“Research is formalized curiosity.” —Zora Neale Hurston

Selamat beristirahat dengan tenang, Pak Budi Darma. Orang-orang di surga akan menyambut Anda, Pak. 🙏

Pak Budi has passed. What an honor to have known him, to have written about his work and parts of his life, to have witnessed his kindness, generosity, & craftmanship up close. A role model in academia & Indonesian literature.

My article on diaspora as a contested term, how Asian cultural studies scholars have broadened the term, & communities making use of the academic jargon. ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/JICC…

Keynote by Dr.Sharyn Davies kicking off Women in Asia Conference 2021 . Viewing clothing as the new demilitarized zone. "Bio-borders", bodies x borders, geography meets gender studies💫

"Oceans of Longing: Nine Stories" is a new translation of stories by Indonesia's iconic poet and writer, Sitor Situmorang's and covers three important periods of his life. Review by Asri Saraswati shar.es/aWAc9i Radical Books Collective @radicalbooks.bsky.social

Excited that my review on Sitor Situmorang's Oceans of Longing is out today Radical Books Collective @radicalbooks.bsky.social. Go to the web and social media page for more radical books. | "Through the sieve of dry glass walls: Indonesia's Sitor Situmorang" shar.es/aWA6pn

Love this review by Asri Saraswati of Indonesian modernist and Batak writer Sitor Situmorang's short story collection OCEANS OF LONGING. What an honor to collab w Keith Foulcher and Harry Aveling to translate these amazing stories into English! #batak #danautoba #existentialism

Buat yang goal 2022nya mau nulis artikel jurnal akademik (#nerdalert lol), gue punya checklist dan daftar resources bermanfaat untuk bantu proses nulis lo di sini: annisa.notion.site/Journal-Articl…

Writer and feminist theologian Marianne Katoppo on language, gender, & theology (1979): “I heartily sympathize with my Western sisters” (for the “he/she” problems and God as “he”). In Indonesian language we only have one word for all genders, “Dia.”

Ketinggalan diskusi live, untung bisa nyimak rekamannya. #anotasiberdiskusi

Taking notes💛

Hello friends, University of Melbourne is looking for a Lecturer in Cultural Studies, Full-time, Fixed-term for 3 years Please circulate ❤️ jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/910…

#1: Digital literacy and misinformation. Tito Ambyo (arsisto.bsky.social) spoke to Ika Idris about the massive challenge of misinformation and disinformation in Indonesia. Are government efforts to tackle the problem helping, or making things worse? indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indone…

Happy to hear that the article reach quite a lot of readers. Really enjoyed working on this with Indonesia at Melbourne. See their list for excellent writings & podcast on Indonesia.

To float away is a technique of the disaffected. My essay on Yuni (Kamila Andini) and Ada Apa Dengan Cinta is now up on Inside Indonesia insideindonesia.org/review-essay-c…

Go go read Annisa work💫