Bernard Arps


Name: Bernard Arps

Title(s):

  • Netherlands Visiting Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Chair, SE Asia & Oceania Languages & Cultures, Leiden University

Contact Information: B.Arps@let.leidenuniv.nl

Website: http://website.leidenuniv.nl/~arpsb/

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CES-EUC

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Center for European Studies-European Union Center

Education Background: D.Litt., Leiden University, 1992; M.A., Leiden University, 1986; B.A., Leiden University, 1982

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Southeast Asian Studies

Related Countries:

  • Indonesia
  • Netherlands

Research/Teaching Specialization: Media, performance, thematization, control over language, and promotion (propaganda, publicity, proselytization, conscientization, enculturation, and kindred processes)

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Language and culture in Southeast Asia; Modern Media in Indonesia; Elementary Javanese, Literary Criticism, Philology and Media studies; Performance Studies; Javanese Traditional Literature and Poetics; Shadow Puppetry in Southeast Asia