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Arjun Subrahmanyan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at Murdoch University, specializing in socio-political and intellectual change in modern Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand. His research focuses on the localization of Western-derived modernity concepts, including democratic politics, urbanization, capitalism, and revolutionary movements.
Subrahmanyan's work emphasizes Thailand's 1932 constitutional revolution and its enduring social impacts. He authored Amnesia: A History of Democratic Idealism in Modern Thailand (2021), analyzing democratic ideals post-1932, and co-authored an undergraduate textbook on the Asia-Pacific War. His publications span Thai history from the interwar period to contemporary issues, addressing topics like Buddhist-political intersections, World War II impacts, and postwar political dynamics.
His articles and reviews engage with themes such as monarchy, nationalism, labor history, and architectural modernism in Thailand. Subrahmanyan's scholarship bridges Thai-specific contexts with broader Southeast Asian and global historical frameworks, contributing to debates on historiography, memory, and colonial legacies.
Teaching and supervision roles at Murdoch University reflect his commitment to undergraduate education and critical historical analysis. His research highlights unresolved tensions from Thailand's modernization processes, offering insights into contemporary sociopolitical challenges.
