In this dissertation I examine Balinese musical meaning as situated knowledge. I analyze ways that people interpret the significance of musical sound in theatrical and ceremonial performances, considering the diversity of views and practices and abundant regional and personal va…
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In 1998, a minor Balinese noble house sponsored a large ritual to deify its royal ancestors and remind others of its prestige as a once powerful princedom. The ritual events became intertwined with what has been termed the Indonesian Revolution of 1998, which brought down Presid…
This thesis reports on ethnographic fieldwork in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia in 1993–1996. Economic development associated with tourism has resulted in conservation, development and intensification of aspects of traditional culture. Tourism is built upon the marketing of an image of t…
The Balinese subak is an Irrigation Community (IC), a corporate group that manages an irrigation system by instituting a local charter of authority and electing its own leaders. Subak, renowned in social anthropology and irrigation studies as ICs that combine ritual and resource…
While many Western scholars have discussed the technical aspects of Balinese music, or the traditional contexts for performance, little has been written in Western languages about Balinese discourses on their music. This dissertation examines the human reality and experience of …
A key character in traditional Balinese dance-drama/theater is the penasar. The penasar can be found in all genres of shadow puppet plays, wayang kulit, as well as in all dance-drama. The role of the penasar is the backbone in the structure of the play. The presence of the penas…
This dissertation investigates the nature of the speech produced during the sangkep , which are periodic council meetings attended by members of the banjar , a traditional sociopolitical institution in Bali, Indonesia. These meetings comprise a fundamental decision-making body w…
Balinese gender wayang (shadow play music) performance technique was investigated using information acquired through traditional oral transmission. This information was confirmed by analysing video footage of the Balinese gender wayang master, Bapak I Wayan Loceng, of the villag…
This dissertation examines a form of historical production that has been practiced in Bali, Indonesia, since the early 18th century. In this local Southeast Asian tradition, history is conveyed not just through the production of dynastic chronicles known as babad but through the…