Michael Brose

Michael Brose is a Professor of Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. He also serves as Director of the East Asian Studies Center. His research focuses on Yuan-Ming China's social history, the socio-political role of Yunnan's Muslim communities, and applying digital methods like GIS for historical analysis. He teaches courses on East Asian history, the Mongol Empire, Chinese Muslim heritage, and comparative frontier studies.

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His work bridges historical research with modern economic analyses, particularly examining halal food networks and transregional identities. Brose has organized international workshops on topics like 'Halal Economies' and 'Sinology During the Cold War.' He has secured significant grants including a Max Planck Institute stipend and a Fritz Thyssen Foundation grant for conference support.

• Grants/Fellowships: 2020-21 Max Planck Institute grant; 2018 Fritz Thyssen Stiftung €22k grant (co-PI).

Brose actively participates in academic networks, presenting at conferences in Berlin, Paris, Hong Kong, and Jerusalem. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining traditional historiography with digital methodologies to explore ethnic dynamics and religious practices in pre-modern and modern East Asia.