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SUMMARY:Travelogue: Postcards from Indonesia
DESCRIPTION:t’s the world’s largest archipelagic state—17\,000 
 islands (more or less) stretching more than 3\,000 miles east to west. It 
 has the fourth largest population in the world—more than 265 
 million—and the world’s largest Muslim population. Strung along the 
 so-called Ring of Fire\, Indonesia experiences more than its fair share of 
 natural disasters—earthquakes\, volcanic eruptions and 
 tsunamis.\n\nHistorian and journalist David Mould’s journey begins in the 
 province of Aceh in Sumatra—ground zero for the 2004 tsunami. Amid the 
 urban sprawl and traffic jams of the capital\, Jakarta\, he finds refuge in 
 the old colonial port of Batavia\, once the capital of the Dutch East 
 Indies with its thriving spice trade. In Bali\, he avoids Australian 
 surfers on his way to the back country and Hindu temples. Along the way he 
 explores Indonesia’s history of colonialism and regional conflict\, its 
 politics\, media and environmental challenges.\n\nRegistration not 
 required. \n\nAbout the presenter: David Mould\, Ph.D.\, Professor Emeritus 
 of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University\, has traveled widely in Asia 
 and southern Africa. Born in the UK\, he worked as a newspaper and TV 
 journalist before moving to the US in 1978. His travel essays and articles 
 have been published in Newsweek\, Christian Science Monitor\, Times Higher 
 Education\, History Ireland\, History News Network and other print and 
 online outlets. His books include Postcards from the Borderlands (Open 
 Books\, 2020)\, Monsoon Postcards: Indian Ocean Journeys (Ohio University 
 Press\, 2019) and Postcards from Stanland: Journeys in Central Asia (Ohio 
 University Press\, 2016). Kirkus Reviews describes David as “a genial 
 travel guide … an academic who does not write like an academic.” He has 
 featured in two segments on the Travel with Rick Steves show on public 
 radio stations nationwide (programs 615 and 645)\, RMWorldTravel with 
 Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa\, and other radio shows and podcasts. His 
 most recent books are two historical biographies of East India Company 
 officers and the dangerous missions they undertook—Mission to Madagascar: 
 The sergeant\, the king\, and the slave trade (Blackwater Press\, 2023) and 
 Arthur Conolly\, Victorian Spy (Blackwater Press\, to be published 
 September 2026).\n\nProgram Accommodations\n\nWe want everyone to feel 
 welcome at our library programs and events! If you need an accommodation to 
 participate\, please fill out an accommodation request form or give us a 
 call at (585) 223-9091 at least ten days before the event. A staff member 
 will be in touch to confirm the details.
LOCATION:Fairport - Community Room\, Fairport Public Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Erica Rolland":MAILTO:erica.rolland@fairportlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Travel
CONTACT;CN="Erica Rolland":MAILTO:erica.rolland@fairportlibrary.org
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