-webinar-2-mengarsipkan-sejarah-perjuangan-rakyat-melawan-dominasi-sejarah-versi-penguasa/) - Ikuti diskusi bersama beberapa narasumber terkait arsip mandiri di Indonesia dalam upaya membalikkan fakta sejarah gerakan kiri serta pertembungannya dengan hegemoni kuasa yang terus berusaha menghapus jejak perjuangan. Bagaimanakah arsip melalui praktik mereka hadir bukan sekadar simpanan dokumen, tetapi penyelamatan kisah yang dibungkam, pengalaman disembunyikan, serta pelajaran penting bagi masa depan?
- [Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Pusat Sejarah Rakyat Webinar #4 – The Plantation Afterlives: Songs, Memories and Politics of Care](https://underthebananatree.org/under-the-banana-trees-archival-network-x-pusat-sejarah-rakyat-webinar-4-the-plantation-afterlives-songs-memories-and-politics-of-care/) - The webinar explores Gogularajaan Rajendran’s exploration of filmmaking on Tamil plantation histories, archiving as healing, and the politics of care and remembrance.
- [Ruang Komuniti P320: An Introduction](https://underthebananatree.org/ruang-komuniti-p320-an-introduction/) - Ruang Komuniti P320 in Kampung Baru Kelapa Sawit, Malaysia documents local histories, amplifies community voices, and nurtures dialogue across generations, migrants, and residents in revisiting the layered past and evolving present of Malaysia’s New Villages.
- [P320社區空間簡介](https://underthebananatree.org/p320社區空間簡介/) - Ruang Komuniti P320 in Kampung Baru Kelapa Sawit, Malaysia documents local histories, amplifies community voices, and nurtures dialogue across generations, migrants, and residents in revisiting the layered past and evolving present of Malaysia’s New Villages.
- [Legacy Of Resistance: Uncovering the History of The Indonesian People's Struggle](https://underthebananatree.org/legacy-of-resistance-uncovering-the-history-of-the-indonesian-peoples-struggle/) - How do Indonesia’s leftist history, suppressed since 1965, is revived through the ongoing archival praxis of Lembaga Sejarah Sosialis Indonesia (LSSI) in tracing socialist movements, preserving collective memory, activism, and knowledge?

## Pages

- [Home](https://underthebananatree.org/) - PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on his decades-long research on the 1965–66 mass violence, as well as the collective
- [Events](https://underthebananatree.org/events/) - Events Highlighting events, ranging from workshops, discussion and publications organised by the network PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on
- [Webinar](https://underthebananatree.org/webinar-2/) - Webinar Explore our webinar series focusing on multifaceted archival praxis from the region and beyond. PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa
- [About Us](https://underthebananatree.org/about-us/) - About Us ‘Under the Banana Tree’ is a network of cultural organisations devoted to preserving and sharing ‘People’s Histories.’ These histories challenge official histories of kings and strongmen, and focus on dynamic histories of social, labour, progressive, and feminist movements. As a network, we support each other in sharing ideas and providing technical advice
- [Blog](https://underthebananatree.org/digital-magazine/) - Blog Featuring curated writings on plethora of interests Theme What Indonesia Malaysia Phillipines Singapore Thailand All Dormancy – Red Thailand’s Closet Archives June 22, 2026 "...In the back of cupboards, wardrobes and under mattresses in homes of the poor there are archives of the oppressed. The mementos of resistance that have been carefully stored, hidden
- [Contact Us](https://underthebananatree.org/contact-us/) - Contact Us We’re building a network of archivists, memory workers, and community organizers committed to documenting and safeguarding the narratives that matter, bottom up. From grassroots collections to critical counter-archives, we believe in archives as tools for justice, care, and collective memory.Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, there’s a role for

## My Templates

- [Blog Post Template](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=elementor-single-post-456) - Blog Post Template The original text in Mandarin can be accessed HERE, and the English translation is provided by Allan Pang Doing fieldwork in a New Village wooden house with artist in residency, NOvia Shin (left). Ruang Komuniti P320 is a community space in Kampung Baru Kelapa Sawit, Johor, Malaysia. Managed by Chin Siew Chien
- [Sidebar](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=sidebar) - PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia Dormancy – Red Thailand’s Closet Archives RUAS as a Women’s and Resistance Movement Under The Banana Tree Regional Workshop: Strengthening Grassroots and Civil Archives in Southeast Asia Under The Banana Tree Zine
- [Webinar Post Loop](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=elementor-loop-item) - Webinar Post Loop July 17, 2025
- [Main Loop Item](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-loop-item) - Main Loop Item September 4, 2025
- [Heading Loop](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=heading-loop) - Heading Loop September 4, 2025
- [Webinar Post Template](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=elementor-single-post-500) - Summary by: Jaymani Sevanathan Webinar is conducted in Indonesian and the summary is in English The webinar Counter-Archiving: Dealing with Dominant Histories was organized by the Lembaga Sejarah Sosialis Indonesia (LSSI); an Indonesia-based independent archival organisation which is part of the Under the Banana Tree Network Archival Network. The session begins with the moderator, Angga
- [Main Page Heading](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-page-heading) - Blog Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
- [Main Page (Blog/Event/Webinar)](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-page-blog-event-webinar) - Country Blog Indonesia Malaysia Memory Philippines All PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on his decades-long research on the 1965–66
- [Default Kit](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=default-kit)
- [Webinar](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=webinar) - Webinars Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Explore WebinarWebinars Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. UtClick HereSlide 2 HeadingLorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolorClick HereSlide 3 HeadingLorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolorClick Here
- [Webinar Archive Post](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=elementor-archive-329) - PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia Admin June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on his decades-long research on the 1965–66 mass violence, as well as the
- [Blog Archive Post](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=blog-archive-post) - PUBLIC LECTURE RECORDING & SUMMARY: Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x PSR x Mandiri – An Agenda for Sejarah Rakyat in Indonesia Admin June 30, 2026 In expanding the discourse of sejarah rakyat (people's history) in Indonesia, Prof. John Roosa draws on his decades-long research on the 1965–66 mass violence, as well as the
- [Podcast Post Template](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=elementor-single-post-498) - Summary by Abdul Rahman Shah and edited by Hyojin Pak Professor John Rossa is a historian of modern Indonesia, particularly on the 1965 massacres. He teaches at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Joining him as the moderator during the lecture session is Imran Rasid, Executive Director of Citizens International. People’s History, Elite History,
- [Newsletter](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=newsletter) - Content area
- [Contact Us](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=contact-us) - Content area
- [Contact Us](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=contact-us-2) - How to Join We’re building a network of archivists, memory workers, and community organizers committed to documenting and safeguarding the narratives that matter, bottom up. From grassroots collections to critical counter-archives, we believe in archives as tools for justice, care, and collective memory.Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, there’s a role
- [Main Menu](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-menu-2) - Menu Blog Webinar Events About Us Contact Us Contact Us
- [Main Post Template](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-post-template) - Digital Magazine Legacy of Resistance: Uncovering the History of the Indonesian People's Struggle By Anon Chawalawan 26 June 2025 LSSI (Institute of Indonesian Socialist History) has a primary mission to archive and preserve historical documents related to the socialist and leftist movements in Indonesia. This effort aims to ensure the continuity of this historical archiving
- [Newsletter Sidebar](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=newsletter-sidebar) - Join our Newsletter Stay Informed, Stay Ahead: Join Our Newsletter Subscribe
- [Podcast Template](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=podcast-template) - Podcast Title 1 Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." Overview Transcript Translation Resources Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar
- [Post Test](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=post-test) - Digital Magazine Thailand’s Museum of Popular History and a Quest to Preserve the “Political Lives” of Ordinary Citizens By Anon Chawalawan 26 June 2025 Recent statistics estimate that there are about 1,600 Museums in Thailand, with most focused on natural history, science and technology, art history and culture. While some museums tell the story of
- [Main Menu](https://underthebananatree.org/?elementor_library=main-menu)

## Elementor Header & Footer Builder

- [Main Footer](https://underthebananatree.org/elementor-hf/footer/) - This network brings together organisations from around Southeast Asia and beyond involved in documenting and disseminating “People’s Histories”, particularly that of social, labour, and leftist movements often marginalised in official historical narratives. Youtube
- [Main Menu](https://underthebananatree.org/elementor-hf/main-menu/) - Menu Blog Webinar Events About Us Contact Us

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://underthebananatree.org/category/uncategorized/)

## Activities

- [Blog](https://underthebananatree.org/group_68bbc85834423/blog/)
- [Webinar](https://underthebananatree.org/group_68bbc85834423/webinar/)
- [Events](https://underthebananatree.org/group_68bbc85834423/events/)

## Countries

- [Malaysia](https://underthebananatree.org/country/malaysia/) - Malaysia Content
- [Indonesia](https://underthebananatree.org/country/indonesia/) - Indonesia content
- [Thailand](https://underthebananatree.org/country/thailand/) - Thailand content
- [Singapore](https://underthebananatree.org/country/singapore/) - Singapore content
- [Phillipines](https://underthebananatree.org/country/phillipines/) - Phillipines content