Faculty of Arts Asia Institute

Mr Justin Wejak

Indonesian Studies

Room 212
Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Building 158, Parkville Campus
The University of Melbourne

Tel: + 61 3 8344 7184
Fax: + 61 3 9349 4870
Email: justinw@unimelb.edu.au

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Background

Justin was born and raised in Lembata, an eastern island of Indonesia. He studied philosophy in Flores, theology and anthropology in Melbourne, and is currently a PhD student in history at the University of Melbourne. He is writing on “Catholicism and Communism in Indonesia in the 1960s: An Analysis of the Catholic Position on the Coup Attempt of 1 October 1965 and the Ensuing Political Violence of 1965-66”.

Research Interests

Justin's major research interests include philosophy of religion, theology, social anthropology and history.

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