26-03-2026

A conversation in the podcast Channel with Tom Hoogervorst (KITLV), Mahmood Kooria, Ariel Lopez, and Aireen Grace Andal on the newly relaunched International Consortium for Indian Ocean Studies, which builds upon earlier initiatives started in Leiden nearly a decade ago. The guests discuss the importance of collaborative, multi-centered, and multi-vocal approaches to research.

They also reflect on how an Indian Ocean perspective can disrupt and unsettle the traditional cartographies inherited from earlier area studies divisions.

The Channel is a podcast made by IIAS at Leiden University. Through a mixture of interviews, lectures, discussions, readings, and more, The Channel is a platform to connect scholars, activists, artists, and broader publics in sustained conversation about Asia and its place in the contemporary world. We highlight critical perspectives, diverse themes, and interdisciplinary approaches. 

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