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Jaap Timmer is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University's School of Communication, Society and Culture, specializing in Cultural Anthropology. His research focuses on cultural change, temporalities, political theology, and religious rhetoric in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. He holds a PhD from Radboud University Nijmegen (2000) and has held fellowships at institutions like the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (2021–2023) and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (2006).
- Education:
- PhD in Anthropology, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2000
- MSc and BSc in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
- Key Research Themes:
- Cultural change and temporalities in Solomon Islands and West Papua
- Political theology and religious movements
- State-building and indigenous sovereignty
Publications & Projects: Author of Sea of Revelation (2025) and Living with Intricate Futures (2000). Current projects include studies on heritage, religion, and temporality in West Papua. Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Journal of Anthropology since 2021.
Awards & Fellowships: AIAS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2021–2023), NWO Research Fellowship (2002–2005), and ARC Discovery Grant (2015). Supervised over 20 PhD students focusing on decolonial studies, religious movements, and Pacific politics.
Teaching: Courses include Religion in the Contemporary World, Anthropology of Law, and Pacific Cultures. Active in curriculum development and interdisciplinary collaborations.
