Ardhie Raditya is a Madurese intellectual specializing in phenomenology and ethnography of cultural studies, especially local, global, and subcultures. He has taught at The State University of Surabaya (Unesa) and Madura University (Unira) in Cultural Studies, Critical Education, Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology of Education, and Cultural Studies of Madurese Society. He is currently writing the books "The Black World of Madura" and "Rocker Madura" while preparing for his Ph.D. study at the Faculty of Arts at The University of Auckland. Currently, He is the director of Sekolah Kritis Younesa (SKY) which partners and collaborates with social science students across campuses in Indonesia, including her colleagues studying in Finland, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand.