Veteran China watcher Prof Martin K. Whyte explains why Chinese citizens remain unfazed by the enormous income and wealth disparity created by market-oriented economic reforms that in less than 40 years have made China the world's second largest economy. He also outlines the sorts of social injustices that pose even greater threats to the stability of Chinese society. Presented by Clement Paligaru. Transcript available here . More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series ...
May 24, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On this episode of Ear to Asia, celebrity chef, author and lawyer Adam Liaw gets behind the microphone to discuss his work, philosophy of life, his love affair with Japan, and how living at the intersection of cultures and nations have shaped him. We recorded this interview with Adam when he was visiting the University of Melbourne to celebrate a century of Japanese language education in Australia. Transcript available here . More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series ...
May 10, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Professor John Minford is a celebrated specialist in translating Chinese literature into English. On this episode of Ear to Asia, John talks about the practice of translation and how to train others in the art. He shares with us the challenges and triumphs of rendering classic Chinese texts for contemporary Western readers. John Minford is primarily known for his translations of Chinese classics such as The Dream of the Red Chamber, and The Art of War -- as well as their reading companion guides...
Apr 26, 2017•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In 2015, a lone terrorist from an affiliate of Daesh or Islamic State (often referred to as ISIS) bombed a mosque in Kuwait City where the majority of where the majority of worshippers were from the Shia sect. While the overt motive for this act of terrorism was payback for Kuwait's opposition to Daesh, the attack introduced sectarian violence to a country where the Sunni majority and the rather large Shia minority co-existed in relative harmony. In the wake of the mosque bombing incident, the K...
Apr 12, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Despite having more than 3 million teachers, manageable class sizes, and spending on education that amounts to a whopping 20% of national and local budgets, Indonesia continues to seriously lag behind in educational outcomes on a range of international measures. Political economist Professor Andrew Rosser discusses the factors that prevent Indonesia from bringing its children up to par in the education stakes and concludes that significant shifts in Indonesia's politics and society are needed. T...
Mar 29, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Chinese literature expert Anne McLaren joins Ear to Asia host Clement Paligaru to discuss her research into the folk ecology of the lower Yangtze delta, including the folksongs of this fascinating region. And she explains how these vanishing oral traditions shed light into how people of a bygone era lived. Transcript available here . More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Mar 14, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Political scientist Dr Sow Keat Tok discusses China's unique view of territorial sovereignty, its creative approaches to sovereignty issues in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the South China Sea, and how it can come into conflict with conventional models of sovereignty originating in the West. Presented by Sen Lam. Transcript available here . More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Jan 11, 2017•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Economist and demographer Professor Binod Khadria joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss the huge global movement of skilled and unskilled Indian workers in its surprising diversity, the conditions they work under in destination countries and their persistent ties to Mother India. Transcript available here . More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Dec 07, 2016•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Queer studies researcher Dr Claire Maree joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss the plight of people in same-sex relationships in Japan. Despite Japan having a reputation for tolerance of sexual minorities, rigid legal and social barriers are leading same-sex couples to seek creative workarounds to obtain a degree of recognition and rights. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Nov 23, 2016•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dr Ken Setiawan, Indonesian civil rights specialist, explains how a new generation of Indonesians are using digital and social media platforms to keep the memory of the genocide of 1965-1966 alive as successive government administrations stall on uncovering the truth. Presented by Sen Lam. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Nov 09, 2016•22 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Linguistics expert Dr Ikuko Nakane joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss language and interpretation in criminal trials in Japan, and in particular how defendants who aren't native speakers of Japanese may be aided or disadvantaged by the language divide. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Oct 26, 2016•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Veteran researcher of Indonesian politics Prof Vedi Hadiz examines the phenomenon of contemporary Islamic populism in Indonesia, Turkey and Egypt, how it fares at the ballot box and how it fits into western notions of democracy. Presented by Sen Lam. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Oct 12, 2016•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Ear to Asia is a new podcast series produced by Asia Institute, the Asian research specialists, from the University of Melbourne, Australia. We take you from Japan to Turkey, from China to Indonesia, and to many places in between, talking to researchers who focus on Asia -- in all its diversity of peoples, societies and histories. Hosted by Sen Lam. More information about this podcast series is found here . An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com ....
Sep 28, 2016•1 min
