Join NYSEAN, the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC), and the NYU Master’s Program in International Relations (MAIR) for a talk by Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Benjamin Tausig about the way that music features in their new books and how they engage with songs in their various writings. To begin the conversation, Benjamin will give a brief introduction to his latest book, Bangkok After Dark, which places nightlife in Thailand’s capital city during the Cold War into a transnational perspective via discussion of a jazz pianist. Jeffrey will then discuss his new book, The Milk Tea Alliance, particularly its chapter on protests in Bangkok and their soundtrack including the rousing imported anthem “Do You Hear the People Sing?”

Margaret Scott, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

This event is followed by a reception.

Please register by Thursday, October 2nd at 5:00 PM.