Writer’s workshop in Lao PDR
On August 29, I had the pleasure to meet with a group of writers in Vientiane to discuss female authors’…
Culture, birth and parenting in Lao PDR: Kick-off meeting in Vientiane
What happens when we put birth and parenting at the centre of our understanding of being human? What do women…
‘A reservoir of possibilities’: Inside Story article on David Graeber’s new book
If Pirate Enlightenment is a desert island, it is also a sandpit for play, a creative space for generating new ideas. David…
Stone Masters: Launched!
It has been delightful to see the response to Stone Masters in the first year of its launch. This presentation…
Podcast: Laos on ‘Actually Existing Socialism’
If you’d like to hear more about how socialism actually exists in Laos, you can listen in to my recent…
Book Launch of ‘Projectland’ at AAS Conference
I was delighted to launch my book Projectland: Life in a Lao Socialist Model Village at the AAS conference in…
Talk at AAS Conference: Socialist Gothic — Women and the Lao Revolution
What role did women play in the Lao revolution? And how are women in the revolution depicted today? I spoke…
Reflection: Hosting the 7th International Conference on Lao Studies
From November 15-18, 2022, Deakin University hosted the 7th International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS7) with the theme ‘Science, society, and…
Report launch: Policy impact in Lao PDR — from research to practice
“What processes, practices and circumstances facilitate or hinder the influence and uptake of ACIAR commissioned research within Lao policy contexts?”…
Studying Policy-making processes in Lao PDR through ethnography
How can ethnography assist international organisations in understanding the impact of their research on local policy? As part of a…