Welcome to our first episode of the SEAA audio series! This podcast is an invitation to a collaborative process of creating conversations about our scholarship. We envision the audio series and accompanying text as an innovative format allowing us to reach out to audiences in a more accessible way. Through this soundscape, we also strive to offer comparative perspective across regions and networks within Asia and beyond.
The guest for our first episode is Heidi Lam, the co-editor of the SEAA news column in Anthropology News (AN) . Our host is Jing Wang, the SEAA student councilor. We invite our listeners to delve into the editorial process involved in the “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia” SEAA column series in AN as well as other exciting topics. Please see the timeline below with a list of key points if you would like to jump straight to the topics you are most interested in!
Timeline + key points
- 00:06-02:28: Introduction and reflections on AAA Meeting experiences;
- 02:32-04:20: An overview of the “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia” series in AN;
- 04:21-10:35: The series keywords “Consumption,” “Performance,” and “Asia”;
- 10:36-13:51: A discussion of the column’s call for essays and editorial processes, and the importance of writing style and audience;
- 13:52-17:35: How to envision the SEAA News Column and East Asian Anthropology for public engagement;
- 17:36-20:42: Recommendation for further reading–“Japanese Radiation Refugees in Malaysia” by Shiori Shakuto (AnthroSource; as archived on SEAA website)
Recommended links:
- “Japanese Radiation Refugees in Malaysia” by Shiori Shakuto (AnthroSource; as archived on SEAA website)
- Column archive on SEAA website
- “In and Out of Japan” SEAA series (AnthroSource; as archived on SEAA website)
- “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia” series in Anthropology News (ongoing)
- “Curating Peninsular Destruction” by Timothy Gitzen (Gitzen, Timothy. 2018. “Curating Peninsular Destruction.” Anthropology News website, November 28, 2018. DOI: 10.1111/AN.1045)
- “Privatizing the Silk Road in Contemporary China” by Jing Wang (Wang, Jing. 2019. “Privatizing the Silk Road in Contemporary China.” Anthropology News website, January 24, 2019. DOI: 10.1111/AN.1067)
Contact information” for SEAA news column contributing editors:
Heidi Lam: heidi.lam@yale.edu
Shuang Frost: shuanglu@fas.harvard.edu
SEAA Audio Series Editors:
Sound editor: Jing Wang
Content curators and text editors: Heidi Lam and Jing Wang