• 4: Professor, Explorer and Geographer, Dr. Niki Alsford discusses 'Taiwan as Ocean,' The Haenyeo Freedivers of Jeju Island and More!

  • Jan 8 2025
  • Durée: 34 min
  • Podcast

4: Professor, Explorer and Geographer, Dr. Niki Alsford discusses 'Taiwan as Ocean,' The Haenyeo Freedivers of Jeju Island and More!

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  • A small island state, or a big ocean state?
    Prof. Niki Alsford and podcast host, Josh, discuss the concepts of land and ocean, how islands in the pacific are seeing a gradual reframing from 'small island states' to 'big ocean states,' and what impact this has on Taiwan. They also discuss how scientific data and indigenous knowledge can be combined, particularly in the field of environmental conservation!

    Niki Alsford is a Professor of Anthropology and Human Geography and Director of the Institutes for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) and the Institute for Area and Migration Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. He is also a Research Associate at SOAS, University of London, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford.

    Additionally, he is a Chartered Geographer with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), where he is also a Fellow, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Royal Asiatic Society.
    Professor Alsford is an established Explorer at the Explorers' Club, being a member of the Britain & Ireland Chapter.

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