Gatty Rewind Podcast
The Gatty Rewind Podcast comes from the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University and features interviews with scholars and researchers who have been invited to give a Gatty Lecture at Cornell. Conversations explore the history, politics, economics, literature, art, and cultures of Southeast Asia. Episodes are hosted by Cornell graduate students and cover nations across the region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. The show is produced for an academic audience interested in Southeast Asian studies and Cornell's lecture series.
Episodes
Episode 154: Amitav Acharya, UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Professor Emeritus Amitav Acharya from American University. Together, they discuss how Southeast Asia Studies offers an alternative perspective in the field of international relations. They also explore how ideas and theories from the region can challenge conventional, Western-centric approaches to global politics. Tune in to learn more! Lig
Episode 153: Juno Salazar Parreňas, Department of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cornell University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by co-host Valentina Guerrero Chala, a PhD student in Anthropology, for a conversation with Professor Juno Salazar Parreñas about her ongoing research on global capitalism from nonhuman perspectives. In the Gatty lecture, Parreñas offers one example: the story of polar bears transported from Canada to the Singapore Zoo, shedding light on Sing
Episode 152: Thuy Linh Nguyen, Department of History, Mount Saint Mary College
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Anke Wang, a PhD candidate in the Department of History, to speak with Dr. Thuy Ling Nguyen, an Associate Professor of History at Mount Saint Mary College, on her new book: "From Sand Dunes to Exotic Hard Timber Forests: An Environmental History of Coastal Vietnam." Together, they unpack how Thuy Linh traces the origin of phi lao, a plant
Episode 151: Bradley Davis, Department of History, Eastern Connecticut State University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan and co-host Chunhao Luo, a PhD student in History and co-chair of the SEAP Graduate Committee, speak with Professor Bradley Davis about his new project on the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (1802-1880). Together, they discuss how a multicultural and interdisciplinary approach could shed new light on the understandings of modernity in Vietnam. They also disc
[Hot Ones Special] Episode 150: Win Kyaw, PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture, Cornell University
In this special episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan flips the script by interviewing co-host Win Kyaw, a PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and co-chair of the SEAP Graduate Committee. This episode is inspired by Sean Evan's Hot Ones series, where they eat progressively spicy wings with hot sauce. To add a touch of Southeast Asia, Namfon and Win take on spicy sauces from Thai
Episode 149: Aurore Candier, Department of History, Northern Illinois University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by co-host Win Kyaw, a PhD student in Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and co-chair of the SEAP Graduate Committee. Together, they speak with Aurore Candier, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University. Professor Candier shares her journey into Southeast Asian studies and
Episode 148: Arnisson Ortega, Associate Professor from the Department of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan speaks with Arnisson Andre Ortega, Associate Professor from the Department of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University. First, they discuss his current project, "City of Imperialism," which examines the legacy of former U.S. military bases in the Philippines. Then, they unpack his lecture, "Geonarratives of Hope and Resistance," which is a
Episode 147: Courtney Wittekind, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan speaks with Courtney T. Wittekind, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University. Together, they discuss Dr.Wittekind's lecture, which is part of her forthcoming book, City of Speculation: Unsettled Futures in Urban Myanmar (Stanford University Press), and explore how speculation unfolds amid political, economic, and social instability. Focu
Episode 146: Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan and Carrie Mo, a master's student in Asian Studies, interview Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore, about her research on the life of Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej, an Indonesian transnational activist in the Afro-Asian movement and the mother of seven. Because of her involvement with the Communist
Episode 145: Liang Wu, SEAP/Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan, joined by Yi-Jen Chen, a Cornell PhD student in Anthropology, interviews Liang Wu, a postdoctoral associate in Environmental Humanities in the Southeast Asia Program and the Department of Science and Technology Studies. Together, they explore what it means to rethink "maritime Southeast Asia." Rather than treating Southeast Asia as a fixed geographic
Episode 144: Lydia O'Meara, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Francine Barchett, former host of the Gatty Rewind Podcast and a Cornell PhD candidate in Natural Resources & the Environment. Together, they interview Lydia O'Meara, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. Lydia studies how diets in coastal communities can reveal links between human nutrition and marine ec
Episode 143: Patrick Daly, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Trifosa Simamora, a PhD candidate from the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, to interview Patrick Daly, a research scientist for sustainability and resilience in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Daly gave us a rundown of his lecture, Using Archaeology, History, and Geology to Bui
Episode 142: Mark Sanchez, Department of Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Elissa Domingo Badiqué, a recent doctoral graduate from the Department of Performing and Media Arts. Together, they interview Mark John Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Sanchez recapitulates his lecture on the legal tactics used by the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) to defend civil liberties d
Episode 141: Kevin D. Pham, Assistant Professor of Political Theory, University of Amsterdam
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Kevin Pham, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Amsterdam. Professor Pham's talk is titled "A Postcolonial Theory of Free Speech," in which he focuses on North Vietnamese intellectuals and their perspective on new speech in the 1950s. He argues that although the meaning and value of free speech have long been contest
Episode 140: Jangai Jap, Department of International Affairs, The University of Georgia
In this episode, guest co-host Drake Avila, a master's student in Asian Studies, joins host Namfon Narumol Choochan to interview Assistant Professor Jangai Jap from the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. They discuss her recent research on ethnic rebellion in Myanmar and why the current explanation of post-independence political exclusion falls short in accounting fo
Episode 139: Analyn Salvador-Amores, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Baguio
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Analyn Salvador-Amores (Ikin), Professor of Anthropology and former Director of the Museo Kordilyera at the University of the Philippines Baguio. Together, they discuss how the recent tourism trend has revitalized Kalinga tattoos, a tradition of the ethnolinguistic group in Buscalan village, northern Luzon, Philippines. Having conducted anth
Episode 138: Anocha Suwichakornpong, Associate Professor of Film, Columbia University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan speaks with "Mai" Anocha Suwichakornpong, independent filmmaker, producer, founder of Electric Eel Film, and Associate Professor in Film at Columbia University. Anocha shares how films and filmmaking can be a form of resistance by rethinking the boundary between truth and fiction. They discuss how her previous and upcoming features have engaged with th
Episode 137: Chiara Formichi, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Chiara Formichi, H. Stanley Krusen Professor of World Religions, Director of the Religious Studies Program, and Professor of Asian Studies at Cornell University. They discuss how Prof. Formichi's personal and intellectual journey shaped her research trajectory in Islamic and Southeast Asian studies. Drawing from her latest monograph, Domesti
Indonesia in 10 Films: "Soegija" with Arnoud Arps
Indonesia in 10 Films: "Soegija" with Arnoud Arps In this second episode of "Indonesia in 10 Films," host Michael Kirkpatrick Miller explores the film Soegija (2012), an ambitious historical drama by director Garin Nugroho. Soegjia follows the non-traditional Catholic national hero Monsignor Albertus Soegijapranata, during one of the most volatile periods in Indonesian history — from the Japanese
Episode 136: Aditya Bhattacharjee, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow from Asian Studies, Cornell University
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Dr. Aditya Bhattacharjee, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies at Cornell University. Together, they discuss how growing up in Bangkok led him to study the localization and globalization of Hinduism. Focusing on the transnational appearances of Ganesha in Thailand and Thai restaurants in the United States, Dr. Bhattacharjee explains h
Episode 135: Ian Baird, Professor of Geography and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Ian Baird, Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Together, they discuss how his travels across southern Laos, northeastern Thailand, and northern Cambodia inspired his study of the House of Champassak. This interview uncovers how and why the Champassak royalty maintained its influence even after the dissolution of C
Episode 134: Brad Simpson, Department of History, University of Connecticut
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Prof. Bradley Simpson, Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. Prof. Simpson reflects on his path from human rights activism to academia. This conversation examines Indonesia's "moderate middle" engagement with the New International Economic Order (NIEO) under the Suharto regime, exploring how and why its moderate stance in NI
Episode 133: Rachel Leow, Department of History, University of Cambridge
In this episode of Gatty Rewind, host Francine Barchett and guest co-host Evelyn Fettes (Cornell PhD candidate in Linguistics) join Dr. Rachel Leow, Associate Professor of Modern East Asian History at the University of Cambridge, for a journey through the Southern Seas. Dr. Leow challenges landlocked, nation-bound histories of Southeast Asia by exploring oceanic imaginaries—from Chinese creol
Episode 132: Heidi Kühn, Founder of Roots of Peace and 2023 World Food Prize laureate
In this episode, Francine Barchett interviews Heidi Kühn, founder of Roots of Peace and 2023 World Food Prize laureate. Kühn shares how a background in journalism and a life-changing cancer diagnosis led her to launch a global mission: turning "mines to vines." She recounts how her organization cleared landmines in places like Vietnam and Afghanistan. Along the way, she offers moving stories about
Episode 131: Michael Kirkpatrick Miller, Department of History, Cornell University
In this special celebratory episode, host Francine Barchett reunites with Michael Kirkpatrick Miller, a PhD candidate in Cornell's Department of History, who happens to be the original creator of the Gatty Rewind podcast! Michael shares fresh insights from his dissertation on Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, focusing on how the colonial state constructed Ambonese men as a "martial race" through the
Episode 130: Martina Thucnhi Nguyen, Department of History, Baruch College
In this episode, host Francine Barchett teams up with co-host Lijun Zhang, a Cornell PhD student in history, for a riveting conversation with Dr. Martina Nguyen, Associate Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York. Dr. Nguyen shares the story of a provocative newspaper column penned by prominent Vietnamese intellectual Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh, under a female pseudonym! She explor
Episode 129: "E" Elissa Badiqué, Department of Performance and Media Arts, Cornell University
In this episode, guest co-host Iris Luo (Cornell PhD candidate in Human-Centered Design) joins host Francine Barchett to interview Elissa "E" Domingo Badique, a Cornell PhD candidate in Performance and Media Arts. E describes their winding journey—from serving as a community advisor at Harvard to working as a makeup artist in Japan. But it was a fandom studies class that sparked their research int
Episode 128: Hieu Phung, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian History, Rutgers University
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 systems in Vietnam, with a focus on state-building in
Episode 127: Kristian Karlo Saguin, Department of Geography, University of the Philippines-Diliman
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 explores the complex socio-environmental dynamics of La
[Hot Ones Special] Episode 126: Lijun Zhang, Department of History, Cornell University
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 the Cornell Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) Gatty Lect
Episode 125: Benjamin Tausig, Department of Music, SUNY-Stony Brook University
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 nightlife, and the socio-economic transformations that sh
Episode 124: Ivan V. Small, Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
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 shares how these communities resisted assimilation,
Episode 123: Josh Babcock, Department of Anthropology and Science & Technology Studies, Brown University
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 classifications. Reflecting on his findings, he presents a
Episode 122: Emi Donald, Department of History, Cornell University
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 acceptance of the trans community, and their legal prote
Episode 121: Kathryn "Kitsie" Emerson, Ekalaya Performing Arts Center, Indonesia
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 portrays a unique vision of utopia tailored to di
Episode 120: Nielson Sophann Hul, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University
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. He reveals that fluent Khmer speakers and speake
Episode 119: Lawrence Chua, the School of Architecture, Syracuse University
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 day Thailand). Dr. Chua provides context from eac
Episode 118: Dwi Noverini Djenar, Indonesian Studies, The University of Sydney
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 participants and audience may co-create "exonerative acco
Episode 117: Eric C. Thompson, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, National University of Singapore
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, Dr. Thompson recounts the many regional themes t
Episode 116: Wu Xiao An, Research Institute of Global Chinese and Area Studies, Huaqiao University
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 Chinese diaspora and explains the importance of the Chi
Episode 115: Chie Ikeya, Department of History, the Institute for Research on Women, and the Global Asias Initiative, Rutgers University
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 compares this legislation to similar international p
Indonesia in 10 Films, Versi Bahasa Indonesia: Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew) dengan Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu
Episode ini adalah percakapan kecil 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.
Indonesia in 10 Films: After the Curfew (Lewat Djam Malam) with Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu
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 Jonathan Pasaribu is a film critic and the chief ed
Indonesia in 10 Films: Trailer 2
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 the Curfew" (Lewat Djam Malam) from director Usma
Indonesia in 10 Films: Trailer 1
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 seap@cornell.edu.
Episode 114: Thongchai Winichakul, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 comparison, interpretation and translation across both
Episode 113: Aichiro Suryo Prabowo, Postdoctoral Associate, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University
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 budget documents from the past two decades. He ass
Episode 112: Sirithorn Ing Siriwan, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University
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 of phi, rice deity, and Theravada Buddhism. Fina
Episode 111: Diana Kim, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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 institutions in Southeast Asia today. She explains how the
Episode 110: Boreth Ly, Art History and Visual Culture, University of California Santa Cruz
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 postcolonial context, she analyzes these "Happy Marri
Episode 109: Nora Taylor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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 public views art pieces, including monuments, differe
Episode 108: Hew Wai Weng, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia)
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 of decolonial discourses in Malaysia, explaining
Episode 107: Daniel Whitehouse, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS
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 secondary school and the alma mater to seven prime
[Hot Ones Special] Episode 106: Geronimo Cristobal and Eric Goh, Ph.D. Candidates in History of Art, Cornell University
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 them about life as graduate students at Cornell, t
Episode 105: Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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 reveal a deep connection to an underlying elitism in Ph
Episode 104: Viola Lasmana, Department of American Studies, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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: Children of Srikandi (2012) and Surname Viet Given Nam
Episode 103: Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University
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, specifically focusing on the work of reformist mo
Episode 102: Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore
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 "rights" are defined in the Burmese context and h
Episode 101: Talitha Espiritu, Associate Professor of Film and New Media, Wheaton College
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 the role of the terno in the public culture and c
Episode 100: Jenny Hedstrom, Department of War Studies and Military History, Swedish Defence University
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 work in the household, as well as how this relates t
Episode 99: Nina Baker Capistrano, Ayala Museum, Philippines
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 into early interregional connectivities. She also c
Episode 98: Van Nguyen Marshall, Department of History, Trent University
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 inspired by her latest book. During the episode, D
Episode 97: Lisandro Claudio, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, UC Berkeley
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 postwar global deflation. Listen now to learn more ab
Episode 96: Vicente Rafael, Department of History, University of Washington (Featuring Lila Shahani)
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 The Sovereign Trickster, Filipino politics, and find
Episode 95: Meredith Weiss, Department of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
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 implications and what it may mean for the future of Malays
Episode 94: Phi Hong Su, Department of Sociology, Williams College
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 contents of the lecture, Dr. Su opens up about her
Episode 93: Risa Toha, Department of Political Science, Wake Forest University
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 design, what stood out most from the data collected,
Episode 92: Lina Chhun, Department of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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 autoethnographies, trauma, militarism, life as a gradu
Episode 91: Sean Fear, School of History, University of Leeds
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 role of language training in work, and fond memories
Episode 90: Trent Walker, Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Stanford University
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 as a monk in Cambodia, and recites Buddhist poems
Episode 89: Joseph Scalice, School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University
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 played by two Communist Parties, the PKP and the
Episode 88: Alyssa Paredes, Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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 converted constructive criticism into the topic of
Episode 87: MK Long, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University
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 established in central Burma in 1905. Stay tuned for a
Episode 86: Sophie Chao, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney
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 with her expertise in environmental anthropology,
Episode 85: Jeremy Ladd, Department of Government, Cornell University
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 suppression on Cambodia's political scene during th
Episode 84: Juan Fernandez, Department of History, Cornell University
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 Philippines, reminisce over Juan and Francine's t
Episode 83: Spicy SEAP, featuring Tamar Law and Harry Dienes
Welcome to this special episode, where we eat spicy food and chat with Tamar Law and Harry Dienes!
Episode 82: Miles Kenney-Lazar, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
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, visualizing the future of land, resources to lear
Episode 81: Tania Li and Pujo Semedi, University of Toronto and Universitas Gadjah Mada
This week's episode has a special co-host! Welcome Tamar Law, a graduate student in Development Studies at Cornell University and the current co-chair of SEAP's graduate committee. On this week's episode, Francine and Tamar host a tag-team interview with Dr. Tania Li, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Pujo Semedi, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Gadjah Mada Uni
Episode 80: Sunisa Manning, Writer
On this week's episode, Francine sits down with author Sunisa Manning to unpack her debut novel A Good True Thai (link) which is a historical fiction set in Thailand during the 1970s student radicalization and revolution. Her book was a finalist for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize for Southeast Asian writers. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on censorship in Thailand, Sunisa's mix
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