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Nila Utami

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Project Coordinator, Transformative Memory International Network
email nila.utami@ubc.ca

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Nila is the Project Coordinator for SSHRC Partnership Grant project “Transformative Memory International Network” co-led by Dr. Erin Baines (SPPGA) and Dr. Pilar Riaño-Alcalá (GRSJ). In her role, Nila provides shared strategic leadership for the project’s 5-year objectives. This includes overseeing the coordination of programs and research activities, as well as organizing events in various countries such as Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Peru, Northern Ireland, and Uganda. Additionally, Nila is responsible for communicating with different stakeholders, managing the project’s finances, and administering the global budget. Nila’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Universitas Indonesia and a Master’s degree in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral studies in History at the University of British Columbia. Her research project focuses on exploring the enduring colonial concepts of race, citizenship, and belonging within the nationalist movements and public memory of twentieth-century Indonesia. Prior to her PhD studies at UBC, Nila worked as a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia and held a special staff position in the Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia, serving under the Director General of Culture. In her spare time, she enjoys horror movies, spicy food, and long naps.
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Nila Utami

She/Her
Project Coordinator, Transformative Memory International Network
email nila.utami@ubc.ca

About

Nila is the Project Coordinator for SSHRC Partnership Grant project “Transformative Memory International Network” co-led by Dr. Erin Baines (SPPGA) and Dr. Pilar Riaño-Alcalá (GRSJ). In her role, Nila provides shared strategic leadership for the project’s 5-year objectives. This includes overseeing the coordination of programs and research activities, as well as organizing events in various countries such as Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Peru, Northern Ireland, and Uganda. Additionally, Nila is responsible for communicating with different stakeholders, managing the project’s finances, and administering the global budget. Nila’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Universitas Indonesia and a Master’s degree in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral studies in History at the University of British Columbia. Her research project focuses on exploring the enduring colonial concepts of race, citizenship, and belonging within the nationalist movements and public memory of twentieth-century Indonesia. Prior to her PhD studies at UBC, Nila worked as a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia and held a special staff position in the Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia, serving under the Director General of Culture. In her spare time, she enjoys horror movies, spicy food, and long naps.

Nila Utami

She/Her
Project Coordinator, Transformative Memory International Network
email nila.utami@ubc.ca
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Nila is the Project Coordinator for SSHRC Partnership Grant project “Transformative Memory International Network” co-led by Dr. Erin Baines (SPPGA) and Dr. Pilar Riaño-Alcalá (GRSJ). In her role, Nila provides shared strategic leadership for the project’s 5-year objectives. This includes overseeing the coordination of programs and research activities, as well as organizing events in various countries such as Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Peru, Northern Ireland, and Uganda. Additionally, Nila is responsible for communicating with different stakeholders, managing the project’s finances, and administering the global budget. Nila’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Universitas Indonesia and a Master’s degree in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral studies in History at the University of British Columbia. Her research project focuses on exploring the enduring colonial concepts of race, citizenship, and belonging within the nationalist movements and public memory of twentieth-century Indonesia. Prior to her PhD studies at UBC, Nila worked as a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia and held a special staff position in the Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia, serving under the Director General of Culture. In her spare time, she enjoys horror movies, spicy food, and long naps.