This collection explores various aspects of Indonesian culture. From remote government settlements off the coast of Sumatra to the urbanized and commercial beaches of Bali, these stories take a look at the complexities, differences and adjustments felt by people of both the East…
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This dissertation focuses on music practices that have been largely uncharted in Balinese music studies. In the twelve years following the 2002 terrorist bombings, during which time an economic downturn and subsequent accelerated tourism development and urbanization transformed …
This dissertation discusses the role of Balinese women, especially in the tourism business. It begins by surveying studies of gender in Southeast Asia and Bali, many of which claimed to find a type of gender egalitarianism. Other scholars pointed out such characteristics as patr…
This dissertation explores the performative manifestations of two familiar tropes, queer colonials and nativized boys, on the colonial and global-scapes of Singapore, Bali and the Asian diaspora. I focus on selected, representative theater and performance that are produced by or…
Twenty-seven patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or Tourettes's Syndrome (TS) were diagnosed according Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) criteria in Bali, Indonesia. This pilot study was funded in part by the World Hea…
Within the last century, Bali has shifted from an intensely hierarchical system of eight competing kingdoms to the very different context of inclusion as a province within the Indonesian nation-state. This ongoing process has involved new kinds of political power and reinterpret…
The recent emergence of girls' and mixed-gender gamelan ensembles in Bali within a historically male-dominated field of performance heralds a fundamental shift in how people think about gender roles, and in how children learn "appropriate" gender behavior through music education…
In this dissertation, I investigate how the growing market for "ethnic art" is linked to the pursuit of modern and cosmopolitan identities among producers, distributors and consumers. Based on field research in Bali, Indonesia and in California, Georgia and North Carolina, I exa…
The dance-drama called Barong and Rangda a ritual, is one of the vital events that breathes life in the small village, Banjar Tista, and extends beyond the boundaries of its "performance" area. In this thesis, I depend on Ronald Grimes' concept of "ritualizing" as a continuum in…
Introduction . Improving women's ability to meet their fertility goals is an important step in promoting women's reproductive rights worldwide. Fertility is a complex phenomenon involving both biological influences and individual decisions, which are influenced by socioeconomic …
By examining the responses of thirty-seven Balinese converts in the Gereja Kemah Injil Indonesia with regards to their pre-Christian and current perceptions of sickness, this research explores Balinese traditional medicine and the changes that have taken place because of their e…
Bali, known as Island of the Gods, is where day and night, light and shadow, and visible and invisible realms are of almost equal measure. Art and religion are intertwined and create an ethos of reverence and relationship between matter and spirit. Like the process of weaving—in…
This master's thesis project explores the centuries-old Indonesian musical genre gamelan as it exists now in Los Angeles, primarily through the ensemble Gamelan Burat Wangi. I present it as a multimedia package online at ehough.ascjweb.org/gamelan. Burat Wangi, founded in 1972 a…
In the summer of 2012, I returned to Indonesia, my home country, to do a research on drag performers in three major cities: Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Denpasar. In Indonesia, the lives of drag performers are inseparable from gay clubs and gay culture itself. I was fortunate to cat…
Although there is a growing literature on resilience and collaborative approaches to ecosystem management, there are relatively few empirical case studies on the process of adaptive governance. Moreover, previous research offers limited insights into the conditions that facilita…
As a travel destination, Bali, Indonesia, is often associated with images of romance, exoticness, and paradise. This thesis investigates the role Instagram (IG) travel influencers play in the (re)construction of Bali, Indonesia. The practices of IG travel influencers are rooted …
The main goal of this study is to explore the dilemmas encountered by female Balinese dance performers as they negotiate their role and position in regards to the major influences that define Bali at the close of the 20 th century: the local Hindu-Balinese tradition; the discour…
This research examines historic preservation, sustainability, and environmental hazards in the face of climate change in reference to World Heritage Sites; particularly focusing on the question: Can UNESCO World Heritage Sites be conserved and protected in the face of climate ch…