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Susie Protschky is a Full Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, specializing in Global Political History with a focus on Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, Southeast Asian history, and the history of photography. Her research explores visual cultures of war, environmental disasters, gender, race, and citizenship in colonial contexts. Previously, she held positions at Deakin University (2021–2023), Monash University (2010–2021), and the University of Western Australia (2008–2010). She earned her PhD in History from the University of New South Wales (2007) and a Bachelor of Economic History (Honours) from the University of Sydney. Her work has been funded by major grants from the Australian Research Council and institutions including the Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV).
Protschky’s research outputs include the award-winning book Photographic Subjects: Monarchy and Visual Culture in Colonial Indonesia (2019), which analyzes how colonial photography reinforced Dutch monarchical legitimacy in Indonesia. Her current project, Seeing Like a Soldier: Photography and Colonial Violence in Dutch Indonesia, examines wartime imagery from the Aceh War (1873) to the Indonesian National Revolution (1950). She has also edited volumes on modern Southeast Asian history and colonial visual culture.
Her academic interests span colonial and decolonial histories, visual representation, and environmental history. Notable contributions include studies on Indonesian geotourism’s colonial origins, the role of photography in documenting colonial violence, and the intersection of monarchy and empire. She has received prestigious awards such as the Asian Studies Association of Australia Mid-Career Book Prize (2020) and an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2020).
Protschky teaches courses on global history, political history, and research methodologies. She is an editorial board member of Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, a leading journal in Southeast Asian humanities. Her work frequently intersects with public engagement, including media commentary on Dutch colonial history and Indonesia’s postcolonial memory.
