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From the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, the Gatty Lecture Rewind Podcast features interviews and conversations with scholars and researchers working in and around Southeast Asia, all of whom have been invited to give a Gatty Lecture at Cornell University. Conversations cover the history, politics, economics, literature, art, and cultures of the region. Podcast topics cover the many nations and peoples of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. For more information on the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, visit our website. Music provided by 14 Strings and the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble.

Nov 16, 2021

In our latest episode, Michael sits down with Andrew Weintraub, from the Department of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, for a discussion on ethnomusicology, where they unpack Professor Weintraub's recent research on the music of the Left in Indonesia from 1950-65.

Research & lecture summary: 02:18

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 23:30

Andrew Weintraub's Publications:

  • Power Plays (link)
  • Dangdut Stories (link)

Andrew Weintraub's Top Recommendations:

  • The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins (link)
  • Social Commitment in Literature and the Arts by Keith Foulcher (link)
  • Buried Histories by John Roosa (link)

 

Watch Professor Weintraub's Gatty Lecture here.