Colum Graham
@clmgrhm.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Agrarian studies, politics, history.
Could the origins of macan cisewu's style be from this kind of promotion found in a 1918 edition of Oetoesan Hindia? Or perhaps there are earlier ones? Am I mistaken in seeing the resemblance?
August 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Could the origins of macan cisewu's style be from this kind of promotion found in a 1918 edition of Oetoesan Hindia? Or perhaps there are earlier ones? Am I mistaken in seeing the resemblance?
In a day interrupted with meetings it is great to briefly escape to microfilm. Wonder if the Gothic typeface for Oetoesan Hindia's masthead points to organicist influences?
August 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
In a day interrupted with meetings it is great to briefly escape to microfilm. Wonder if the Gothic typeface for Oetoesan Hindia's masthead points to organicist influences?
Evening stroll view...
June 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Evening stroll view...
Back in Adelaide. Morning walk to the beach and back along the rocks to wake up.
May 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Back in Adelaide. Morning walk to the beach and back along the rocks to wake up.
It is a truly great work. It might be worth pointing out Nancy Fraser's "Triple Movement" in NLR that asks why, given structural similarities with the 1920s, hasn't an effective force for protecting society and nature emerged in response?
April 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
It is a truly great work. It might be worth pointing out Nancy Fraser's "Triple Movement" in NLR that asks why, given structural similarities with the 1920s, hasn't an effective force for protecting society and nature emerged in response?
Crocodile in Singapore's Sungei Buloh wetlands heading towards Johor.
March 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Crocodile in Singapore's Sungei Buloh wetlands heading towards Johor.
A hornbill nearby the office.
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A hornbill nearby the office.
Found being in the National Gallery yesterday relaxing, away from the maelstrom of news. Enjoyed seeing mainland agrarian imaginaries from decades ago.
February 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Found being in the National Gallery yesterday relaxing, away from the maelstrom of news. Enjoyed seeing mainland agrarian imaginaries from decades ago.
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Good talk with Joshua Barker about his new book State of Fear on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
Good talk with Joshua Barker about his new book State of Fear on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Good talk with Joshua Barker about his new book State of Fear on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
Good talk with Joshua Barker about his new book State of Fear on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
Moody industrial view from West Coast Park
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Moody industrial view from West Coast Park
Ways to subvert tech bro dominance: Tiong Bahru's payphone. In a country with almost double the number of cell phone subscriptions as there are people, around 150 payphones are still in operation www.straitstimes.com/singapore/do...
February 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Ways to subvert tech bro dominance: Tiong Bahru's payphone. In a country with almost double the number of cell phone subscriptions as there are people, around 150 payphones are still in operation www.straitstimes.com/singapore/do...
Construction corruption twist in Korean crime comedy Unmasked. A script writer with a political science degree?
January 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Construction corruption twist in Korean crime comedy Unmasked. A script writer with a political science degree?
I was partly expecting essentialized imagined food communities, and although dish origins are noted they're not prescribed to particular places. There's even a recipe for Tortilla Guadalajara to compare with Tortilla a la Indonesia.
January 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I was partly expecting essentialized imagined food communities, and although dish origins are noted they're not prescribed to particular places. There's even a recipe for Tortilla Guadalajara to compare with Tortilla a la Indonesia.
Indonesia's national cookbook with over 1,600 recipes. Conceived in 1960 and first published by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1967. This edition is a recent reprint, but the original had this cover, too.
January 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Indonesia's national cookbook with over 1,600 recipes. Conceived in 1960 and first published by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1967. This edition is a recent reprint, but the original had this cover, too.
A similar map from 1950-54. The map's drafters suggested its use for the government to identify surplus districts (where there was over 180 kilograms of rice production per capita) for greater paddy purchases. I wonder whether this kind of information enabled patronage disbursal to particular areas.
January 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A similar map from 1950-54. The map's drafters suggested its use for the government to identify surplus districts (where there was over 180 kilograms of rice production per capita) for greater paddy purchases. I wonder whether this kind of information enabled patronage disbursal to particular areas.
Secret Jambi, Curious Moluccan (Dove 2011, 251).
January 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Secret Jambi, Curious Moluccan (Dove 2011, 251).
An intriguing map of Java and Madura in 1919-1920 from the IISH that shows either how much average rice "per head" (per hoofd) in picul (about 60 kilograms) the colonial civil service expected or estimated to produce (?) in each district. search.iisg.amsterdam/Record/1530885
January 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
An intriguing map of Java and Madura in 1919-1920 from the IISH that shows either how much average rice "per head" (per hoofd) in picul (about 60 kilograms) the colonial civil service expected or estimated to produce (?) in each district. search.iisg.amsterdam/Record/1530885
Such a useful collection of documents to do with Indonesian state formation. Seems underused. Perhaps this one was Harry Benda's own copy (his signature)?
January 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Such a useful collection of documents to do with Indonesian state formation. Seems underused. Perhaps this one was Harry Benda's own copy (his signature)?
This potential supreme court decision seems like a prelude to a story within Juice, the best work of fiction I read in 2024 (there were not many).
December 31, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This potential supreme court decision seems like a prelude to a story within Juice, the best work of fiction I read in 2024 (there were not many).
A balmy Singapore evening.
December 27, 2024 at 11:33 AM
A balmy Singapore evening.
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Great to talk with Mattias Fibiger about Suharto's Cold War on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
Great to talk with Mattias Fibiger about Suharto's Cold War on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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Great to talk with Mattias Fibiger about Suharto's Cold War on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
Great to talk with Mattias Fibiger about Suharto's Cold War on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
Which neighbours in Southeast Asia? Interesting he made these claims at an FAO conference as FAO data indicates rice yields in the Philippines are average for the region rather than lackluster, and have improved in recent years.
December 12, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Which neighbours in Southeast Asia? Interesting he made these claims at an FAO conference as FAO data indicates rice yields in the Philippines are average for the region rather than lackluster, and have improved in recent years.
A macaque ambush is surely just around the next corner...
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 AM
A macaque ambush is surely just around the next corner...