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From Singapore, Matthew attended Goethe University Frankfurt and is working on his thesis on theatrical remediations of WWII in British Malaya, for an MA in Anglophone Literatures, Cultures, and Media. His current research interests include the environmental humanities, maritime Southeast Asia, literatures of the former East Indies, historiography, theatre, and memory studies. He also holds a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore. Prior to his MA, he worked in Theatre, Arts Education, and Advertising.