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Prof. Philip Seaton, Ph.D 🇯🇵

Philip Seaton is a Professor at the Institute of Japan Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. His research focuses on Japanese war memories of the Asia-Pacific War and tourism inspired by popular culture (contents tourism). He is the (co-)author or (co-)editor of seven books, including Japan's Contested War Memories (Routledge, 2007), Contents Tourism in Japan (Cambria Press, 2017), New Frontiers in Japanese Studies (Routledge, 2020), and War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan (Routledge, 2022). He has also guest-edited special issues of Japan Forum and Journal of War & Culture Studies.

Najwa Abdullah Nadia, Ph.D 🇳🇱

Najwa Abdullah Nadia is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Media Studies and the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (ASCA), University of Amsterdam. She holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the National University of Singapore, where her dissertation examined the aesthetics and ethics of Muslimness in contemporary Indonesian cinema. Her current research explores Muslim-based environmental movements in Indonesia as part of the broader project Eco-Islam in Indonesia: Media, Institutions, Public. Her work has appeared in leading academic journals and regional media platforms including ISEAS Fulcrum and TODAY.

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Herdiana Hakim, Ph.D 🇮🇩

Herdiana Hakim is a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at Universitas Indonesia. She holds a PhD in Children's Literature and Literacies from the University of Glasgow, UK, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). A published novelist as well as an academic, her research has appeared in international journals and edited volumes. She recently received the Global Honor Award from the Children's Literature Association (USA), recognizing her significant contributions to the field.

Aristarchus Pranayama Kuntjara, Ph.D 🇮🇩

Aristarchus Pranayama Kuntjara, Ph.D. teaches in the Visual Communication Design Study Program, the International Program in Digital Media, and the Graduate School of Design at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, where he serves as Head of the Visual Communication Design Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Visual Contents from Dongseo University, South Korea, with a focus on authenticity in immersive cultural storytelling. With over two decades of experience in visual arts and design education, his research explores hybrid physical–digital experiences, human-centered design, digital heritage, and the use of AI and emerging technologies in art and design practice.

IInaya Rakhmani, Ph.D 🇮🇩

Inaya Rakhmani is Associate Professor of Communication at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, and Lead Advisor of the university's Asia Research Centre (inaugural director, 2020–2025). She is an elect member of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and honorary member of the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI). Drawing on cultural political economy and comparative analysis, her research examines capitalist development in Indonesia and Asia. She is completing a monograph for Palgrave MacMillan (2026) and serves as co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary Asia.

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