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Theara Thun

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HYI-NUS Joint Doctoral Scholar Program

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History

Years of Stay at HYI

Aug 2012 to Dec 2016

University Affiliation (Current)

University of Hong Kong

University Affiliation

National University of Singapore

Mr. Theara Thun was born in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. In 2008, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia. In 2009, he received a scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation to pursue an M.A. in Southeast Asian Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Returning to Cambodia in July 2011, he was recruited as a lecturer in the Department of History of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). In August 2012, he was awarded a HYI-NUS Joint Doctoral Scholarship. His research interests include the cultural and political history of mainland Southeast Asia.

Recent Publications

  1. Thun, T. (2025). Becoming Paṇḍit: Religious Teachings, Diploma Politics, and Doctoral Education in Post-War Cambodia. Critical Asian Studies, 57(2), 274–290.
  2. Thun T. (2025). “Embodied National History: Leaders, Regime Change, and Regional Historiographical Trends of Independent Cambodia.” International Journal of Asian Studies 22(1):123–140. DOI: 10.1017/S1479591424000184
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