Organizer: Cornell Southeast Asia Program

Description:

The Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series is a weekly lecture series featuring advanced SEAP graduate students as well as academics, diplomats, researchers, and others who have expertise in Southeast Asia. These talks are held at the Kahin Center at 12:15 pm, though during Fall 2021 members of the Cornell community are also welcome to participate by Zoom. The broader public may be able to participate in some Zoom lectures. Please check the Cornell SEAP website for the latest information on public attendance for each talk.

Bio:

Amy Liu (Ph.D. Emory University; BA Smith College) is an associate professor in the Government Department and co-director of the Politics of Race and Ethnicity Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research and teaching focus on the intersection of ethnic politics, language politics, and migration politics. Her first book Standardizing Diversity: The Political Economy of Language Regimes (2015, University of Pennsylvania) examines how the recognition of lingua francas can be conducive for economic growth – in Asia generally and in Southeast Asia specifically. Her second book The Language of Political Incorporation: Chinese Migrants in Europe (2021, Temple University Press) looks at the linguistic networks of Chinese migrants and the implications for engagement with local authorities in Europe. She is working on a new book project examining the diversity and representation of government cabinets. Liu is the current chair of the APSA Southeast Asian Politics Research Group, a member of the leadership board for Women in Southeast Asian Social Sciences, and on the advisory council for the Center for Taiwan Studies.

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