Gatty Lecture Rewind: Liang Wu, Southeast Asian Studies/ Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University

In this episode of Gatty Lecture Rewind, the host Namfon Narumol Choochan and Cornell Anthropology PhD student Yi-Jen Chen are joined by Liang Wu, a postdoctoral associate in Environmental Humanities in the Southeast Asia Program and the Department of Science and Technology Studies. Together, they explore what it means to rethink “maritime Southeast Asia.” Dr. Wu highlights the central—yet often overlooked—role of Filipino seafarers, tracing how their prominence historically emerged from U.S. colonial training, postcolonial labor policies, and the expansion of the global shipping industry since the 1970s.

This episode was produced by the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, a NYSEAN Partner.