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Contributor’s profile: Vannessa Hearman

Vannessa Hearman.

Vannessa Hearman is a researcher and PhD candidate in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is working on a research project on the relationship between Islam and the politics of memory in post-authoritarian Indonesia. For her PhD dissertation, she is examining the mass killings and political violence in East Java from 1965-1968, focusing on political transition and violence affecting the area in that period. She has longstanding research interests in human rights issues in Indonesia and East Timor and has previously researched perceptions on truth and reconciliation among 1965 political prisoners. Between 2000-2002, she worked for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) as an interpreter. Originally trained in economics and economic history, her Masters in Asian Studies from the University of Melbourne analysed private sector participation in post-conflict reconstruction in East Timor.

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