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Fatherless Country? Rethinking Fatherhood in Contemporary Indonesia

  • Abdullah Faqih,

Some fathers are coming together to reconstruct their roles and change understandings of masculinity in Indonesia.

When will eliminating domestic violence become a priority for the Indonesian government?

  • Dr Balawyn Jones, Dr Windy Triana & Lilis Mulyani,

Victims of domestic violence in Indonesia struggle to be heard in a legal system that is ill-equipped to dispense justice.

Re-examining colonial-era maritime pictures of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can help shift attitudes about the climate crisis

  • Gillian Daniel,

An eco-critical re-examination of colonial-era maritime pictures within public institutions can help prompt the attitude shifts necessary for action.

The myth and politics of nature in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Amba

  • Dr Tom Hercules Davies,

Amba presents political events as unfolding within the more enduring cycles of nature, and of myth.

Indigenous voices against the Kaliwa dam in the Philippines: Short video documentaries

  • A/Prof Laurence Marvin Castillo,

These films raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the dam and the impact on Indigenous communities.

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