Episode 139: Analyn Salvador-Amores, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Baguio

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan interviews Analyn Salvador-Amores (Ikin), Professor of Anthropology and former Director of the Museo Kordilyera at the University of the Philippines Baguio. Together, they discuss how the recent tourism trend has revitalized Kalinga tattoos, a tradition of the ethnolinguistic group in Buscalan village, northern Luzon, Philippines. Having conducted anthropological research on traditional tattoos for over 30 years, Professor Ikin provides nuanced insights into how tourism has changed the village's landscape, tattoo practices, and reshaped gender dynamics among tattoo practitioners. They also explore various meanings and narratives behind the tattoos of each generation, including Professor Ikin's first tattoo, given by Apo Whang-ud, now the renowned 108-year-old female tattoo artist in Buscalan.

Lightning round(Lecture Summary): 4:00 

Main interview: 7:30

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 39:48

Analyn Salvador Amores' top recommendations: 

• Fine Description: Ethnographic and Linguistic Essays by Harold Conklin's

The music on the podcast is from "14 Strings!", a Filipino style Rondalla group established in Cornell University. Check them out here. 

Produced by Adam Farihin, Neen Yada Tangcharoenmonkong and Cecilia Liu