I am currently working on two book projects:
Charting the Peninsula, Writing Ownership: A Cultural History of Malay Sultanates and Territorial Administration
The project stemmed from two converging research topics and evolved into a book project. It initial phases were supported by the Harvard Asia Center (2018-2019) and the Center for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (2021-2025).
1965-1966 in Indonesia. Remembrance and Communities of Memory
The project examines various cultural productions (books, documentaries, artworks) created predominantly since 1998, delving into the mnemonic mechanisms involved in their creation and the potential triggers they activate. The study sheds light on groups, individuals, and initiatives engaged in memory work, highlighting the intricate nature of the 1965-66 mass murders’ memory as more complex than the traditional ‘official’ versus counter narrations dichotomy. By presenting private and national history, the book reveals overlaps as well as distinctions within individual and collective memory.
