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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 9, 2021

In today's podcast, Michael and Professor Geoff Robinson, from the Department of History at UCLA, delve into Geoff's research on the mass killings in Indonesia from 1965-66, and his recent monograph, The Killing Season. (link). 

Research & lecture summary: 02:00

Research advice and recommendations: 23:08

Robinson's Other Books:

  • East Timor 1999: Crimes Against Humanity (link)
  • "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" (link)

Geoffrey Robinson's Reading Recommendations:

  • Republicanism, Communism, Islam by John Sidel (link)
  • Buru Quartet by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (link)

Watch Geoffrey Robinson's Gatty Lecture here.