"Whose popular culture?" This was the central question explored in the opening talk show of the Popular Culture and World Politics v15 Conference (PCWPv15) held on Tuesday (19/11) at Selasar Barat, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Organized by the Master Program in International Relations UGM, the event featured three prominent Indonesian curators, Alia Swastika (Jogja Biennale Foundation), Budi Irawanto (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival [JAFF]) and Okky Madasari (ASEAN Literary Festival). A total of 48 participants attended the discussion, moderated by diah kusumaningrum (Department of International Relations, UGM).