Episode 110: Boreth Ly, Art History and Visual Culture, University of California Santa Cruz

In this episode, Francine interviewed Dr. Boreth Ly, an associate professor of Southeast Asian Art History and Visual Culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Ly discusses her research on the black and white photographs of the Sultans of Java as well as the Dutch governors from the colonial era. Transitioning to a postcolonial context, she analyzes these "Happy Marriage" photographs' evolving cultural and political legibility.

 

Lightning Round: 4:43

 

Research and lecture summary: 10:00

 

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 39:40

 

Dr. Boreth Ly's Top Recommendations:

• Pan Ron
• The “Mad Mother” in Rithy Panh’s Films (The Cinema of Rithy Panh)
• Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino
• Malila: The Farewell Flower

The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.