The keris is a dagger of great cultural importance, forming part of multiple social relations, from personal relationships to ...

Back home in Australia I still had not yet found anyone, at any university, brave enough to call for a complete stop to ...

The news of Affan’s death was communicated immediately through the community of app delivery drivers. In Yogyakarta, Cokro ...

When in 2019 the Indonesian government wanted to curtail the powers of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), students took to the streets. Many Indonesians were angry about this seemingly ...

The Silent Survivors is a historical research project that examines the experiences of individuals who endured the 1965–66 anti-communist purges in Indonesia. Drawing on a unique assemblage of primary ...

Sitting on one of Semarang’s busiest traffic circles facing the Tugu Muda monument to fallen heroes and the Diponegoro military museum is Lawang Sewu, one of Indonesia’s most famous buildings.

Grand designs thrive in times of crisis. They are often a part of reinvigorated nationalism and have resulted in populist, authoritarian regimes. Sometimes, as with Hitler, Stalin, or the Khmer Rouge, ...

Pro-reformasi demonstrators in Solo, May 1998 / Sunaryo Haryo Bayu, Solopos, 1998. Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life. ‘Every second, I ...

The collapse of the New Order during the Asian financial crisis paved the way for many political and economic reforms in Indonesia. In exchange for development aid, multilateral donor agencies such as ...

On September 1, 1998, Pak Tafsir and his wife Bu Miswa had just finished their evening meal and were preparing for bed when they heard a shout from outside their small bamboo home. 'Grandfather, can I ...

Before she even opens her mouth, the petite, jilbab-wearing and refined looking Shuniyya Ruhama Habiiballah has already gone a long way towards achieving one of her driving missions in life: to ...

Bride kidnappings can take place in various settings, including the bustling atmosphere of a traditional market / Jacqueline Vel (2015) Dealing with sexual violence in Indonesia calls for culturally ...