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This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war an... more This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war and political unrest in Libya. It highlights my own experiences and how my gender affected the coverage. My findings also demonstrate that volatility in gender roles is a common phenomenon in times of civil unrest.

Journal of Gender Studies

Women's public appearance is subject to ongoing debates. In many parts of the world, women have b... more Women's public appearance is subject to ongoing debates. In many parts of the world, women have been forced to cover their body, or to uncover it, due to incompatibility with local, cultural or religious values. This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between August 2016 and February 2017 in Aceh, Indonesia; the only province with a special autonomous right to implement Islamic law. This paper aims to look at how Aceh's shari'a regulates people's public appearance. The research found that Aceh's shari'a regulates women more than men and that the law has homogenized the interpretation of religious texts, which is monopolized by the government. The law endorses a unitary standard of women, into one standard model of femininity; particularly regarding their dress. Through the law, the government controls women's bodies in public and imposes cultural uniformity onto them. This paper argues that the practice of Islamic law in Aceh disseminates a narrative of western hegemony through colonial legacies and stereotypes, in an Islamic culture that is male-dominated and in which women are subjugated.

This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war an... more This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war and political unrest in Libya. It highlights my own experiences and how my gender affected the coverage. My findings also demonstrate that volatility in gender roles is a common phenomenon in times of civil unrest.

As one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia, and as a country experiencing continuous economic... more As one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia, and as a country experiencing continuous economic growth, Indonesia is emerging as a leader in the region. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s appointment as the co-chairman of UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda further indicates that Indonesia is increasingly seen as an example. As it emerges into the spotlight, Indonesia indeed faces the responsibility of setting a good example, particularly in terms of the Millennium Development Goals. One of the MDGs is promoting gender equality across the globe. This goal makes women’s empowerment and gender parity top priorities to achieve by 2015. To achieve these objectives, countries are aiming to give women and men equal access to education and economic participation at all levels.

This thesis is about Aceh, Indonesia, the Northernmost province in Indonesia with special autonom... more This thesis is about Aceh, Indonesia, the Northernmost province in Indonesia with special autonomous rights to implement Islamic law, better known as shari’a. It examines the discursive practice of the implementation of shari’a in Aceh, regarding how men and women should behave. This research is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted from August 2016 to February 2017 in Aceh, Indonesia. In analysing the data, this thesis is informed by constructivist grounded theory and critical discourse analysis. This research found that local shari’a codification regulates people in various aspects, from public appearance, religiosity, morality and behaviour, as well as mobility and sexuality. It argues that the law is constructed within a patriarchal interpretation and it regulates women more than men. The finding also highlights the local shari’a regulations are aimed at creating what Foucault referred to as the “docile body”, in which the government, through the law and its various shari’a ...

Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 2017

This essay adopts a collaborative autoethnography to unpack our experiences as Indonesian researc... more This essay adopts a collaborative autoethnography to unpack our experiences as Indonesian researchers and feminists during our study in a country in the Global North; the UK. In spite of the fact that Global North feminisms have expanded our understanding of gender issues, we cannot help but sometimes feel marginalised and invisible within these theories because, very often, they merely discuss the experiences of women in the North and homogenise the experiences of women in the South. Drawing on postcolonial theories, this essay explores our negotiation of identities as we attempt to decolonise such experiences.

Department of Accounting, 2010

This research aims to observe the corporate social disclosure practices and the determinants of i... more This research aims to observe the corporate social disclosure practices and the determinants of its practices, in Indonesian companies. The corporate social disclosures practices consist of seven categories with 85 items. These categories include environment ...

Social Inclusion

Halin ai centres the lived experiences of climate change and disasters of people living with disa... more Halin ai centres the lived experiences of climate change and disasters of people living with disabilities in two urban sites in Indonesia—Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan and Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara. We call for an intersectional and decolonial approach to better understand how disabilities intersect with social and structural injustices in urban settings to shape diverse responses to climate change and disasters. We highlight the economic, socio‐cultural, and embodied challenges that increase vulnerability to—and ability to recover from—disasters including urban flooding and earthquakes. We draw on ethnographic and visual data from our research, including a comic illustrated by Ariel and Zaldi and sketches by Rizaldi, to centre diverse lived experiences of structural vulnerabilities and socio‐cultural marginalisation, particularly concerning education and livelihoods. Foregrounding life stories in this way serves to challenge the absence of meaningful engagement of people with...

This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war an... more This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war and political unrest in Libya. It highlights my own experiences and how my gender affected the coverage. My findings also demonstrate that volatility in gender roles is a common phenomenon in times of civil unrest.

Journal of Gender Studies

Women's public appearance is subject to ongoing debates. In many parts of the world, women have b... more Women's public appearance is subject to ongoing debates. In many parts of the world, women have been forced to cover their body, or to uncover it, due to incompatibility with local, cultural or religious values. This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between August 2016 and February 2017 in Aceh, Indonesia; the only province with a special autonomous right to implement Islamic law. This paper aims to look at how Aceh's shari'a regulates people's public appearance. The research found that Aceh's shari'a regulates women more than men and that the law has homogenized the interpretation of religious texts, which is monopolized by the government. The law endorses a unitary standard of women, into one standard model of femininity; particularly regarding their dress. Through the law, the government controls women's bodies in public and imposes cultural uniformity onto them. This paper argues that the practice of Islamic law in Aceh disseminates a narrative of western hegemony through colonial legacies and stereotypes, in an Islamic culture that is male-dominated and in which women are subjugated.

This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war an... more This is an autoethnography paper about being a female journalist, reporting amid the civil war and political unrest in Libya. It highlights my own experiences and how my gender affected the coverage. My findings also demonstrate that volatility in gender roles is a common phenomenon in times of civil unrest.

As one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia, and as a country experiencing continuous economic... more As one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia, and as a country experiencing continuous economic growth, Indonesia is emerging as a leader in the region. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s appointment as the co-chairman of UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda further indicates that Indonesia is increasingly seen as an example. As it emerges into the spotlight, Indonesia indeed faces the responsibility of setting a good example, particularly in terms of the Millennium Development Goals. One of the MDGs is promoting gender equality across the globe. This goal makes women’s empowerment and gender parity top priorities to achieve by 2015. To achieve these objectives, countries are aiming to give women and men equal access to education and economic participation at all levels.

This thesis is about Aceh, Indonesia, the Northernmost province in Indonesia with special autonom... more This thesis is about Aceh, Indonesia, the Northernmost province in Indonesia with special autonomous rights to implement Islamic law, better known as shari’a. It examines the discursive practice of the implementation of shari’a in Aceh, regarding how men and women should behave. This research is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted from August 2016 to February 2017 in Aceh, Indonesia. In analysing the data, this thesis is informed by constructivist grounded theory and critical discourse analysis. This research found that local shari’a codification regulates people in various aspects, from public appearance, religiosity, morality and behaviour, as well as mobility and sexuality. It argues that the law is constructed within a patriarchal interpretation and it regulates women more than men. The finding also highlights the local shari’a regulations are aimed at creating what Foucault referred to as the “docile body”, in which the government, through the law and its various shari’a ...

Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 2017

This essay adopts a collaborative autoethnography to unpack our experiences as Indonesian researc... more This essay adopts a collaborative autoethnography to unpack our experiences as Indonesian researchers and feminists during our study in a country in the Global North; the UK. In spite of the fact that Global North feminisms have expanded our understanding of gender issues, we cannot help but sometimes feel marginalised and invisible within these theories because, very often, they merely discuss the experiences of women in the North and homogenise the experiences of women in the South. Drawing on postcolonial theories, this essay explores our negotiation of identities as we attempt to decolonise such experiences.

Department of Accounting, 2010

This research aims to observe the corporate social disclosure practices and the determinants of i... more This research aims to observe the corporate social disclosure practices and the determinants of its practices, in Indonesian companies. The corporate social disclosures practices consist of seven categories with 85 items. These categories include environment ...

Social Inclusion

Halin ai centres the lived experiences of climate change and disasters of people living with disa... more Halin ai centres the lived experiences of climate change and disasters of people living with disabilities in two urban sites in Indonesia—Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan and Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara. We call for an intersectional and decolonial approach to better understand how disabilities intersect with social and structural injustices in urban settings to shape diverse responses to climate change and disasters. We highlight the economic, socio‐cultural, and embodied challenges that increase vulnerability to—and ability to recover from—disasters including urban flooding and earthquakes. We draw on ethnographic and visual data from our research, including a comic illustrated by Ariel and Zaldi and sketches by Rizaldi, to centre diverse lived experiences of structural vulnerabilities and socio‐cultural marginalisation, particularly concerning education and livelihoods. Foregrounding life stories in this way serves to challenge the absence of meaningful engagement of people with...