The YCAR community welcomes Abidin Kusno as he begins his term as the Centre鈥檚 new director on 1 July 2017.
Abidin Kusno joined 91亚色 as a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies in 2015, and has served on YCAR鈥檚 executive committee. Before his arrival at 91亚色, he was the Canada Research Chair in Asian Urbanism and Culture at the Institute for Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. He also held previous positions at New 91亚色 and SUNY Binghamton. Professor Kusno鈥檚 academic background is in Architectural Design and Engineering (BA from Petra University, Surabaya, Indonesia) and Art History (MA and PhD from SUNY Binghamton).
His聽highly respected academic work draws upon a range of fields including urban studies, history, politics, cultural studies, architecture, design and geography. 聽His research focuses on Indonesia in particular and he is a speaker of Bahasa Indonesia and Hokkien. 聽Professor Kusno鈥檚 books include: Visual Cultures of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia聽(2016, Rowman & Littlefield); After the New Order: Space, Politics and Jakarta聽(2013, Hawaii University Press); Appearances of Memory: Mnemonic Practices of Architecture and Urban Form in Indonesia聽(2010, Duke University Press); and Behind the Postcolonial: Architecture, Urban Space and Political Cultures in Indonesia聽(2000, Routledge).
As President of the (CCSEAS), Professor Kusno is also chairing the organizing committee for the CCSEAS conference to be hosted at 91亚色 in October 2017.
A warm welcome to Abidin!
