Expertise
Cambodian Literature & Culture, Genocide & Survivor Literature
Research Interests
Cambodian Literature & Culture; Genocide & Survivor Literature
Education
- Ph.D.: Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures, (2002), University of London SOAS - London, United Kingdom
- M.A.: Asian Studies, (1997), Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
- Other: Multicultural Education, (1989), University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, MA
- B.A.: Classical Studies, (1980), Tufts University - Medford, MA
Biosketch
Associate Teaching Professor in Cambodian Language & Culture; Coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor; Director of International Partnerships for Cambodia.
Selected Publications
- Chigas, G. (2005). Cambodia.
- Chigas, G. (2000). A Litmus Test for Hun Sen. The Bangkok Post, (March 21).
- Chigas, G. (2000). Cornering the Khmer Rouge. The Bangkok Post, (March 19).
- Chigas, G. (2000). The Politics of Defining Justice After the Cambodian Genocide. Journal of Genocide Research, 2 245-265.
- Chigas, G. (2000). The Trial of the Khmer Rouge: The Role of the Tuel Sleng and Santebal Archives. Harvard Asia Quarterly, 4(1).
- Chigas, G. (1999). A review of Cambodian Shadow Theater by Pech Tum Kravel. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, (Fall).
- Chigas, G. (1999). Cambodian Survival Literature: Questions of Definition. The Bridge Review, 2.
- Chigas, G., Cook, D.S. (1999). Putting the Khmer Rouge on Trial. The Bangkok Post, (October 31).
- Chigas, G. (1999). The Emergence of Twentieth Century Cambodian Literary Institutions.
- Chigas, G. (1999). Three Brothers.
- Chigas, G. (1994). Resolute Heart: Selected Writing From Lowell s Cambodian Community.
- Chigas, G. (1992). Wind and Rain; Dreaming of Sugar Cane; and Waiting for E.S.L. Class.
- Chigas, G. (1991). Cambodia's Lament.
- Chigas, G. (1988). Chanthy's Garden. Loom Press
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Southeast Asian Digital Archive (2017), Grant - National Endowment for the Humanities
Kim, S.J. (Principal), Uy, P.S., Chigas, G., Sampas, A. - UMass Lowell Southeast Asian Digital Archive (2017), Grant - Creative Economy Initiatives Fund
Kim, S.J. (Principal), Uy, P.S. (Co-Principal), Chigas, G., Kirschbaum, S.