The Indian Ocean World Podcast

Martha Chaiklin & Philip Gooding - Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World

Martha Chaiklin and Philip Gooding discuss their recently published edited volume, Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World (Cham, CH: Palgrave, 2020). As part of their discussion, they explore themes including, animals in world history, animals’ relationships to climate change and the anthropocene/capitalocene debate, methodologies for studying animal histories, and cultural symbolisms of animals resulting from trade.
The book is available here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-42595-1
This podcast was produced with the help of Renée Manderville (Project Manager, IOWC) and Dr. Archisman Chaudhuri (postdoctoral fellow, IOWC).

Margaret Kalacska & Oliver Lucanus - Land Cover and Freshwater Fish in Madagascar

Professor Margaret Kalacska and Dr. Oliver Lucanus (both McGill) discuss their project, Fish and Forest. This interdisciplinary work uses data from historical aerial photography, satellite imagery, and new information captured by UAV and in-situ observations to investigate and document the historical changes in the habitat of threatened aquatic species. In so doing, it seeks to explain the link between the disappearance of highly endemic and specialized fishes and the loss of forest.
To see the visual form of this podcast, see: https://www.appraisingrisk.com/2020/08/31/land-cover-and-freshwater-fish-in-madagascar/
For more on their project, see: http://fishandforests.geog.mcgill.ca/
For more on Prof. Kalacska’s work, see: https://www.mcgill.ca/geography/people-0/kalacska
For related publications, see:
P.N. Reinthal and M.L.J. Stiassny, ‘The freshwater fishes of Madagascar: A study of endangered fauna with recommendations for a conservation strategy,’ Conservation Biology, 5, 2 (1991): 231-243.
Jonathan P. Bensted et al., ‘Conserving Madagascar’s freshwater biodiversity,’ Bioscience, 53, 11 (2003): 1101-1111.
This podcast was produced with the help of Renée Manderville, Archisman Chaudhuri, and Philip Gooding (all IOWC, McGill)
 

James Warren - Colonial Monocrops and Global Climatic Oscillations in the Philippines

Professor James Warren (Murdoch University) discusses his past and ongoing research into the effects of global climatic oscillations on the history of the Philippines. In this podcast episode, he examines the role of ENSO-related climatic anomalies and typhoons on the colonial monocrops of tobacco (Spanish era) and sugar (American era). In these contexts, he also responds to questions on the lives of indigenous populations and on colonial science.
For more on Prof. Warren’s work, see:
http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/james-warren/ and
https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/view/author/Warren,_James.html
This podcast was produced with the help of Renée Manderville (Project Manager, IOWC), Archisman Chaudhuri and Philip Gooding (both postdoctoral fellows, IOWC, McGill).

Brian Tomaszewski - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Disaster Management

Professor Brian Tomaszewski of the Rochester Institute of Technology discusses his work on digital map-making and disaster management.
To see the visual format of this podcast, please see https://www.appraisingrisk.com/2020/07/27/geographic-information-systems-gis-and-disaster-management/.
For more information on the materials discussed and Professor Tomaszewski's work, see:
Youtube Channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/user/bmtski
 
Upcoming Publication: 
https://www.amazon.com/Geographic-Information-Systems-Disaster-Management-dp-1138489867/dp/1138489867/ref=mt_other
 
Serious GeoGames for Disaster Resilience Spatial Thinking:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/6/405
 
Refugee GIS or RefuGIS with UNHCR Jordan:
https://medium.com/unhcr-innovation-service/how-mapmaking-brings-communities-closer-together-6b52be1e7a4f
 
This podcast was produced with the help of Renée Manderville (Project Manager), Archisman Chaudhuri, and Philip Gooding (postdoctoral fellows of the IOWC).

Jon D. Unruh - Land Rights and Conflict

Professsor Jon D. Unruh of McGill University discusses his work on land rights and restitution in times of conflict in several regions of the contemporary IOW. Some of the works discussed in the podcast include:
Jon D. Unruh and Musa Adam Abdul-Jalil, ‘Constituencies of conflict and opportunity: Land rights, narratives and collective action in Darfur,’ Political Geography, 42 (2014): 104-16.
Jon Unruh and Mourad Shalaby, ‘A volatile interaction between peacebuilding priorities: road infrastructure (re)construction and land rights in Afghanistan,’ Progress in Development Studies, 12, 1 (2012): 47-61.
Jon D. Unruh, ‘Mass Claims in Land and Property Following the Arab Spring: Lessons from Yemen,’ Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 5, 1, (2016): 1–19.
Jon D. Unruh, ‘Weaponization of the Land and Property Rights system in the Syrian civil war: facilitating restitution?’ Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 10, 4 (2016): 453-71.
For more on Prof. Unruh’s work, see his bio at: https://www.mcgill.ca/geography/people-0/unruh
This podcast was produced with the help of Renee Manderville (Project Manager), Archisman Chaudhuri, and Philip Gooding (both postdoctoral fellows of the IOWC).

Debjani Bhattacharyya - Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta

Professor Debjani Bhattacharyya, Drexel University joins the IOW Podcast to discuss her book: Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The making of Calcutta (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018), as well as some of her work in progress on credit, climate, and calamity in the Bay of Bengal.
For more on Prof. Bhattacharyya’s work, see her bio: https://drexel.edu/coas/faculty-research/faculty-directory/DebjaniBhattacharyya/
For more on the book we discuss in this podcast see: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/empire-and-ecology-in-the-bengal-delta/4741DB240F1EACD9E1AFDDDFD9EE74AA
This podcast was produced with the help of Renée Manderville (Project Manager, IOWC), Archisman Chaudhuri and Philip Gooding (both postdoctoral fellows, IOWC, McGill).

Archisman Chaudhuri - Climatic History of Late Seventeenth Century Coromandel and the VOC Sources

Archisman Chaudhuri discusses aspects of his PhD thesis, ‘From Camp to Port: Mughal Warfare and the Economy of Coromandel, 1682-1710.’
This podcast was produced with the help of Renee Manderville (IOWC Project Manager) and Philip Gooding (IOWC postdoctoral fellow).

Philip Gooding - Tsetse Flies, ENSO, and Murder

Philip Gooding, a postdoctoral fellow at the Indian Ocean World Centre, discusses his recent article: ‘Tsetse flies, ENSO, and Murder: The Church Missionary Society’s failed East African Ox-Cart Experiment of 1876-78,’ Africa: Rivista semestrale di studi e ricerche, N/S, 1, 2 (2019). The article is available at https://www.viella.it/rivista/9788833132556 or by contacting Philip Gooding directly: philip.gooding@mcgill.ca.
This podcast was produced with the help of Renee Manderville (IOWC Project Manager) and Archisman Chaudhuri (postdoctoral fellow at the IOWC).

The IOWC Team - Key Works in Indian Ocean World Studies

How does the narrative of various pertinent historical realities shift when considered through an Indian Ocean World perspective rather than a Eurocentric vision? Dr. Gwyn Campbell discusses key works which have impacted the understanding of Indian Ocean World Studies, touching on subjects such as slavery, trade, and environmental histories. Interviewed by PhD student and IOWC project manager Peter Hynd, this podcast begins to introduce topics which will be developed later in our series, mentioning some of the great minds of Indian Ocean World Studies.Featuring: Philip Gooding, Peter Hynd, and Gwyn Campbell

The IOWC Team - Human-Environment Interaction

This introductory episode discusses the human-environment interaction within the Indian Ocean World. Featuring: Philip Gooding, Peter Hynd, and Gwyn Campbell