Christopher Hulshof

Christopher Hulshof is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching undergraduate courses on Southeast Asian history, the Cold War, U.S. foreign relations, and covert operations. He mentors graduate students through the Graduate Education in Southeast Asia (GETSEA) consortium and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR).

Education:

• M.A., Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2021
• M.A., History, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2020
• B.A., History, University of California Berkeley, 2018

Dr. Hulshof's research centers on the contested formation of the post-World War II world order in Southeast Asia, analyzing how U.S. global hegemony emerged through complex interactions between American agents, European powers, and local political elites. His work emphasizes furtive diplomacy, militarism, and trans-imperial entanglements across Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaya, and the Philippines during the Cold War era.

No scientific awards are documented in available materials. His academic service includes mentoring through GETSEA and SHAFR, supporting professional development, collaborative research, and language acquisition for scholars of Southeast Asia and U.S. foreign policy.

He participates in the GETSEA consortium and SHAFR network, fostering interdisciplinary scholarship and public engagement with contemporary Southeast Asian political and cultural issues.