Ph.D. – Art History – State University of New York at Binghamton – 1998
M.A. – Art History – State University of New York at Binghamton – 1993
B.A. – Architecture – Petra University – Indonesia – 1984
Dr. Kusno is a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. His research interests include global cities, urban/suburbanism, urban design and planning, nationalism, colonialism and post-colonialism, and Asian studies.
An architectural and urban historian with interests in sociology, anthropology, visual cultures, history, and politics, Dr. Kusno is exploring the historical and contemporary conditions of urban politics and city life in Indonesia. His research, which examines the roles of cities in shaping the political cultures of decolonization, nation building, and development, provides a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of space, power, and culture, and contributes to urban advocacy.
