Faizah Zakaria

Faizah Zakaria
Southeast Asia. Historian. Religion and Ecology

Photo: North Sumatra, 2016
About
Hello! I am a historian of Southeast Asia, focusing on the environment and religion in the maritime region. I completed my PhD in History at Yale University in Dec 2017. Prior to that, I obtained a B.Sc (Hons) in Mathematics and English, along with an M.A in Southeast Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore.

At present, I am a postdoctoral research affiliate at the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University. In fall 2019, I will be joining the history department at Nanyang Technological University.

Research
My current research focuses on conversions, sacred landscapes, indigenous forest communities and more-than-human relationships in Southeast Asia. I have also published on mass violence in the twentieth century and indigenous constructions of health.

See the CV below for details. Feel free to email me if you are interested to read any of the full pieces.
Interests
I am interested in exploring interdisciplinary approaches to historical research and incorporating non-conventional archives such as visual and scientific proxy records as well as digital tools.

Reads and Resources has an evolving list of digitized sources and databases pertaining to Southeast Asian history, together with news sources on the region and or the environment more broadly.
Curriculum Vitae
ORCID
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Projects

Spiritual Anthropocene - Converting a Maritime Southeast Asian Uplands
Book manuscript in progress based on my doctoral dissertation.
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Photo: A tomb at the North Sumatran uplands, 2016
Southeast Asia's Ring of Fire - Ways of Knowing in Past and Present
Research project in progress. Click on the projects button for an overview.

Photo: Crater of the dormant volcano, Tangkuban Perahu, in West Java, Indonesia, 2012

The Construction of Charisma in conservation
Research project in progress. Click on the projects button for an overview

Photo: Dovima with Elephants, first published in Harper's Bazaar, 1955. Credit: Richard Avedon
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faizahz@ntu.edu.sg
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Faizah Zakaria

Southeast Asia. Historian. Religion and Ecology Photo: North Sumatra, 2016

About

Research

Interests

Curriculum Vitae

ORCID

Projects

Spiritual Anthropocene - Converting a Maritime Southeast Asian Uplands

Southeast Asia's Ring of Fire - Ways of Knowing in Past and Present

The Construction of Charisma in conservation

Social Feed

Check out my latest updates!

Contact

Do send an email or a message if you are interested in similar issues!

Southeast Asia. Historian. Religion and Ecology

Photo: North Sumatra, 2016