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John Roosa is a Professor at the Department of History, University of British Columbia, specializing in Southeast Asia, Nationalism, Imperialism, Oral History, and Human Rights. His work bridges Empire & Colonialism, Global & International History, and Law & Society, with a regional focus on Asia.
Roosa’s research explores the 1965-66 Indonesian anticommunist massacres, truth commissions, political violence, and postcolonial governance. He employs oral history methods to uncover marginalized narratives and critiques state violence and authoritarianism.
- Co-winner of the George Kahin Prize (2023) for Buried Histories.
- Focus on historiography, transitional justice, and US imperialism in his publications.
His 15 most recent publications span themes like genocide, decolonization, truth commissions, and literary analysis, with subfields addressing state violence, memory studies, and political ideologies.
