Best Cornelluniversity Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 128: Hieu Phung, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian History, Rutgers University 49:00

9d ago49:00

49:00

In this episode, guest co-host Anke Wang, a Cornell PhD candidate in History, joins host Francine Barchett for a tag-team interview with Dr. Hieu Phung, Assistant Professor of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian History at Rutgers University. Dr. Phung discusses her research on how pre-modern environmental factors shaped political and administrative sys…

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Episode 127: Kristian Karlo Saguin, Department of Geography, University of the Philippines-Diliman 52:28

17d ago52:28

52:28

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Dr. Kristian Karlo Saguin, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Dr. Saguin unpacks his recent Gatty Lecture, based on his award-winning book Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier (winner of the Benda Prize). Their conversation explo…

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[Hot Ones Special] Episode 126: Lijun Zhang, Department of History, Cornell University 51:39

1M ago51:39

51:39

Welcome to Spicy SEAP! This special edition of the podcast recreates the popular TV show Hot Ones—but with a twist! Instead of chicken wings, our guests take on a lineup of spicy Southeast Asian dishes, from snacks to main courses and mysterious desserts. Host Francine Barchett is joined by Lijun Zhang, a PhD candidate in History and co-chair of th…

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Episode 125: Benjamin Tausig, Department of Music, SUNY-Stony Brook University 49:03

1M ago49:03

49:03

In this episode, Francine Barchett sits down to interview Dr. Benjamin Tausig, an Associate Professor of Critical Music Studies at SUNY Stony Brook University. Dr. Tausig shares his work on the transnational dialectic of queerness and race in Cold War-era Thailand. He describes the complex intersections of American military influence, local nightli…

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Episode 124: Ivan V. Small, Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University 47:12

2M ago47:12

47:12

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Dr. Ivan V. Small, a Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Small talks about his research on Vietnamese refugee minorities in the U.S. following the Vietnam War and the Ford administration's resettlement policies. He sh…

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Episode 123: Josh Babcock, Department of Anthropology and Science & Technology Studies, Brown University 58:19

2M ago58:19

58:19

In this episode, host Francine Barchett pairs up with Shreya Chitnavis, a 2024 Cornell MPH graduate, to interview Dr. Joshua Babcock, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and affiliate faculty in Linguistics and Science & Technology Studies at Brown University. Dr. Babcock talks about the limitations of Singapore's racial and linguistic classific…

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Episode 122: Emi Donald, Department of History, Cornell University 47:01

2M ago47:01

47:01

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Emi Donald, a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Cornell University. Emi shares insights from their 18-month fieldwork in Bangkok, where they explored the roles of tomboys (thom in Thai) and trans men. They highlight ways the transgender experience, including clinic access, social accept…

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Episode 121: Kathryn "Kitsie" Emerson, Ekalaya Performing Arts Center, Indonesia 44:49

3M ago44:49

44:49

In this episode, Gatty Rewind founding host, Michael Kirkpatrick Miller, returns to interview Dr. Kathryn "Kitsie" Emerson, the Director of the EKALAYA Arts Centre in Java. Dr. Emerson talks about Semar Mbangun Kayangan, a wayang (Indonesian shadow puppet) piece. She explores the history, narratives, and motives behind its various versions, as each…

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Episode 120: Nielson Sophann Hul, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University 40:15

3M ago40:15

40:15

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Mr. Nielson Sophann Hul, a Khmer Lecturer at the University of Washington (at the time of the interview, he was defending his PhD in Linguistics at Cornell University). Mr. Hul's research explores how heritage Khmer speakers in the Northwestern US use implosives, or stop consonants, in their speech…

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Episode 119: Lawrence Chua, the School of Architecture, Syracuse University 1:20:20

4M ago1:20:20

1:20:20

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Dr. Lawrence Chua, an associate professor at the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. Looking from the 1920s onward, he applies a historicist lens to study the histories of two museums: the Musée Albert Sarraut (Cambodge/modern day Cambodia) and the National Museum of Bangkok (Siam/modern…

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Episode 118: Dwi Noverini Djenar, Indonesian Studies, The University of Sydney 53:50

5M ago53:50

53:50

In this episode, host Francine Barchett speaks with Dr. Dwi Noverini Djenar, an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Indonesian Studies Department at the University of Sydney. Her talk focuses on the linguistic features found in Indonesian broadcast news interviews. She shows that when sensitive topics are being discussed, the interview partici…

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Episode 117: Eric C. Thompson, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, National University of Singapore 1:00:49

5M ago1:00:49

1:00:49

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Eric Thompson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore. He describes the development and recent publication of his book, "The Story of Southeast Asia." Cutting across anthropology, archeology, history, and other disciplines…

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Episode 116: Wu Xiao An, Research Institute of Global Chinese and Area Studies, Huaqiao University 1:04:16

5M ago1:04:16

1:04:16

Francine Barchett pairs up with Xintong Chen, a PhD student in Southeast Asian history, to interview Dr. Wu Xiao An. Dr. Wu is the Chair Professor and Founding Dean of the Research Institute of Global Chinese and Area Studies at Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China. During the conversation, Dr. Wu gives context on the history and legacies of the Chine…

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Episode 115: Chie Ikeya, Department of History, the Institute for Research on Women, and the Global Asias Initiative, Rutgers University 55:14

6M ago55:14

55:14

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviews Dr. Chie Ikeya, an Associate Professor of History, the Director of the Institute for Research on Women, and the Co-Director of the Global Asias Initiative at Rutgers University. Dr. Ikeya discusses the history and legacies of the Buddhist Women’s Special Marriage and Succession Act in Burma. She co…

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Versi Bahasa Indonesia: Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew) dengan Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu 11:12

6M ago11:12

11:12

Episode ini adalah percakapan kedil tentang film "Lewat Djam Malam" di antara Michael Kirkpatrick Miller dan Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu. Pak Adrian adalah sejarawan dan kritikus film, dan dia menciptakan situs web CinemaPoetica.com.By Michael Kirkpatrick Miller; Yada Tangcharoenmonkong

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Indonesia in 10 Films: After the Curfew (Lewat Djam Malam) with Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu 57:32

6M ago57:32

57:32

In the first episde of "Indonesia in 10 Films," Michael first walks through the top three reasons he thinks this film is excellent. Later, Neen and Michael discuss a little history of the film's preservation, before Michael talks wtih film critic Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu about how the film portrays nationalism and revolution in Indonesia. Adrian Jo…

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Indonesia in 10 Films: Trailer 2 2:52

6M ago2:52

2:52

Join Michael Kirkpatrick Miller and Yada Tangcharoenmonkong as they delve into 10 essential Indonesian fims. "Indonesia in 10 Films" will explore a variety of films made in, on, and about Indonesia, from modern Indoensian classics like Soegija, to cult films like "Lady Terminator." Our first episode will feature a discussion of the 1954 film "After…

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Indonesia in 10 Films: Trailer 1 1:22

6M ago1:22

1:22

In this new podcast from the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, join Michael Kirkpatrick Miller and Yada Tangcharoenmonkong as they delve into 10 essential Indonesian films. Each week will feature a discussion of one film made in, around, or about Indonesia. To contact the podcast, email [email protected].…

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Episode 114: Thongchai Winichakul, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1:13:57

11M ago1:13:57

1:13:57

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Thongchai Winichakul, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Thongchai looks back on his 40-year career to reflect on how Thai studies has changed overtime. First, he views Thai intellectual history as a vivid cross-cultural encounter. The field combines comp…

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Episode 113: Aichiro Suryo Prabowo, Postdoctoral Associate, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University 40:38

11M ago40:38

40:38

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Aichiro Suryo Prabowo (Chiro), a Postdoctoral Associate at the Cornell University Southeast Asia Program (SEAP). Chiro examines whether addressing poverty and tackling climate change are mutually exclusive priorities by combining quantitative and textual analysis of Indonesia's central government …

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Episode 112: Sirithorn Ing Siriwan, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University 54:50

12M ago54:50

54:50

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Sirithorn Siriwan, or Ing, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University. Ing discusses rice rituals in northern Thailand and how they relate to animism, or “Sasana Phi.” She draws from narratives surrounding what she coins Thai "ricelihood" to unfold the juxtaposition…

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Episode 111: Diana Kim, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University 49:10

12M ago49:10

49:10

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Diana Kim, who is an assistant professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service as well as a core faculty member of the Asian Studies Program. In this conversation, Dr. Kim discusses how the Japanese occupation can help us understand the legacies of European colonial institutio…

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Episode 110: Boreth Ly, Art History and Visual Culture, University of California Santa Cruz 56:18

1y ago56:18

56:18

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Boreth Ly, an associate professor of Southeast Asian Art History and Visual Culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Ly discusses her research on the black and white photographs of the Sultans of Java as well as the Dutch governors from the colonial era. Transitioning to a post…

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Episode 109: Nora Taylor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 54:26

1y ago54:26

54:26

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Nora Taylor, an Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dr. Taylor discusses her research on contemporary Vietnamese art and the ways in which she has engaged with the paradoxical nature of monuments. She reveals how the Vietnamese publ…

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Episode 108: Hew Wai Weng, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia) 49:01

1y ago49:01

49:01

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Hew Wai Weng, a research fellow at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia. He is currently a visiting fellow at Cornell University under the Fulbright Malaysia Scholar Program. He discusses the rise of right-wing majoritarianism and the popularity…

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Episode 107: Daniel Whitehouse, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS 45:45

1y ago45:45

45:45

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Daniel Whitehouse, an ERSC postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS University of London. Dr. Whitehouse introduces the idea of "network institutions," specifically through Suan Kularb Wittayalai. Suan Kularb Wittayalai is Thailand’s oldest state-administered s…

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[Hot Ones Special] Episode 106: Geronimo Cristobal and Eric Goh, Ph.D. Candidates in History of Art, Cornell University 47:04

1y ago47:04

47:04

Welcome to Spicy SEAP! This final episode of Season 11 is a special edition where we recreate the popular TV show 'Hot Ones', but with a twist—these aren't chicken wings, but spicy Southeast Asian food. host Francine Barchett is joined by Geronimo Cristobal and Eric Goh, PhD candidates and co-chairs of the SEAP Graduate Student Committee. She asks …

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Episode 105: Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University 46:48

1+ y ago46:48

46:48

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, a Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University. Dr. CuUnjieng Aboitiz examines the fine arts of the Philippines by studying renowned Filipino artist Fernando Amorsolo. She argues that Amorsolo’s landscape and pastoral paintings revea…

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Episode 104: Viola Lasmana, Department of American Studies, Rutgers University-New Brunswick 33:58

1+ y ago33:58

33:58

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Viola Lasmana, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of American Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Emerging Voices Fellow at the American Council of Learned Societies. Dr. Lasmana discussed Southeast Asian feminist practices by examining two experimental documentaries: Child…

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Episode 103: Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University 44:03

1+ y ago44:03

44:03

In this episode, host Francine Barchett is joined by Eric Goh, a doctoral candidate from the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies. Together, they interviewed Dr. Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol, an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art at McGill University. Dr. Praepipatmongkol discusses his research in Philippine and Thai modernist art,…

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Episode 102: Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore 54:14

1+ y ago54:14

54:14

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Elliott Prasse-Freeman, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the National University of Singapore. He discusses the grassroots political activism in Myanmar, recounting his own on the ground experiences with Burmese political activists. He also explains how…

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Episode 101: Talitha Espiritu, Associate Professor of Film and New Media, Wheaton College 48:30

1+ y ago48:30

48:30

In this episode, host Francine Barchett interviewed Dr. Talitha Espiritu, a professor at the Film and New Media department in Wheaton College. She discussed how the fashion designer Christian Espiritu helped create the iconic image of Imelda Marcos dressed in the terno, the traditional women’s formal wear from the Philippines. Dr. Espiritu explains…

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Episode 100: Jenny Hedstrom, Department of War Studies and Military History, Swedish Defence University 34:47

1+ y ago34:47

34:47

In our 100th episode, host Francine Barchett is joined by Nicole Venker, a doctoral candidate from the Department of Natural Resources. Together, they interviewed Dr. Jenny Hedstrom, who works as an Associate Professor in War Studies at Swedish Defence University. Dr. Hedstrom discussed her research and book, which focuses on women's undervalued wo…

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Episode 99: Nina Baker Capistrano, Ayala Museum, Philippines 45:37

1+ y ago45:37

45:37

In this episode, host Francine Barchett sits down to interview Dr. Nina Baker Capistrano to unpack her lecture "Reinscribing P’u-tuan in the Metanarrative of Early Southeast Asia." During their discussion, Dr. Capistrano describes the significance and implications of material evidence from P'u-tuan and neighboring cultures, which grant us insight i…

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Episode 98: Van Nguyen Marshall, Department of History, Trent University 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

43:01

In this episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast, host Francine Barchett is joined by guest host, Sarah Meiners, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Cornell University. Together, they interviewed Dr. Nguyen Marshall, who unpacked her lecture titled, "Between War and the State: Civil Society in South Vietnam, 1954-1975" which is …

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Episode 97: Lisandro Claudio, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, UC Berkeley 34:31

1+ y ago34:31

34:31

In this episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast, Dr. Claudio unpacks his lecture titled, "Imperialism and the Formation of Good Governance Discourse in the Philippines: The Case Study of the Philippine National Bank in the 1920s." He explains how the Philippine National Bank (PNB) fell into crisis—not because of corruption, but because of a pos…

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Episode 96: Vicente Rafael, Department of History, University of Washington (Featuring Lila Shahani) 45:36

1+ y ago45:36

45:36

In this episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast, Vicente Rafael, his wife Lila Shahani, and guest host Geronimo Christobal join Francine to unpack Professor Rafael's lecture titled, "The Authoritarian Imaginary: Intimacy and the Autoimmune Community in the Contemporary Philippines." Tune in to gain insights into the making of his latest book Th…

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Episode 95: Meredith Weiss, Department of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY 47:36

1+ y ago47:36

47:36

In this episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast, Dr. Weiss sits down to unpack her lecture titled, "Decline and Fall of Malaysia’s Dominant-Party System." The episode discusses Malaysia's 15th general election in November 2022 that ended the country's dominant-party system. Listen now to learn more about the election results' political implicat…

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Episode 94: Phi Hong Su, Department of Sociology, Williams College 37:51

2y ago37:51

37:51

In this episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast, Dr. Su sits down to unpack her lecture titled, "The Border Within: Vietnamese Migrants Transforming Ethnic Nationalism in Berlin." The episode delves into the divide between Northern Vietnamese and Southern Vietnamese populations in Germany after its reunification in 1975. Beyond going over the c…

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Episode 93: Risa Toha, Department of Political Science, Wake Forest University 40:35

2y ago40:35

40:35

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Dr. Risa Toha, assistant professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University, to unpack her Gatty Lecture titled, "Can National Identity Trump Ethnic Favoritism? Experimental Evidence from Singapore." Throughout the episode, Francine and Mutty propose questions to Dr. Toha about her experiment de…

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Episode 92: Lina Chhun, Department of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin 53:16

2y ago53:16

53:16

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Linna Chhun, Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of Texas - Austin, to unpack her first book manuscript Walking with the Ghost that analyzes memories of the Cambodian Genocide (1975-79) through the lens of personal and familial narratives. Join us for a thrilling conversation on auto…

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Episode 91: Sean Fear, School of History, University of Leeds 52:01

2y ago52:01

52:01

On this week's episode, Francine welcomes Dr. Sean Fear from Leeds University's School of History to unpack his virtual lecture, "Assessing Saigon's "Year of Sand": the 1968 Tet Offensive and Rise and Fall of South Vietnam's Second Republic". Stay tuned to hear Dr. Fear share his work which sheds new light on the South Vietnamese government, the ro…

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Episode 90: Trent Walker, Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Stanford University 1:03:06

2y ago1:03:06

1:03:06

On this week's episode, guest host Mutty sits down with Stanford University Ho Center for Buddhist Studies Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. Trent Walker. In the episode, Dr. Walker unpacks his lecture titled "Songs of Love and Loss: Crafting Buddhist Poetry In Early Cambodia." He takes us through his journey of learning Khmer, shares tales from ordaining a…

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Episode 89: Joseph Scalice, School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University 44:22

2y ago44:22

44:22

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Joseph Scalice (link), the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, to unpack his new book The Drama of Dictatorship (link) which examines the period leading up to the declaration of martial law in the Philippines by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972 and uncovers the prominent role…

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Episode 88: Alyssa Paredes, Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan 41:27

2y ago41:27

41:27

On this week's episode, Francine is joined by guest host Aparajita Majumdar, PhD candidate in History, as they sit down with Dr. Alyssa Paredes from the University of Michigan. Dr. Parades unpacks her Gatty Lecture titled "Plantation Liberalism: Personhood and Property between Philippine Mindanao and the Black Atlantic". Get insights as to how she …

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Episode 87: MK Long, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University 31:41

2y ago31:41

31:41

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with MK Long, a graduate student in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, to unpack her research analyzing the (auto)biographies of Burmese Buddhist nuns. These texts come from a 1982 volume of (auto)biographies of the founder and three generations of successors of a Buddhist nunnery estab…

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Episode 86: Sophie Chao, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney 54:43

2y ago54:43

54:43

This week's Gatty Lecture Rewind podcast features ANU department of anthropology professor Dr. Sophie Chao. In the episode, Francine unpacks Dr. Chao's Gatty Lecture titled: We are (not) Monkeys: Raciality, Animality, and Cosmopolitical Struggles in Indonesian West Papua. They also dive further into what inspired her work, and the ways it connects …

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Episode 85: Jeremy Ladd, Department of Government, Cornell University 47:31

2y ago47:31

47:31

On this week's episode, Francine welcomes Dr. Jeremy Ladd of Cornell University's Government Department to unpack his lecture titled, "The Unintended Consequences of Repression in the Electoral Regimes in the Social Media Era". During the episode, Francine delves into Dr. Ladd's utilization of social media data to explore the effects of political s…

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Episode 84: Juan Fernandez, Department of History, Cornell University 37:27

2y ago37:27

37:27

Welcome back to a new season of the Gatty Rewind! On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Juan Fernandez, a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Cornell University, to unpack his research on the histories of masculinity in the highlands of the northern Philippines in the early 20th century. Stay tuned as we discuss sexuality in the…

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Episode 82: Miles Kenney-Lazar, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore 1:02:25

2y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Dr. Miles Kenney-Lazar, from the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore, to unpack his research on the current efforts to devise new approaches for governing land and associated natural resources in Myanmar. Stay tuned for an interesting conversation on land reform in Myanmar,…

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