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Rudolf Mrazek

Name: Rudolf Mrazek

Title(s):

  • Professor of History

Contact Information: 734.764.6588 , rdlf@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/facstaff/facultydetail.asp?ID=118

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CSEAS
  • CREES
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • History

Education Background: Ph.D., Czechoslovak Academy, Prague, 1987; M.A., Charles University, 1980; B.A., Charles University, Prague, Czeck Republic, 1964

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Russian and East European Studies

Related Countries:

  • Indonesia
  • Czech Republic

Research/Teaching Specialization: Modern Southeast Asian history, especially Indonesia

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Technology and Colonialism in Southeast Asia; World War II in Southeast Asia; Modern Southeast Asia; Scholars and Officials in Colonial Southeast Asia; Exile and Prison in Modern Southeast Asia; Modern Island Southeast Asian Visual and History; Cities and

Publications:

  • Literature or Revolution: Writing Robust in a Postcolonial Metropolis. Spring 2006. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Jakarta Promenades: Postcolonial Metropolis 1911-2000. forthcoming. (Authored Book)
  • Bypasses and Flyovers: Studying Postcolonial Metropolis. November 2004. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Engineers of Happy Land: Technology and Colonialism in a Colony. 2002. (Authored Book)