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SSEAC Stories is a podcast series produced by the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre at the University of Sydney. Experts join us in every episode to explore the latest research and share their insights on a wide range of topics pertaining to Southeast Asia.Visit our website for more information or to browse additional resources: sydney.edu.au/sseac.
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For the Love of Translation: A Discussion of King Vajiravudh’s Translations of Western Literature in Early 20th-Century Siam from 2022-02-17T09:00
King Vajiravudh ruled over Siam from 1910 to 1925. He is widely known to Thais as a nationalist king who proposed an essential ‘Thainess’ through his myriad of writings. Yet contrary to popular exp...
ListenWhere the Wild Things Are: Reimagining the More-Than-Human City from 2022-02-04T09:00
Amidst accelerating environmental change and intense urbanisation, there is growing enthusiasm for building sustainable and ‘natural’ cities. Yet, when a flourishing eco-futuristic urban imaginary ...
ListenSpeaking Bones: Unearthing Ancient Stories of Illness and Disease from 2022-01-21T09:00
From mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue to chronic bacterial infections such as yaws, Southeast Asia is home to a wide range of tropical diseases. For a long time, the arrival in th...
ListenExport China: Reimagining Chineseness through the Ceramics Trade in Southeast Asia from 2022-01-07T09:00
In 2021, a team of divers sponsored by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute surveyed two historic shipwrecks discovered in the Singapore Strait, working for several months to bring their submerged cargo...
ListenThe Storytelling State: Performing Life Histories in Singapore from 2021-12-23T09:00
Today, oral histories of everyday Singaporeans are more widely circulated in the nation’s mediascape than ever before. At first glance, storytelling in Singapore appears to have lost its monolithic...
ListenHidden in Plain Sight: How Nalehmu is Disrupting Conventional Power Structures in Myanmar from 2021-12-09T09:00
In April 2021, three months into Myanmar’s most recent and increasingly more violent coup d’état, local residents managed to obstruct the junta by refusing to cooperate with military appointed offi...
ListenShaking the World: How Geology Can Help Us Address the Big Challenges of the 21st Century from 2021-11-26T09:00
Southeast Asia is the most tectonically and geologically active region on Earth. These processes have enriched the mountains and basins with world-famous mineral and energy resources, fresh water, ...
ListenThe Politics of Public Prosecution in Malaysia and the Problem of Corruption from 2021-11-12T09:00
On 16 August 2021, Muhyiddin Yaseen resigned as Prime Minister of Malaysia, with Ismail Sabri Yaakub sworn in as the new Prime Minister a week later, making him Malaysia’s third Prime Minister in t...
ListenWonders of the Mekong: Rethinking Sustainable Development and Resilience in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake from 2021-10-28T08:00
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap is the largest inland lake in Southeast Asia. Each year, during the monsoon, this freshwater lake experiences an incredible hydrological phenomenon, in which it is inundated wi...
ListenFrom Animal Rights to Human Rights: Supporting Sustainable Farming Practices to Improve Livelihoods from 2021-10-14T08:00
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the...
ListenStepping in to Improve Women’s and Babies’ Lives in Southeast Asia from 2021-09-23T08:00
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. Materna...
ListenPreserving Local Languages to Protect Cultural and Environmental Rights in Laos from 2021-09-16T08:00
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. In the ...
ListenElaine Pearson: Grappling with the intersections of academia, advocacy and activism from 2021-09-02T08:00
For the next four weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. To kick o...
ListenSpirits, Development and Chinese (Hydro)power: Ethnographic (Hi)stories from Upland Laos from 2021-08-19T08:00
In the extreme north of Laos, in Phongsali Province, lies a tiny village home to around 24 households. Until recently it was a monoethnic Khmu village. The Khmu have had a historically ambivalent r...
ListenFrom the Archives: Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Response in the Philippines with Dr Aaron Opdyke from 2021-08-06T08:00
The Philippines is one of the most natural hazard-prone countries in the world. With the social and economic cost of disasters in the country increasing due to population growth, migration, unplann...
ListenFrom the Archives: Building a Sustainable Future through Urban Governance with Dr Sophie Webber from 2021-07-22T08:00
With two megacities and strong economic growth, Indonesia has seen dramatic rates of rural-urban migrations. According to the World Bank, nearly 70 percent of Indonesia's population are expected to...
ListenFrom the Archives: Supporting Sustainable Farming Practices in Cambodia with Professor Daniel Tan from 2021-07-08T08:00
Improper pest management has led to significant yield loss in rice and other crop harvests in Cambodia, causing economic losses to farmers and environmental disruption through ill-informed chemical...
ListenBuilding Bridges Across the Seas: A Discussion of Australia-Indonesia Cooperation for the Preservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage from 2021-06-24T08:00
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state, its waters home to hundreds, if not thousands, of shipwrecks. As maritime neighbours with both a common boundary and a shared history, protectin...
ListenHomeland Activists Without a Home: Why Proximity and Precarity Matter for Myanmar’s Refugees from 2021-06-17T08:00
February 2021 witnessed yet another military coup in Myanmar. Whether it was unexpected or entirely predictable is, perhaps, a matter of debate. But what is without a doubt different this time arou...
ListenConnectivity and Displacement in Laos: Exploring Intersectional Infrastructure Violence with Dr Kearrin Sims from 2021-06-10T08:00
More than anywhere else in the world, Asia is experiencing an infrastructure boom. Although it is driven by both internal and external factors, this boom has accelerated noticeably as a result of C...
ListenExploring the Diasporic Imagination in Recent Indonesian Popular Novels and Films (2000-2020) from 2021-06-03T08:00
Since 2000, there has been a boom in Indonesian popular novels and films set overseas, showing young Indonesians living in foreign countries and having life changing adventures there. In the last 2...
ListenPirates of the South China Sea: A Brief Introduction to Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia with Professor Justin Hastings from 2021-05-27T08:00
Since the decline of piracy off the coast of the Horn of Africa, Southeast Asia has re-emerged as the world’s hotspot for maritime piracy, with 85 reported attacks in the region in 2020 alone. Unli...
ListenKeeping Lungs Healthy: A Discussion of Respiratory Health in Vietnam with Professor Gregory Fox from 2021-05-20T08:00
The COVID-19 virus has brought the spotlight to respiratory health. Over the past year, we have become more aware than ever of cough and cold-like symptoms, fevers, feeling tired, shortness of brea...
ListenOpening Australia's Multilingual Archives to Rethink Australian Identity in the Asia-Pacific from 2021-05-13T08:00
Australia has always been multilingual. Yet English language sources have dominated political and popular discourses over the last few centuries, overshadowing the significant contribution made by ...
ListenOf Rice and Men: How Food Production is Driving Antimicrobial Resistance amongst Fungi in Vietnam from 2021-05-06T08:00
Fungal infections are amongst the leading infectious disease killers globally. They result in more deaths than malaria, and almost as many as tuberculosis. However, they are often overlooked, and r...
ListenTales of Unsung Heroes: How Thailand’s Village Health Volunteers Helped Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-04-29T08:00
On 13 January 2020, Thailand confirmed the first known case of COVID-19 outside of China. As one of the world's most popular tourism destinations, with the majority of its travellers coming from Ch...
ListenBack from the Barracks?: A Discussion of Civil-Military Relations and the Erosion of Philippine Democracy with Professor Aries Arugay from 2021-04-22T08:00
From drugs, communism and terrorism, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines under Duterte can been characterised as a rolling series of security threats. To manage these threats, the Dutert...
ListenDecolonising Research Collaboration Practices in Indonesia: A Discussion with Elisabeth Kramer from 2021-04-15T08:00
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that working in partners...
ListenThe Subject and the Partner in Malaysia: A Discussion with Fiona Lee from 2021-04-08T08:00
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that working in partners...
ListenBuilding Relationships in Vietnam from a Distance: A Discussion with Jeffrey Neilson from 2021-04-01T08:00
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that working in partners...
ListenDelving into the Unknown in Myanmar: A Discussion with Michael Dibley from 2021-03-25T08:00
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that working in partners...
ListenWorking with Government in Timor-Leste: A Discussion with Jenny-Ann Toribio from 2021-03-18T08:00
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that working in partners...
ListenExploding the Archive: A Reimagining of Archival Records in Malaysia with Dr Beth Yahp from 2021-03-11T09:00
What exactly is an archive? Who and what are involved in the making and naming of memory projects as archives? What kinds of stories become told through archives, and what stories are muted? Dr Bet...
ListenRethinking Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in Myanmar with Assistant Professor Mark Vicol from 2021-03-04T09:00
After decades of economic and political isolation, Myanmar’s rural economy is rapidly shifting from a narrow reliance on low-productivity agriculture, to a more diverse array of farm and non-farm a...
ListenDecolonising Conservation Practices and Research: Seeing the Orangutan in Borneo with Dr June Rubis from 2021-02-18T05:00
Around the world, orangutans are widely recognised as an iconic species for environmental and wildlife conservation efforts. The rainforest in the Malaysian state of Sarawak is one of last remainin...
ListenCombating African Swine Fever in Timor-Leste with Associate Professor Paul Hick from 2021-02-11T10:00
Since it first arrived in Asia in 2018, African swine fever virus has caused a devastating pandemic resulting in more than a quarter of the global pig population being killed by this disease. As th...
ListenReducing Poverty through Digital Finance Schemes in Myanmar: A Discussion with Dr Russell Toth from 2021-02-04T09:00
Financial inclusion has been one of the most prominent issues on the international development agenda in recent years, as access to payments, remittances, credit, savings and insurance services hav...
ListenTrading Birds of Paradise: A Brief History by Jude Philp from 2021-01-28T09:00
Long praised for their splendid plumage, birds of paradise are a rare sight only to be found in the remote rainforests of New Guinea and associated islands. They are among the earliest animals to h...
ListenCOVID-19 and Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia: A Discussion with Emeritus Professor Philip Hirsch from 2020-12-17T09:00
COVID-19 has had such far-reaching impacts that it can be, and has been, studied from the perspective of almost any academic discipline. For geographers, the ways in which COVID-19 affects place, s...
ListenBeating Plastic Pollution in Timor-Leste with Professor Thomas Maschmeyer from 2020-12-10T09:00
As environmental emergencies go, the explosion of plastic waste is right up there. With global plastic production exceeding 300 million tonnes each year, the world has generally looked at it as an ...
ListenTransforming Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Vietnam: A Discussion with Professor Patrick Brennan from 2020-12-03T09:00
Globally, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with over 1 million cases detected annually. The disease is particularly worrisome in Vietnam, where breast cancer incidence ...
ListenProjectland: Life in a Lao Socialist Model Village with Associate Professor Holly High from 2020-11-25T09:00
In her latest book, Projectland: Life in a Lao Socialist Model Village (University of Hawaii Press), due out in May 2021, Associate Professor Holly High argues that socialism remains an important c...
ListenSocial Media, Grassroots Activism and Disinformation in Southeast Asia: A Discussion with Dr Aim Sinpeng and Dr Ross Tapsell from 2020-11-19T09:00
Social media has become a crucial avenue for political discourse in Southeast Asia, given its potential as a “liberation technology” in both democratising and authoritarian states. Yet the growing ...
ListenSoutheast Asian Performance, Ethnic Identity and China’s Soft Power: A Discussion with Dr Josh Stenberg from 2020-11-12T09:00
From glove puppets of Chinese origin and Hakka religious processions, to wartime political theatre and contemporary choirs and dance groups, the diverse performance practices of ethnic Chinese comm...
ListenImproving Food Security in Laos and Cambodia: A Farmer’s Perspective with Associate Professor Russell Bush from 2020-11-05T09:00
Southeast Asia's demand for protein in the form of animal meat is increasing by more than 4% every year. This has important consequences for regional food security and household incomes and wellbei...
ListenMyanmar’s Disciplined Democracy and the 2020 Elections: A Discussion with Dr Roger Lee Huang from 2020-10-29T08:00
Myanmar is scheduled to hold general elections in November 2020. While the country has experienced political liberalisation since 2011, the latest Freedom House Report ranked Myanmar as “not free.”...
ListenLost Temples of the Jungle: A History of Mrauk-U with Dr. Bob Hudson from 2020-10-22T08:00
Deep in the jungles of Myanmar lie the remains of an ancient kingdom, the 15th-century royal city of Mrauk-U. Located in the Bay of Bengal and separated from the rest of the country by the Arakan m...
ListenThe Street and the Ballot Box: How Indonesia’s Labour Movement Rose from the Ashes-Professor Michele Ford from 2020-10-15T08:00
Indonesia’s labour movement emerged weak and disorganised after more than 30 years under authoritarian rule. Yet in the two decades since the country’s transition to democracy, it has emerged as a ...
ListenFighting for Social Justice: The Politics of Aid and Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace – Dr. Kristy Ward from 2020-10-08T08:00
Around the world, social justice movements have exposed the pervasive extent of gender-based violence in the workplace. While women’s empowerment has long been a tenet of development aid, in practi...
ListenFighting for Inclusion: Disability Activism in Indonesia - Dr Thushara Dibley from 2020-09-23T19:00:24
Traditionally and historically, disability has widely been seen and treated as a medical impediment. For decades, the Indonesian Government perpetuated this medical model of disability, which focus...
ListenStorms and Shipwrecks: The Story of the Tang Treasures - Dr Natali Pearson from 2020-09-16T22:40:27
In 1998, Indonesian fishermen diving for sea cucumbers discovered a shipwreck off Belitung Island in the Java Sea. The ship was a Middle Eastern vessel constructed from planks sewn together with ro...
ListenWild Cities, Smart Cities: Building a Sustainable Future through Urban Governance - Dr Sophie Webber from 2020-09-09T18:59:59
With two megacities and strong economic growth, Indonesia has seen dramatic rates of rural-urban migrations. According to the World Bank, nearly 70 percent of Indonesia's population are expected to...
ListenFighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand - Professor Duncan McCargo from 2020-09-02T23:30:54
In 'Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand', Professor Duncan McCargo investigates how Thailand's judges were tasked by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 2006 with helpin...
ListenAddressing Environmental and Social Harm through Global Governance - Prof Susan Park from 2020-08-19T19:00:05
As instruments of global governance, Multilateral Development Banks were created to lend developing states capital for economic growth and development that they could not access from private capita...
ListenThe Dilemmas of Post-War Reconstruction in the Sino-Burmese Borderlands - Dr Andres Rodriguez from 2020-08-12T19:00:03
The early post-war years (1945-1948) in Asia witnessed the dismantling of empire leading to a massive territorial reorganisation of the region under the framework of ‘reconstruction’. Contested bor...
ListenASEAN Forum 2020 Panel Discussion: Responses to COVID-19 across ASEAN from 2020-08-12T07:00:43
As 2020 began, the world watched as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly spread its way across the globe. Across the countries of ASEAN, this unprecedented event played out in diverse ways. Countries like ...
ListenThe Impact of COVID-19 on People's Livelihoods around ASEAN - A/Prof Jeffrey Neilson from 2020-08-04T20:00:16
The livelihood impacts of COVID-19 have been diverse and far-ranging, with social restrictions initially affecting urban economies before reverberating through to rural Southeast Asia. In Indonesia...
ListenHealth Responses to COVID-19 across ASEAN - A/Prof Gregory Fox from 2020-08-03T20:00:06
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the Asia-Pacific region overnight. Responses to the viral disease have varied substantially across the region, with some countries introducing strong and effec...
ListenWeathering Typhoon COVID: The Economic Consequences of COVID-19 for ASEAN - Dr Sandra Seno-Alday from 2020-08-03T00:00
The nature and extent of risk exposure determines the severity of the effects of a crisis. From the perspective of international trade, this session examines the pre-COVID-19 risk exposure of the A...
ListenGovernment Responses to COVID-19 across ASEAN - Dr Aim Sinpeng from 2020-08-02T20:00:06
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, various Southeast Asian countries were expected to fare differently. Thailand was seen as the most prepared, while Timor-Leste was seen as the least. Six mont...
ListenDeath and Taxes: Indonesia's Smoking Problem - Dr Elisabeth Kramer from 2020-07-29T20:00:06
Indonesia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world and a poor record for implementing the public health measures needed to see these rates fall. Smoking is estimated to kill more than 225,...
ListenOut of Sight, Out of Mind? Mental Health Care in Indonesia - Professor Hans Pols from 2020-07-22T18:59:59
Despite having a population of over 260 million people, Indonesia has a mere 1,000 psychiatrists and an equal number of clinical psychologists. Funding for mental health care is around 1% of the co...
ListenOvercoming Motor Neuron Disease in Malaysia - Prof Marina Kennerson&Prof Nortina Shahrizaila from 2020-07-15T19:00:06
Motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a devastating disease where the dying-off (degeneration) of motor nerves results in muscle weakness affecting an in...
ListenBringing Justice to Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence in Cambodia - Dr Rosemary Grey from 2020-07-08T19:00:01
Gender-based crimes, especially rape, sexual violence and forced marriage, are extremely common in times of war. The consequences for victims and their communities are devastating. Despite that, th...
ListenThe Plain of Jars of Laos: Past, Present and Future - Dr Lia Genovese from 2020-07-01T19:00:01
On 6 July 2019, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Plain of Jars was inscribed as a World Heritage Monument: a unique testimony to a cultural tradition “which has disappeared”. For centuries, thousands of st...
ListenDisaster Resilience and Humanitarian Response in the Philippines - Dr Aaron Opdyke from 2020-06-24T20:30:02
The Philippines is one of the most natural hazard-prone countries in the world. With the social and economic cost of disasters in the country increasing due to population growth, migration, unplann...
ListenSupporting Sustainable Farming Practices in Cambodia - A/Prof Daniel Tan from 2020-06-17T20:00:02
Improper pest management has led to significant yield loss in rice and other crop harvests in Cambodia, causing economic losses to farmers and environmental disruption through ill-informed chemical...
ListenThe Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Asia's Relations with China - Dr Pichamon Yeophantong from 2020-06-10T20:00:08
Is the COVID-19 pandemic eroding China’s influence in Southeast Asia? How has it affected perceptions of China in the region, and how might this shape China's foreign relations in Asia? While Chin...
ListenLife under COVID-19 in the Philippines - A/Prof Nicole Curato from 2020-06-03T21:00:07
The Philippines has taken some of the most hardline measures in the world to contain the spread of COVID-19. Yet President Duterte’s highly militarised approach to the crisis has proven controversi...
ListenCOVID-19 and HIV/AIDS in Indonesia - A/Prof Sharyn Davies and Dr Najmah from 2020-05-27T20:30:03
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across Indonesia has put the country’s nascent healthcare system under tremendous pressure, leading to a de facto hierarchy of care, with the treatment of some illnesse...
ListenThe Paradox of Risk in an Interconnected World - Dr Sandra Seno-Alday from 2020-05-20T21:58:24
As the world struggles with the global repercussions of local events, debates around internationalisation have become ever more relevant. Dr Sandra Seno-Alday sat down with Dr Natali Pearson to exp...
ListenSex, Cyanide and CCTV: A Review of the Jessica Wongso Case by Prof Simon Butt from 2020-05-13T05:40:08
On 6 January 2016, a young Indonesian woman, Wayan Mirna Salihin, collapsed in an upmarket Jakarta cafe after drinking iced coffee, and died before she reached hospital. Despite limited evidence, p...
ListenThe Materiality of History-Writing in Premodern Java - Mr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan from 2020-05-04T22:59:46
The investigation of materiality, a key feature of art history and archaeology, can also be fruitfully applied to the study of history and philology. By asking questions about the material and phys...
ListenThe Bearded Turtle - A Discussion of Historiography and Ethnography - Dr Jesse Grayman from 2020-05-01T00:21
More than half-way through The Bearded Turtle (Kura-Kura Berjanggut), an epic 960-page Indonesian novel by Azhari Aiyub set in a place that reminds readers of Aceh, we learn that the early 17th-cen...
ListenCyberconflict and ICT Security in the ASEAN Region - Mr Bart Hogeveen from 2020-04-24T00:53:13
We have seen a dramatic increase in incidents involving the malicious use of Information and Computer Technologies (ICTs) by state and non-state actors. These constitute risks for all states and ma...
ListenDigital Technology, Climate Change and the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Dr Michael DiGregorio from 2020-04-14T03:03:10
In the lead-up to SSEAC's annual ASEAN Forum, Dr Michael DiGregorio (The Asia Foundation) sat down with Dr Natali Pearson to discuss the transformative impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (...
ListenThe Role of History Education in the Development of the Singapore Story - Dr Yeow-Tong Chia from 2020-04-08T06:47:46
Dr Yeow-Tong Chia chats with Dr Natali Pearson to explore the role of education in the formation of the Singapore developmental state and how it provided a source of inspiration for China’s early m...
ListenFake News and Freedom of Speech in Singapore - Ms Kirsten Han from 2020-04-02T03:53:18
In May 2019, the People’s Action Party (PAP) government pushed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act through Parliament. Claiming that the country needs to be prepared to fight...
ListenWho is Left Behind in the Digital Revolution? - Dr Petr Matous from 2020-03-30T05:15:05
In the lead-up to SSEAC's annual ASEAN Forum, Dr Petr Matous (University of Sydney) sat down with Dr Natali Pearson to discuss his research into the roles that Information and Communications Techno...
ListenSocial Media and Elections in Southeast Asia - Dr Aim Sinpeng from 2020-03-27T03:51:18
In the lead-up to SSEAC's annual ASEAN Forum, Dr Aim Sinpeng (University of Sydney) sat down with Mr Kean Wong to discuss her research on online political engagement in Southeast Asian elections, a...
ListenMalaysia 2020: Regime Change, Hope and Democracy in Crisis? from 2020-03-23T22:39:57
On 19 March 2020, SSEAC hosted an online event discussing the short-lived Pakatan Harapan government and the possible return of kleptocracy in Malaysia. This podcast is an edited recording of the l...
ListenCosmopolitan Printing in a Hybrid Language: A Discussion of the Sino-Malay Literary Tradition (1870-1949) with Dr Tom Hoogervorst from 2020-03-18T09:00
Indonesia is home to one of the world’s largest Chinese-descended populations. Their historical impact is often measured in economic terms but was equally important in the realm of language and lit...
ListenCosmopolitan Printing in a Hybrid Language: A Discussion of the Sino-Malay Literary Tradition (1870-1949) with Dr Tom Hoogervorst from 2020-03-18T09:00
Indonesia is home to one of the world’s largest Chinese-descended populations. Their historical impact is often measured in economic terms but was equally important in the realm of language and lit...
ListenCosmopolitan Printing in a Hybrid Language: A Discussion of the Sino-Malay Literary Tradition (1870-1949) with Dr Tom Hoogervorst from 2020-03-18T09:00
Indonesia is home to one of the world’s largest Chinese-descended populations. Their historical impact is often measured in economic terms but was equally important in the realm of language and lit...
ListenAgribusiness, Anthropology and Activism - Dr Sophie Chao from 2020-03-18T05:33:44
Dr Sophie Chao spoke to Dr Natali Pearson about her anthropological research in West Papua, reflecting on the challenges of conducting anthropological research, her transition from activist to acad...
ListenCulture, Food and Environment: Indigenous Experiences of Hunger in West Papua - Dr Sophie Chao from 2020-03-18T05:27:34
Over the last decade, indigenous Marind communities in the rural district of Merauke, West Papua, have seen vast swaths of their forests and savannas razed to make way for monocrop oil palm plantat...
ListenIn Conversation with Laksmi Pamuntjak - On Storytelling, Identity and Food from 2019-12-16T03:22:54
Laksmi Pamuntjak spoke to Dr Natali Pearson about her career, the storytelling process, the challenges of translation, publishing, identity, women's rights and food, among others. About Laksmi Pa...
ListenIn Conversation with Laksmi Pamuntjak: Fall Baby from 2019-12-10T07:27:25
Laksmi Pamuntjak spoke to Dr Natali Pearson about her third novel, Fall Baby, and about the intricacies of art, religion, politics and history in a troubled Indonesia, but also about family, identi...
ListenDisability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Asia-Pacific - Dr Emma Calgaro from 2019-11-15T05:14:30
The Asia-Pacific is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. Southeast Asia is regularly struck by natural and/or man-made disasters that make international news, with often devastating...
ListenTigers, Sloths, and Sawfish: Using Flagship Species to Conserve the World’s Mangroves - Dr Thompson from 2019-10-30T02:42:37
As the world becomes increasingly concerned with the effects of climate change and deforestation, research and protection efforts have tended to focus on a few iconic animals and habitats. But what...
ListenASEAN Forum 2019 - Dr Crystal Abidin from 2019-10-17T23:21:39
In the lead-up to SSEAC's annual ASEAN Forum, Dr Crystal Abidin (Curtin University) sat down with SSEAC's Deputy Director, Dr Elisabeth Kramer, to discuss her research on young people’s relationshi...
ListenPolitics In Action 2019 - Timor-Leste Update - Prof Clinton Fernandes from 2019-05-24T02:30:59
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action, Professor Clinton Fernandes sat down with SSEAC's Deputy Director, Dr Elisabeth Kramer, to discuss recent political developments in Timor-Leste.
ListenPolitics In Action 2019 - Malaysia Update - Ms Tricia Yeoh from 2019-05-23T01:20:12
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, Tricia Yeoh sat down with SSEAC's Deputy Director, Dr Elisabeth Kramer, to talk about current politics in Malaysia. You can follow Tricia Yeoh on Tw...
ListenPolitics In Action 2019 - Singapore Update - Mr Hoe-Yeong Loke from 2019-05-23T01:18:09
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, Hoe-Yeong Loke sat down with SSEAC's Deputy Director, Dr Elisabeth Kramer, to talk about current politics in Singapore. You can follow Hoe-Yeong Lok...
ListenPolitics In Action 2019 - Indonesia Update - Prof Edward Aspinall from 2019-05-23T01:15:14
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, Professor Ed Aspinall from the Australian National University sat down with SSEAC's Deputy Director, Dr Elisabeth Kramer, to talk about current polit...
ListenThe Journalisms of Islam: Contending Views in Muslim Southeast Asia - Prof Janet Steele from 2019-03-21T05:00:31
What is Islamic journalism? It depends on where you stand. Professor Janet Steele talks to Dr Natali Pearson about Islamic journalism in Indonesia and Malaysia and her latest book, Mediating Isla...
ListenPhilippines: 2018 Political Update - A/Prof Jayeel Cornelio from 2018-07-13T00:00
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, four of our speakers sat down with SSEAC's Natali Pearson to talk about current politics in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
ListenMalaysia: 2018 Political Update - Dr Bridget Welsh from 2018-07-13T00:00
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, four of our speakers sat down with SSEAC's Natali Pearson to talk about current politics in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. *Imag...
ListenIndonesia: 2018 Political Update - A/Prof Charlotte Setijadi from 2018-07-13T00:00
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, four of our speakers sat down with SSEAC's Natali Pearson to talk about current politics in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. *Imag...
ListenCambodia: 2018 Political Update - Dr Lee Morgenbesser from 2018-07-13T00:00
During SSEAC's annual Politics in Action event, four of our speakers sat down with SSEAC's Natali Pearson to talk about current politics in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
ListenThe Future of ASEAN - Dr Marty Natalegawa from 2018-04-03T04:15:37
On the eve of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Dr Marty Natalegawa, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia joined the University of Sydney for a public lecture. Dr Natalegawa discussed the challen...
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