Laurie J SearsLaurie J. Sears is the Walker Family Endowed Professor in History at the University of Washington. She is the author of several books, including Situated Testimonies: Dread and Enchantment in an Indonesian Literary Archive(U. of Hawai'i Press,2013) and Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales (Duke University Press, 1996). Read More Read Less