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Can a state make its people forget the dead? Cemeteries have become sites of acute political contestation in the city-state of Singapore. Confronted with high population density and rapid economic growth, the government has ordered the destruction of... more

Partition—the rapid, uncoordinated, and bloody split between India and Pakistan after the Second World War—remains the central event of South Asian history. But 1947 wasn’t the only partition, according to historian and filmmaker Sam Dalrymple.

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In Containing Decolonization: British Imperialism and the Politics of Race in Late Colonial Burma (Manchester University Press, 2025), historian Matthew Bowser examines British imperialism in late colonial Burma (from roughly 1929 to 1948) to study h... more

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Dr. Ruth Toulson
Anthropologist from the UK discussing her work on death and grieving in Singapore
Maryland Institute College of Art
Episode: Ruth E. Toulson, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Matthew Bowser
Assistant Professor of Asian History at Alabama A&M University
Alabama A&M University
Episode: Matthew Bowser, "Containing Decolonization: British Imperialism and the Politics of Race in Late Colonial Burma" (Manchester UP, 2025)
Sam Dalrymple
Historian, filmmaker, and author of 'Shattered Lands'
Project Dastaan
Episode: Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia" (William Collins, 2025)
Robert Hefner
Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Global Studies, and Director of the Center for the Study of Asia at Boston University, and author of "Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia, Democracy in the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics"
Boston University
Episode: Islam, Society, and Politics in Indonesia: An Interview with Robert Hefner
Timothy Barnard
Associate Professor of History
National University of Singapore
Episode: Timothy Barnard, "Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942" (NUS Press, 2019)
Robert Cribb
Emeritus Professor of Asian History
Australian National University
Episode: Robert Cribb et al., "Detention Camps in Asia: The Conditions of Confinement in Modern Asian History" (Brill, 2022)
Jamie Wang
Research Assistant Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong
Education University of Hong Kong
Episode: Jamie Wang, "Reimagining the More-Than-Human City: Stories from Singapore" (MIT Press, 2024)
Dr. Gregory Kiyai
Expert in Intangible Cultural Heritage and Material Culture from the Iban community
University of Malaya
Episode: Iban Heritage and Culture in Malaysia
Yasmin Ortiga
Associate Professor of Sociology at the Singapore Management University
Singapore Management University
Episode: Stuck at Home: Pandemic Immobilities in the Nation of Emigration

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Julie Yu-Wen Chen
Professor of Chinese Studies at University of Helsinki, Finland

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  • Amazing show

    Super inspiring talks, covering a wide range of topics. Always looking forward to new interviews coming up here. Keep up the great work!

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  • Bookworm galore

    This is one of those podcasts that I’m incredibly grateful for. It provides in depth conversation with Southeast Asian scholars regarding topics that have traditionally been inaccessible or unknown to the mainstream public, at least in the English speaking world. I truly hope more people get to listen to this amazing podcast. Keep up the awesome work! You’re truly making a difference :)

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Feedback often points to the podcast's success in making academic discussions accessible to the general public, with some noting its contribution to public understanding of Southeast Asian issues.
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Ruth E. Toulson, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Q: What do you think are the implications of Singapore running out of space for the dead?
It raises questions about how the society will handle death rituals and the state's evolving policies regarding burial and cremation.
Ruth E. Toulson, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Q: What happens when someone dies in Singapore? Who is involved?
The first call is typically to a funeral director specific to the deceased's ethnicity, guiding families through bureaucratic processes and funeral arrangements.
Ruth E. Toulson, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Q: Could you introduce yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write the book?
I'm Ruth Toulson, from the UK, teaching anthropology at Maryland Institute College of Art, interested in Singaporean funeral practices and state influence on them.
Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia" (William Collins, 2025)
Q: How did World War II influence India's push for independence?
The war created a sense of urgency for independence among both British and Indian leaders, with Britain's weakened state after the war accelerating the timeline.
Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia" (William Collins, 2025)
Q: Why did you frame this history of the region around five partitions rather than just the well-known one between India and Pakistan?
Dalrymple wanted to explore the lesser-known partitions that also played significant roles in shaping the region's modern national identities.

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