Gatty Rewind Podcast

In this week's episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind, Michael sits down with Vinh Pham, a PhD Candidate at Cornell University, to discuss Vinh's dissertation and work on the future of Vietnamese Francophone literature. Vinh will give a lecture at Cornell University on May 13, 2021, titled "Configuring the Future in Vietnamese Francophone: Readings of Marguerite Duras, Pham Duy Khiêm, and Kim Lefèvre." To register for that lecture, visit: https://events.cornell.edu/event/configuring_the_future_in_vietnamese_francophone_readings_of_marguerite_duras_pham_duy_khiem_and_kim_lefevre. The book that Vinh mentions on the podcast is titled: Riz Noir by Anna Moï

Watch Vinh's Gatty Lecture here.

In this week's episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael chats with Joe Pittayaporn about a talk he gave at Cornell in February 2021, as part of the Gatty Lecture series. That talk, was titled, "Old Thai and the Arrival of Thai in Central Thailand." Joe and Michael also discuss his broader work on the history of language in Thailand, and Joe gives his suggestions for his favorite recent reads in Southeast Asia.

In the 47th episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael sits down with John Burgess, author and former journalist at the Washington Post, to discuss a recent lecture he gave at Cornell, titled, "Cambodia's Angkor Temples as a Military Prize: The World War II Experience." They also discuss John's broader book project, Angkor's Temples in the Modern Era: War, Pride, and Tourist Dollars.

In this week's episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind, Michael sits down with Van Tran to discuss her recent Gatty Lecture, "Activist Resilience under Repression: The Role of Bystander Protection in the Burmese Pro-Democracy Movement." The organizations and individuals mentioned in the podcast are: (myanmar-now.org), (frontiermyanmar.net), (@the_ayeminthant), and (aappb.org).

In the first episode of Season 6 of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael sits down with Professor Cheree Quizon to discuss her recent Gatty Lecture, "Beyond Bloody Reds: Notes on the Significance of Morinda in the Bagobo Textile Hierarchy." Michael and Professor Quizon discuss her work in textiles in the Philippines, her current projects, research advice, and much more.

In the final episode of season 5 of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael talks with Kathryn Sweet about her research into the development of multiple healthcare programs in Cold War Laos. The Gatty Lecture Rewind returns with Season 6 this coming spring!

In this episode of the Gatty Rewind Podcast, Michael sits down with Sittithep Eaksittipong to chat about his recent lecture, given at Cornell, titled, "The Social and Political Lives of G. William Skinner and Chinese Society in Thailand. They discuss what makes Sittithep's research so innovative to the study of knowledge production in Thailand and his time researching in Boston and Ithaca.

In the 42nd episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael talks with Professor Megan Sinnott from Georgia State University about capitalism, ghosts, and desire in Thailand. They specifically discuss the ins and outs of Megan's recent lecture given at Cornell University titled, "Ghostly Meanings, Spectral Affects: Market Transformations and Possibilities in the Thai Spirit World."

In this week's episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind, Michael sits down with Professor Sarah Grant to chat about her research into the "emergence of 'dirty coffee' in Vietnam across the 1990-2000s coffee production and export boom." Grab a cup, and listen in!

In the 40th (!) episode of the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast, Michael chats with Genevieve Clutario about her research into the formation of a transpacific industry of Philippine embroidery during the early twentieth century. Genevieve discusses a unique history of US Imperialism in the Philippines as "Philippine Lingerie" was demanded by American consumers from the 1910s to the 1930s.