Matthew I. Cohen
Professor/Dramatic Arts
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Scholarly Contributions
164 Scholarly Contributions
Preservation and Study of Wayang at Yale University. Invited presentation at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), November 8, 2023.
2023
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Indian Shadow Puppetry. Panelist in a Puppet Forum held at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry with the Indian scholar-practitioner Rahul Koonathara and Professor Claudia Orenstein, in conjunction with the exhibition “Tradition and Revolution in Indian Shadow Puppetry” at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.
2023
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Yudhistira meets Sunan Kalijaga in the Serat Centhini: An Epistemological Mash-Up as a Charter Myth for the Transmission of Wayang Tradition in Java. Invited keynote presentation for the International Webinar: Literature and Art in the Javanese Tradition. Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, August 11, 2023.
2023
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Wayang Wahana and the modernization of Javanese wayang kulit. Keynote Address at the Sixth International Conference on Performing Arts (ICPA): Reinforcing Puppet Identity in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4. Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta.
2023
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Wayang Thithi, Wayang Kulit Tionghoa, Wacinwa: Origins and Revival of a Modern Chinese-Javanese Shadow Puppet Theatre. Invited public lecture at the Jogja International Heritage Festival, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), November 6, 2023.
2023
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Review of Jaap Erkelens, Dardanella: Perintis Teater Indonesia Modern, Duta Kesenian Indonesia Melanglang Buana.
2024
Research Type: Book Review
Who is the Dalang? The Indonesian art of shadow puppetry sheds light on our new political reality.
2024
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/american-politics-shadow-puppetry
Gambyong Style: Golek Puppetry and Social Dancing in the Centhini.
2024
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
The Exhibition Value of Wayang in Colonial Modernity: The Case of Tasripin’s Puppets
2024
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Partasuwanda and wayang golek modern: Teknik and modernization in Sundanese rod puppetry
2024
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Wayang Kulit Tionghoa: Assembling a Modern Chinese-Javanese Shadow Puppet Theatre
2024
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Review of Sumarsam, The In-Between in Javanese Performing Arts: History and Myth, Interculturalism and Interreligiosity
2025
Research Type: Book Review