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 University, to unpack their new book Plantation Life (link) on the structure and governance of Indonesia’s contemporary palm oil plantations. Join us for a lively yet informative discussion about Tania and Pujo's long-standing academic partnership, corporate occupation in the palm oil plantations, movie recommendations, and more from the dynamic duo!

Lightning Round: 04:30

Research and lecture summary: 16:10

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 54:15

Tania and Pujo's Top Recommendations:

• Aroma of Heaven documentary (trailer)
• Durga/Umayi by Y.B. Mangunwijaya (link)
• In the Shadow of the Palms by Sophie Chao (link)

 

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.