The Asian Ethnology Podcast

Asian Ethnology / Benjamin Dorman

The Asian Ethnology Podcast features conversations with scholars, researchers, editors, and practitioners working across anthropology, folklore, religion, media, and Asian studies. Alongside academic ideas and research, the podcast also explores the experiences, encounters, and unexpected moments that shape fieldwork, scholarship, and cultural life.

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The Asian Ethnology Podcast

Episodes (34)

May 20th Developmental Ethics and the Question of “Worthwhile” Development
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The Asian Ethnology Podcast

May 20, 2026
31 minutes
28 MB

In this episode of the Asian Ethnology Podcast, Ben Dorman speaks with Benjamin Huffman about the FIRE Program (First Year Innovation & Research Experience) and its efforts to encourage students to think critically and ethically about development, social change, and human flourishing from the very beginning of their university education. Huffman discusses how the program combines interdisciplinary learning, research experience, and ethical reflection to move beyond narrow economic understandings of development. Drawing on examples from international development, philosophy, and community engagement, he explores questions such as: What makes development genuinely “worthwhile”? Who benefits from modernization and economic growth? And h...

The Asian Ethnology Podcast

Developmental Ethics and the Question of “Worthwhile” Development

Asian Ethnology / Benjamin Dorman

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