BYU
Go to RouteY Brigham Young University

History

Faculty Pages

Shane R. Strate

Field: Southeast Asia and India

Contact Info:

srstrate@gmail.com
2153 JFSB
(801) 422-7494

Consultation Hours:
T TH 2-3 PM

Current Classes:

  • Hist 202. World Civilization Since 1500
  • Hist 390R. Introduction to India
Classes To Be Taught:
  • World Civilization to 1500
  • Introduction to Southeast Asia
  • Democracy and Dictatorship
  • Asian Nationalism
  • History of Vietnam


 
Biography:

Professor Strate is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he specialized in Southeast Asian history.  His PhD dissertation, “The Lost Territories: The Role of Trauma and Humiliation in the Formation of Thai National Consciousness,” proposes an alternate theory on the origins of national identity in Thailand.  Dr. Strate conducted his research for the project in both Thailand and France.  In 2006, he was awarded a Fulbright-Hays fellowship.  His first article, “An Uncivil State of Affairs: Fascism and Anti-Catholicism in Thailand, 1940-1944” was recently accepted for publication in the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.  Broadly speaking, research interests include modern imperialism, nationalism, identity, and authoritarianism. Before coming to BYU, he was an instructor at BYU-Hawaii and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha.