Researcher

Dr. Christopher M. Joll

Position

Research Fellow

Expertise

Anthropology, History, Islamic studies Inter-religious (Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism), Trans-national (Thailand and Malaysia, the Indian Ocean)

Phone number

02-2187412

Email

cmjoll@gmail.com

Qualification
Institute name

Ph.D. Institute of the Malay World & Civilization (ATMA), National University of Malaysia (UKM) (2009)

Malaysia

Trinity Collage London Certificate in teaching English as a Second language, EDENZ Language School (2000)

New Zealand

Bachelor of Divinity, Laidlaw Collage, Auckland, (1999)

New Zealand

Bachelor of Horticulture, Massey University, Palmerston North (1996)

New Zealand

List
Year

Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Muslim Studies, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University (October 2019–present

2019

Adjunct Research Fellow, Religious Studies Program, School Social and Cultural Studies, Victoria University of Wellington (January 2011–June 2012

2017

Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia

February 2016–present

Religious anthropology (specifically the anthropology of Islam), Visual anthropology, and Linguistic anthropology. Sufi, modernist, reformist, and revivalist Islamic movements Ethno-linguistic and ethno-religious dynamics in sub-national conflicts

List
Year

List

Since February 2016, I have been adjunct faculty at the Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia, where I have built a cohort of post-graduate students conducting fieldwork in South Thailand. I also function as second (local) supervisor to PhD candidates from Cambridge University, Aberdeen University, and Doshisha University (Japan), and City University of Hong Kong.

List
Year

Malayness in the Thai South: Ethnonym Use and Cultural Heritage among Muslims in Chana District, Songkhla." Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia 38 (2):195–222. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (37) 2: 290–319. Q2,

2023

Tok Takia's Legacy in Ayutthaya, Thailand: Tracing Qadriyyah Circulations through the Bay of Bengal. Studia Islamika 29, no. 3, Q1,

2022

Contextualizing Discrimination of Religious and Linguistic Minorities in South Thailand. Muslim World Journal of Human Rights 18(1), 1–25

2021

The Religious Geography of Malay South Thailand: Revisiting the Impact of South Asian and Middle Eastern Transnational Islamic Movements. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 35(2), 343–363.

2020