HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Music Of Cambodia, Cambodian Genocide, Culture Of Cambodia
7 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Jessica Mangold
HumCore
Professor Vo
Week 6 Lecture 1
5/7/18
Warfare, Memory, & Cambodia
- Introduction
- Binh Danh -> “Ancestral Alter” print series
- came with family as refugees from Vietnam + settled in San Jose
- traveled to Vietnam + Cambodia to learn more
- wants to pay homage to those who died during war
- combined science + art -> took leaves + uses photosynthesis process to get
pictures of those who passed away to come up
- images of Cambodians
- Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten documentary
- about how music from other nations introduced to Cambodia
- infused with traditional music + traditional language
- how music reflected historical moments in time
- director John Pirozzi collected music for 10 years
- revitalization of Cambodian music from that era
French Colonialism
- French Indochina (protectorate 1863 to 1953)
- treated the same way as Vietnam + Laos
- more effort put into colonization of Vietnam -> more people
- had more coastal area + people to exploit for labor
- Cambodia/Kampuchea
- become self-governing nation for couple of decades after French overthrown
- wanted to rebuild their nation
- starting to modernize + remain neutral during Vietnam War
- were eventually pulled into the war
- meanwhile Vietnam is engaged in war after gaining their independence
- Khmer
- people of Cambodia or the language
- some of best documentation of Cambodia during French colonization comes from
postcards that French produced
- meant to entice tourism + encourage people to visit
Collateral Damage of US Empire
- Cambodia pulled into war against its will
- were unable to protect their territory that bordered Vietnam
- North Vietnamese communists invaded Laos + Cambodia -> went through there to get
to Saigon
- led to US bombing Laos + Cambodia in order to prevent North Vietnamese
forces from getting into South Vietnam
- Nixon chose to bomb Cambodia without knowledge of American public
- bombed more than any other country during that time
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Document Summary
Came with family as refugees from vietnam + settled in san jose. Traveled to vietnam + cambodia to learn more. Wants to pay homage to those who died during war. Combined science + art -> took leaves + uses photosynthesis process to get pictures of those who passed away to come up. Binh danh -> ancestral alter print series. About how music from other nations introduced to cambodia. Infused with traditional music + traditional language. How music reflected historical moments in time. Director john pirozzi collected music for 10 years. Revitalization of cambodian music from that era. Treated the same way as vietnam + laos. More effort put into colonization of vietnam -> more people. Had more coastal area + people to exploit for labor. Some of best documentation of cambodia during french colonization comes from postcards that french produced. Become self-governing nation for couple of decades after french overthrown. Meanwhile vietnam is engaged in war after gaining their independence.
