Edgar Liao's guest appearances

Edgar Liao

Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast

socialservice.sg

Peter Kelly

Chris Brickell

Vincent Ng

Lara Saguisag

Kim Phillips

Ben Parsons

Kenneth Paul Tan

Colleen Vasconcellos

Bonnie Evans

Okezi T. Otovo

Andrew R. Ruis

Marah Gubar

Rachel Rains Winslow

Megan Birk

Katherine S. Cartwright

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Final-year PhD candidate in the University of British Columbia’s Department of History Edgar Liao studies the history of youth in Singapore. His work is informed both by his archival work and his previous experience as a volunteer and youth leader in the youth work scene in the country. After helping us understand the theoretical (Foucauldian) concepts he employs, Edgar explains how Singapore’s youth policies as well as patterns of inclusion and exclusion inform the history of the present. He describes a dualistic discourse: Of the Singapore state empowering youths with resources for development, while scrutinising and policing their activity and activism at the same time. Edgar specialises in the global history of childhood and youth and the history of the Cold War, imperialism, and decolonisation in twentieth-century South East Asia. My conversation with Edgar is part of our 2021 focus on researchers in Singapore (https://socialservice.sg/podcast/).

Final-year PhD candidate in the University of British Columbia’s Department of History Edgar Liao studies the history of youth in Singapore. His work is informed both by his archival work and his previous experience as a volunteer and youth leader in the youth work scene in the country. After helping us understand the theoretical (Foucauldian) concepts he employs, Edgar explains how Singapore’s youth policies as well as patterns of inclusion and exclusion inform the history of the present. He describes a dualistic discourse: Of the Singapore state empowering youths with resources for development, while scrutinising and policing their activity and activism at the same time. Edgar specialises in the global history of childhood and youth and the history of the Cold War, imperialism, and decolonisation in twentieth-century South East Asia. My conversation with Edgar is part of our 2021 focus on researchers in Singapore (<a href="https://socialservice.sg/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://socialservice.sg/podcast/</a>).

The history of the making of youth - and the history of the present - in youth-conscious, youth-centred Singapore: PhD candidate Edgar Liao

Episode Notes Edgar Liao's student feature interview, conducted by Dr Alicia Altorfer Ong, an Independent Scholar Support Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcy This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> Edgar Liao's student feature interview, conducted by Dr Alicia Altorfer Ong, an Independent Scholar Support Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcy" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcy</a> This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinecast</a>.

4.7: Edgar Liao Interview