The essay examines the growth of politics of morality in post-Suharto Indonesia by linking it
to the genealogy and characteristics of the Indonesian middle class, especially during the …

This article explores how female dangdut and tarling dangdut performers negotiate 'nyawer
encounters' through their creative, embodied actions on stage. nyawer involves a direct …

This is a compilation of papers written at various points over the last decade. Some of the
chapters were first presented in 2003, as drafts at the workshop 'Southeast Asian Pop Music …

Humans and culture are two things that are interrelated and cannot be separated from each
other. Religion and music are two things that have a relationship with culture. Religious …

Islam and dangdut: A study of the relationship between islam, music and cultural rights in
Indonesian music cultures' This thesis deals with important aspects of dangduts social …