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 each to illustrate how fragments of the premodern past are recontextualized through both colonial and post-colonial regimes. Dr. Chua closes with insights about his homecoming to Cornell SEAP and advises all up-and-coming scholars on how to be competitive in an increasingly international academic job market. Lightning round: 4:18 Research and Lecture Summary: 24:22 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 1:02:20

Dr. Chua's top recommendations:

• Malila: The Farewell Flower by Anucha Boonyawatana
• Khwam rak khong Walaya by Seni Saowaphong เสนีย์ เสาวพงศ์ 
• Pisaj by Seni Saowaphong

The music on the podcast is from "14 Strings!", a Filipino style Rondalla group established in Cornell University.  Check them out here. 

Produced by Adam Farihin, Neen Tangcharoenmonkong, and Cecilia Liu.