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This contribution is part of the TRAFO series “Emerging Topics. Insights from ‘Behind the Scenes’”. Today, we put the spotlight on the Explorative Workshop “Acoustic Histories/Historiographies in the Asia Pacific“ that takes place at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin from 11-12 January 2018. The event format is part of the strategic cooperation of the Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland.The workshop will be convened by meLê Yamomo, an Assistant Professor of Theatre, Performance, and Sound Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He was a recent fellow at the Interweaving Performance Cultures Center (FU Berlin) and the Global Theatre Histories Center (LMU München). meLê is a current laureate of the »Veni Innovation Grant« by the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for his project “Sonic Entanglements: Listening to Modernities in Southeast Asian Sound Recordings”. He holds a PhD in Theatre Studies and Musicology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. meLê is also a theatre director and composer.&#160;Acoustic Histories/Historiographies in the Asia Pacific. An Interview with meLê Yamomo from Forum Transregionale Studien on Vimeo.&#160;&#160;  