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Academic Staff

Ballard, Dr Chris

chris.ballard@anu.edu.au
BA (Hons), PhD (ANU)
Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Human rights and violence; resource ownership, land rights and autonomy; cross-cultural encounters and concepts of 'race'; agricultural transformation; history, anthropology, archaeology and geography; regional interests in Indonesia and Melanesia.

Barmé, Professor Geremie

geremie.barme@anu.edu.au
BA, PhD (Asian Studies), FAHA
Professor, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: 20th century Chinese intellectual and cultural history; contemporary Chinese cultural and intellectual debates; modern historiography; Ming-Qing literature and aesthetics; and Cultural Revolution history.

Cribb, Dr Robert

robert.cribb@anu.edu.au
PhD (SOAS, London) BA(Hons) (Queensland)
Senior Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Robert Cribb's research interests focus mainly on Indonesia, though he has some interest in other parts of Southeast Asia (especially Malaysia and Burma/Myanmar) and in Inner Asia. The themes of his research are: mass violence and crime; national identity; environmental politics; and historical geography.

D'Arcy, Dr Paul

paul.darcy@anu.edu.au
BA (Hons) Otago, MA (Otago), PhD (ANU)
Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: The history of conflict and conflict resolution in the Asia Pacific region; Pacific maritime & naval history; environmental history; indigenous history; interdisciplinary methodology; comparative, regional history in the Asia Pacific region.

Douglas, Dr Bronwen

bronwen.douglas@anu.edu.au
BA (Hons)(Adelaide), PhD (ANU)
Senior Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Science, art, and the history of race in Oceania; the history and theory of agency in Oceanic encounters and representations; Christianity, gender, and community in Melanesia.

Govor, Dr Elena

elena.govor@anu.edu.au
Diploma(Hons) (Minsk Institute of Culture, USSR), PhD (ANU)
Research Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Ethnohistory of Nuku-Hiva; Russian studies of Nuku-Hiva in 1804; Russian voyages in Oceania, history of science of race in Russia; Russian sources on South Pacific; Miklouho-Maclay visit to New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in 1879; Russian Anzacs; history of early Russian immigration in Australia; database of early Russian immigrants in Australia.

Jackson, Dr Peter

peter.jackson@anu.edu.au
BA (UNE), MA Prelim (Sydney), MA (Hons)(Mac), PhD (ANU)
Deputy Convenor and Senior Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Thai cultural history; history of sexuality and sexual cultures; Buddhism and religious studies.

Lal, Professor Brij

brij.lal@anu.edu.au
OF, BA (USP), MA (UBC), PhD (ANU), FAHA
Professor, Division of Pacific and Asian History; Professor, The Pacific Centre
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Interests: Contemporary Pacific Islands history; Fiji; comparative constitutionalism; plantation systems and labour history; Asian diaspora.

Li, Dr Tana

tana.li@anu.edu.au
BA, MA (Peking University), Grad Dip, PhD (ANU)
Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History; Director, Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora (CSCSD)
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Interests: History of Vietnamese society, economy and technology, 15th-19th centuries; regional trade and the history of ports in the South China Sea region; Vietnamese historiography

Morris-Suzuki, Professor Tessa

tessa.morris-suzuki@anu.edu.au
BA (Hons) (Bristol), PhD (Bath), FAHA
Convenor and Professor of Japanese History, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: The social history of Japanese technology; national identity and ethnic minorities in Japan; the history of indigenous peoples in Northeast Asia; modern Japanese historiography; globalisation processes (with particular reference to Northeast Asia).

Penny, Dr Benjamin

benjamin.penny@anu.edu.au
BA (Sydney), MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (ANU)
Research Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Petrov, Dr Leonid

leonid.petrov@anu.edu.au
MA (Hons) in Asian and African Studies (SPbU), PhD in History (ANU)
Research Associate, Division of Pacific and Asian History, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
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Interests: Socio-economic history of Korea; political history of DPRK (North Korea); inter-Korean conflicts and cooperation; ethnic Koreans in Russia; Communist and Post-communist Studies; Russia and North Korea.

Roberts, Dr Claire

claire.roberts@anu.edu.au
BA, MA (Art history and Chinese), PhD (Chinese history)
Research Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Chinese visual culture, art history and cultural history, in particular the period post 1800s; contemporary Chinese art; Chinese photography; the photography of China; Chinese textiles and dress; North Asian art, decorative arts and design; heritage studies; museum and curatorial studies, China Heritage Project

Shen, Mr Dajun

Interests: China Heritage Project

Tamura, Dr Keiko

keiko.tamura@anu.edu.au
MA, PhD(Asian Studies)
Interests: Australia-Japan relationship; Japan in Australian moving images; women and migration; expatriates in Japan; war and memory.

Wells, Professor Ken

Ken.Wells@anu.edu.au
PhD (ANU)
Professor, Division of Pacific and Asian History; Convenor, ANU Centre for Korean Studies
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Interests: History of the relation between religion, nationalism and social change in modern Korea; gender movements in modern Korea; family strategies and socio-political change in 20th-century Korea.
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General & Research Staff

Badstuebner, Ms Jennifer

asiarights@anu.edu.au
Interests: Asia Rights Journal

Collins, Ms Oanh

hoang.collins@anu.edu.au

Cooke, Dr Nola

nola.cooke@anu.edu.au
BA(Hons), MA(Hons) (Syd), PhD
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Interests: The history of southern Vietnam under the Nguyen, 17-19th centuries; Vietnamese historiography of that period; Catholicism in traditional Vietnam; the historical interactions of Chinese and local peoples in south-eastern Indochina.

Gruber, Ms Helen

helen.gruber@anu.edu.au

Luker, Dr Vicki

Vicki.Luker@anu.edu.au
BA Hons (Melb), BA Hons (Syd), PhD (ANU)
Editor, Journal of Pacific History
Distributed by Taylor & Francis Group
Visiting Fellow, State Society and Governance in Melanesia
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McArthur, Ms Maxine

maxine.mcarthur@anu.edu.au
Interests: Japan

McIntosh, Ms Dorothy

dorothy.mcintosh@anu.edu.au

Sandanam, Ms Indranee

indranee.sandanam@anu.edu.au

Wood, Mr Michael

Michael.wood@anu.edu.au
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PhD Scholars

Alston, Mr Dane

dane.alston@anu.edu.au
Interests: Korea
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Ando, Mr Takemasa

takemasa.ando@anu.edu.au
Interests: Japan

Apcymru, Mr Bryn

bryn.apcymru@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Baker, Mr Brett

brett.baker@anu.edu.au
Interests: Indonesia

Black, Ms Philippa

pm.black@auckland.ac.nz
Interests: Pacific

Churchman, Mr Michael

michael.churchman@anu.edu.au
Interests: China/Vietnam

Clarke, Rev Jeremy

jeremy.clarke@anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Cookson, Mr Michael

michael.cookson@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Darroch, Mr George

george.darroch@anu.edu.au
Interests: Indonesia

Doulman, Ms Jane

jane.doulman@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Driver, Mr Adam

adam.driver@anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Duensing, Ms Dawn

dawn.duensing@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Garnaut, Mr Anthony

anthony.garnaut@anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Howes, Ms Hilary

hilary.howes@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific/PNG

Hurle, Mr Rob

robert.hurle@anu.edu.au
Interests: Southeast Asia

Jansaeng, Ms Apiradee

apiradee.jansaeng@anu.edu.au
Interests: Southeast Asia

Karashima, Mr Masato

masato.karashima@anu.edu.au
Interests: Japan

Kawamura, Mr Satofumi

satofumi.kawamura@anu.edu.au
Interests: Japan

Manickam, Ms Sandra Khor

sandra.manickam@anu.edu.au
Interests: Southeast Asia, British Malaya, race, Malay identity and literature.
Webpage: http://www.klari.net/ingrid/sandra/

Nguyen, Ms Tina Van Anh

tina.ngyuen@anu.edu.au
Interests: Vietnam

Raj, Mr Ashwin

ashwin.raj@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Sombuk, Mr Musa

musa.sombuk@anu.edu.au
Interests: Melanesia

Tokunaga, Ms Risa

risa.tokunaga@anu.edu.au
Interests: Japan

Wong, Mr Yee Tuan

yeetuan.wong@anu.edu.au
Interests: SE Asia
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Visitors

Barnard, Dr Noel

Interests: China

Dai, Qing

dq8731@gmail.com
Haerbin Military Engineering College, China ARC Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History and Contemporary China Centre

de Rachewiltz, Dr Igor

ider@coombs.anu.edu.au
PhD (ANU), Doct. h.c. (Rome), FAHA
Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Denoon, Emeritus Professor Donald

denoon@docmatric.com.au
BA (Hons) (Natal), PhD (Cantab)
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Settler societies and their relations with indigenous peoples; Papua New Guinea\'s independence; Pacific Island medical history; Pacific Island mining history; the creation and destruction of regional identities.

Doar, Dr Bruce

bruce.doar@anu.edu.au

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
Interests: China Heritage Newsletter

Dobbin, Dr Christine

Interests: Southeast Asia

Elvin, Emeritus Professor Mark

mark.elvin@anu.edu.au
MA (Cantab et Oxon), PhD (Cambridge)
Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Chinese history: environment, economy, demography, proto-science, geography, emotions.

Fox, Dr Josephine

shilin@coombs.anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Greenbaum, Dr Jamie

james.greenbaum@anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Gunson, Dr Niel

niel.gunson@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Higuchi, Dr Wakako

wakako.higuchi@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Horesh, Dr Niv

niv.horesh@anu.edu.au
Interests: China

Johns, Emeritus Professor Tony

tony.johns@anu.edu.au
Interests: Southeast Asia

Johnson, Dr Wally

wallyjohnson@grapevine.com.au
Interests: PNG/Pacific

Johnston, Dr Ewan

ewan.johnston@anu.edu.au

Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
Interests: Pacific

Kusa, Dr Julian

julian.kusa@anu.edu.au
Interests: Southeast Asia

Marr, Emeritus Professor David

david.marr@anu.edu.au
BA (Dartmouth), MA, PhD (California)
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: 20th century history of Vietnam; comparative revolutions in Asia.

McCormack, Emeritus Professor Gavan

gavan.mccormack@anu.edu.au
MA, LLB (Melb), BA (Hons), MA, PhD (Lond), FAHA
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Modern Japanese (and East Asian) political, intellectual and environmental history; changing views of nature in the course of modernisation in Japan and East Asia, especially in respect of rivers and water; regional environmental history; struggles over the definition of past (especially China and Pacific wars) and future (beyond capitalism and the Cold War) identities in Japan; North Korea as regional and global problem in early 21st century, with especial reference to the Japan-North Korean relationship.

Nelson, Emeritus Professor Hank

hank@coombs.anu.edu.au
BA, MEd (Melb), PhD (UPNG)
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History; Chairman, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Project
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Interests: History of Papua New Guinea; relations between Papua New Guinea and Australia; current politics of Papua New Guinea.

Penders, Dr Chris

chrisp@coombs.anu.edu.au
Interests: Indonesia

Rimmer, Emeritus Professor Peter

peter.rimmer@anu.edu.au
MA (Manc), PhD (Cant), GradCertEduc (Cantab), FASSA
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History
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Interests: Economic geographer specialising in urban and regional development in the Asia-Pacific Rim and the role of transport (road, rail, sea and air) and communications.

Spurway, Dr John

john.spurway@anu.edu.au
Interests: Fiji

Terrell, Ms Jennifer

jennifer.terrell@anu.edu.au
Interests: Journal of Pacific History

Tsu, Dr Timothy Yun Hui

timothy.tsu@anu.edu.au
M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton), B.A. (International Christian University, Japan)
Research Fellow, Division of Pacific & Asian History
Interests: Japans Colonial Rule of Taiwan; Japan and Colonial Southeast Asia; Japan and the Overseas Chinese; Nature and Culture in Modern Japan; Religion and society in Late Imperial China.

Welch, Dr Ian

ian.welch@anu.edu.au
TSTC (Vic); BA, MA (Monash); MEd (Canberra); PhD (ANU)
Interests: Christian Missions to the Chinese in Australia; the work of the Church Missionary Society and the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society in Fukien Province, China; the Anglican Church in China (Sheng Kung Hui); Australian Missionaries in China; Australian missionary history.

White, Dr Sally

sally.white@anu.edu.au
Interests: Indonesia

Winter, Dr Christine

Christine.Winter@anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific
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The Pacific Centre


[http://rspas.anu.edu.au/tpc]

Clarke, Dr William (Bill)

wclarke@coombs.anu.edu.au
Interests: Pacific

Firth, Dr Stewart

BA (Hons) (Sydney), MA (Hons) (ANU), D.Phil (Oxford)
Head, The Pacific Centre
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Interests: In recent years my research has focussed on regional security issues in the Pacific, as well as the impact of globalisation, especially the impact of free trade arrangements on Fiji. My most recent book is a textbook on Australian foreign policy.

Ward, Emeritus Professor Gerard

rgw420@coombs.anu.edu.au
BA (New Zealand-Auckland University College), MA (Hons) (New Zealand), PhD (London)
Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, The Pacific Centre
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Interests: Pacific
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Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora


[http://rspas.anu.edu.au/cscsd/]

Li, Dr Tana

tana.li@anu.edu.au
BA, MA (Peking University), Grad Dip, PhD (ANU)
Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History; Director, Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora (CSCSD)
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Interests: History of Vietnamese society, economy and technology, 15th-19th centuries; regional trade and the history of ports in the South China Sea region; Vietnamese historiography
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Pacific Manuscripts Bureau


[http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/]

Maidment, Mr Ewan

Ewan.Maidment@anu.edu.au
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