Associate Professor Eva Nisa

A/Prof Eva Nisa is a cultural anthropologist and expert in Islamic studies. Her research and publications focus on the intersections between religious, cultural, political, economic, legal, social, and philosophical aspects of peoples’ lives. She is interested in global currents of Islam reshaping the lives of Muslims in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia and Malaysia. Prior to her post in Anthropology, College of Asia and the Pacific, the Australian National University, she taught in Religious Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington. Currently, she serves on the editorial board of The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology and chair of the Islam in Southeast Asia series, ANU Press.