Past Field Work Topics

The following is a list of reports which have been produced as a part of the ACICIS Field Study option in Malang, East Java. These reports are not 'academic theses' in the usual sense of the term. Their emphasis is on empirical field work, that is, the collecting of information by the student using their Indonesian language skills, rather than seeking any particular theoretical break-throughs. But they are often a rich resource of field material, which could well be of interest to a wider readership.

Some of these reports are available here by clicking on the report title. Copyright is held by the author of each report. The reports cannot be republished, reprinted, or reproduced in any format without the permission of the author. The views expressed in each report are those of the author of the report and do not represent the views of ACICIS.

If you are interested in a particular report and it is not available online, please contact the Secretariat acicis@murdoch.edu.au, as we may be able to assist you.

Semester 25 (September 2007)

Drew Boekel Industri Minyak Tradisional Blok Cepu

Emma Small Bencana Lumpur Lapindo dan Peranan Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat

Semester 24 (February 2007)

Hannah Al-Rashid Putih Cantik: Persepsi Kecantikan dan Obsesi Orang Indonesia untuk memiliki Kulit Putih

Eli Brewis Band Indie dan Underground Malang: Sebuah Contoh Subkultur di Indonesia

Anne Dickson Pandangan Ibu-Ibu 'Aisyiyah di Malang terhadap Poligami

Nina James Permasalahan untuk Nelayan di Selat Bali dan Dampak dari Otonomi Daerah

Marion McQueen Dampak Sosial Ekonomi Semburan Lumpur Lapindo Terhadap Masyarakat Kecil, Khususnya Para Pekerja Sektor Informal

Samuel Pickering Pengaplikasian Konsep Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Sebagai Upaya Dalam Mencari Perbaikan Sistem Pengelolaan Hutan Bakau, Desa Grajagan, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur

Candice Vooles Persepsi terhadap Nyai Roro Kidul dan Petik Laut di Muncar

James Welch Keselamatan Industri Penerbangan di Indonesia Pasca deregulasi: Unsur-Unsur yang Mempengaruhi Keselamatan dan Siapa dapat Dipertanggungjawabkan

Semester 23 (September 2006)

David Armstrong Tingkat Kunjungan Wisatawan ke Situs Purbakala di Jawa Timur: Data Selama 18 Tahun 1988-2005

Tamie Balaga Mengapa Mahasiswa di Malang dan Yogyakarta ada yang Berjilbab dan Tidak? Makna dan Pentingnya Jilbab bagi Generasi Muda Islam

Tristram Boveington Kehidupan Mahasiswa Papua di Malang

Michael Collins Pandangan Agama di Kota Malang

Anna Johnson Studi Kasus: Sisi Lain dari Migrasi - Anak-anak dengan Ibu Tenaga Kerja di Kesamben Blitar

Kim Heriot-Darragh Belum Diterima, Tidak Ditolak: Posisi Kaum Waria di Malang

Jack Radecki Konflik Penggunaan Tanah Kawasan Nasional: Studi kasus di Ranu Pani, Taman Nasional Bromo-Tengger-Semeru

Esther Sainsbury Transisi Kebijakan Program Transmigrasi di Indonesia Pasca Reformasi

Zoe Swinton Proyek Badan Kerjasama Pembangunan Internasional Australia (AusAID) di Indonesia: Pendapat-Pendapat Masyarakat Penerima Bantuan

Orlando de Guzman Apakah ada Hubungan Antara G30S dan Munculnya Mitos Pangeran Samodro di Gunung Kumukus?

Chris Urbanski Peningkatan dan Penurunan Persekutuan Antara Penjualan Teh Poci dan Pelacuran di Kawasan Simpang Lima, Semarang

Ray Webber Permanfaatan World of Warcraft bagi Kalangan Komunitas Online Indonesia

Semester 22 (February 2006)

David Armstrong Tingkat Kunjungan Wisatawan di Candi Singosari Malang 1994-2005

David Cook Kematian Industri Apel di Batu

Anthony Crowe UUD - Ujung-Ujungnya Duit (Studi dalam Bidang Politik di Kota Madiun, Jawa Timur

Marianne Frith Identitas Masyarakat Tionghoa Malang Studi Tentang Pelestarian Kebudayaan dan Perlakuan Diskriminatif, Setelah Orde Baru

Saarah Jappie Makam Syekh Yusuf di Madura: sejarah Lisan dan persepsi Masyarakat Talango

Kate Stevens Hubungan Antara Orang Kristen dan Islam di Indonesia (Studi Kasus: Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang)

Paul Svingos Partai Keadilan Sejahtera Sebagai "Wajah Baru Islam Politik Indonesia": Survei Kader/Anggota PKS di Kota Malang

Quinton Temby Radikal Bukan Fundamentalist?: Analisa Interpretatif Atas Majalah Darul Islam

Semester 21 (September 2005)

Kim Andren Perempuan Indonesia, Seks dan Islam: Suatu Studi Kasus

Louisa Garfoot Perubahan Kepentingan dan Perilaku Keberagaman pada Masyarakat Hindu Jawa Timur: Studi Komparatif Dikalangan Generasi Muda dan Generasi Tua

Nick Heaney Hubungan bahasa-bahasa di Malang: pengaruh bahasa Inggris terhadap bahasa Indonesia Pemuda

Murray O'Hanlon Pesantren dan Dunia Pemikiran Santri: Problematika Metodologi Penelitian Yang Dihadapi Orang Asing (Pesantren and Santri Thought-Worlds: Issues of Research Methodology Faced by an Outsider)

Emily Provan Cerita Rakyat dan Pendidikan Budi Pekerti bagi Anak-Anak di Malang

Caitlyn Stanley Sikap-Sikap Dan Kesadaran Orang Bajo Terhadap Lingkungan Hidup Dan Konservasi (Daftar Gambar)

Semester 20 (February 2005)

Kelly Burgess Policies and Measures of the Indonesian government, NGOs and foreign businesses in regard to the matter of child labour in Indonesia

Victoria Guard Social-Cultural, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Tourism in the Gili Islands of NTB Province, Indonesia

Evan Hynd Continuity among Islamic opposition groups in Indonesia: from the revolution to the era of Reformation

David Osborne Foreign Investors in Indonesia; Cultural and Religious Accommodation and their Importance in the Formula for Success

Katherine Purwanto Candi Jago and its Relevance in Contemporary Times

Rachael Ratican The Influence of the Liberation of Timor Leste on Australia-Indonesia Relations

Hannah Taarnby The impact of tourism on the environment of Bali

Semester 19 (September 2004)

Kate Atkins Tourism and Development in the Karimunjawa National Park

Sonja Balaga Studying Shadow Puppetry: Searching for the Life of the Puppets

Melanie Barnes Language and Politics: the Discourse of Plesetan (Word Play)

Sam Beckman Seeking a Balance: Management of the Interaction Between the Community and Alas Purwo National Park

Stephanie Creagh Sex Education in the High Schools of the Special District of Yogyakarta

Angus Gratton Putting Right the Discourse: Developments in the Teaching of History in Malang since the Beginning of the Reform Era

Clare Harvey Education, Modes of Resistance and the Preservation of Urban Kampungs

Daniel Heppell Causes and Consequences of Changes in Javanese Culture in Yogyakarta

Lisa Johnson Sports and Identity: the Function of Sports in the Formation of Identity for the Society and People of the City of Malang

Erin Kite Chinese Cultural Identity: Suharto's Policy of Complete Assimilation and the Record of Its Success or Failure

Janelle Marburg East Timorese University Students in Malang: Experiences, Perceptions and Ambitions

Jemma Parsons The Life of Female College Students in Pesantren (Islamic Boarding Schools) in Central and East Java

Elizabeth Raleigh Muslim Fashion for Women and Popular Culture in Indonesia: Influences and Perceptions

Esther Walcott The Art of Traditional Medicine in Malang: Knowledge and Perception

Johan Weintre Several Snapshots of the Kanayatan Dayak: Precious Rituals and Agricultural Diversity in the West Kalimantan Forest

Semester 18 (February 2004)

Jenny Backstrom Trade and Protection of Turtles in Bali: Changing and Fixed Attitudes. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

David Evans The Dewaruci in Javanist Spiritual and Cultural Praxis and its Subjective Force on Javanese Naval Bureaucracy

Jessica Prince Life knowledge, Farmers' Sovereignty and Organic Agriculture: Sowing the Seeds of Social Transformation

Eileen Stelmach The human face of environmental disaster in the village of Sitiarjo

Nicola Hall Credit Cooperatives in the City and Kebupaten of Malang.

Rebecca McLaren Trafficking of Women Workers from Blitar, the Role of NGOs and the Government of Blitar in Overcoming the Problem

Deanne Whitfield Sleeping under a Sack - Street Children of Yogyakarta

Semester 17 (September 2003)

Tracy Wright Webster Beyond the Closet: The Voices of Lesbian Women in Yogyakarta

Georgia Sedgwick Mural as Social Phenomenon: A Study of Murals in Yogyakarta

Rebecca Burchell Community Perceptions about Keppres 6/2000 : A Case Study in Yogyakarta

David Henton Tingkat Kesadaran dan Pemahaman Masyarakat Kecamatan Bumiaji Kota Batu tentang Konservasi dan Lingkungan Hidup

Johan Weintre The Social Organisation and Culture of a Minority Group in Indonesia: A Case Study of the Orang Rimba in Sumatra (The Nomadic Kubu Society)

Semester 16 (February 2003)

Rebecca Meckleburg A Portrait of contemporary life in a rural Javanese farming community in the era of globalisation

Thomas Barker Pink Noise: Indonesia dan Pornografinya

Tanya Fisher Transisi Kesehatan di Indonesia: Jasmani yang tidak Aktif dan Inplikasinya bagi Kesehatan Penduduk

Semester 15 (September 2002)

Anne Pohlman Daughters of Srikandi: The Founding, Growth and Destruction of Gerwani (Gerakan Wanita Indonesia)

Emma Wilson Clash of Cultures: Anti-Western Islamic Feeling in Indonesia

Charlotte King The Impact of the Situbondo Incident - 10 October 1996

Inez Mahony The role of Dukun in Contemporary East Java: A Case Study of Banyuwangi Dukun. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

Ulla Keech-Marx Komersialisasi Tenunan Songke: Dampaknya Terhadap Masyarakat Manggarai

Lisa Woinarski Pulau Serangan: Dampak Pembangunan pada Lingkungan dan Masyarakat

Karl Brandt Mengapa Kebudayaan Masyarakat Kampung Komodo Terancam

Jacqueline Dobell Otonomi Daerah: Implementasi di Jawa Timor

Mayra Walsh Pondok Pesantren dan Ajaran Golongan Islam Ekstrim. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

Jennifer Robinson Kasus Abepura: Sebuah Ujian untuk UU No 26/2000 dan Penegakan HAM di Papua dan Indonesia

Sarah Dinsmore ITF di Indonesia: Analisa Sejarah Aliran Taekwondo International Taekwon-Do Federation di Indonesia, Tahun 1970 Sampai 2003

Racheal Kuczma Gerakan Buruh di Indonesia

Semester 14 (February 2002)

Christopher Campbell "Why go to temples?" The role of ancient temples in East Java

Kipley Nink South Sulawesi fishermen who fish in Australia: Their technology and knowhow

John Psilopatis Aremania: From hooliganism to model Soccer supporters

Sean Reardon The mass killing of members of the Indonesian Communist Party: 1965/66

Joanne Sharpe 'Indie' spirit: The independent film movement in Indonesia. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

Adelaide Worcester Prostitution in a cultural context

Penelope Coutas Language Teaching at the SMU Negeri 3, Yogyakarta

Semester 13 (September 2001)

Stacey Anderson Fiat justitia ruat: For justice even if the sky collapses

Jaclin Craig Experiences of mystical ritual: Wealth and Favouritism

James Harkness Internet use by students in Malang

Diana Hooton Education for the disabled in Indonesia: A case study of Hifal school for the disabled in Pekalongan

Kirrilee Hughes The Press in Malang. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

Julian Lay The fate of coral reefs in Indonesia: Destruction od coral reefs in Indonesia: A case study in Pasir Putih, Situbondo, East Java.

Katarzyna Sienko The struggle for truth and reconciliation: Victim's perspective of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Indonesia

Bianca Wolloghan Women in the eyes of women: Women's perseptions toward advertisements in women's magazines

Josephine Smyth Access to education for the poor

Semester 12 (February 2001)

Rebecca Adams Wedding ceremonies in Java (ceremonies, symbolism and Regional variations)

Renne Kjar West Papua Independence movements

Sally Jamieson Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) in Malaysia: Experience of Indonesian workers with Malaysian government work regulations.

Rebecca Matanle Reformation - a utopian paradise?: Perceptions of members of the Islamic Student Movement (HMI) of the Wahid government and the reform process

Tracy Rowe Bull racing in Madura: Influence of the motivations of racing bull owners on social and cultural change in bull racing

Rebekah Starbuck Press coverage of separatists movements

Michael Tardif Legal protection and human rights law reform in the post Suharto era

Semester 11 (September 2000)

Jacqueline Baker The national and global importance of the Laskar Jihad

Christopher Bandle Vespa friends: An investigation into a scooter club

Philippa Beale Program implementation by an NGO and its connection with farming policies in Indonesia

Angie Bexley History of the radical arts movement in the transition of authority in Indonesia (1930 - 2000)

Benjamin Blyth Teaching styles in three Indonesian primary schools in Malang

Margaret Brady Beliefs and practices associated with the birth of children in East Java

Jennifer Donohoe The problem of abortion in Indonesia

Matthew Flint Political thought and practice of the PDI-P in Malang

Debbie Hartlett Child workers in Indonesia: A case study in Malang in East Java

Paul Harvey Internet cafe business in Malang and Blitar

Daniel Hoogesteger The legality of the cigarette industry in Indonesia and its effects on the health of a nation

Naomi Kinsella " Masuk agin": Concepts of health and healing in Java

Emily Low Inside the People's Democratic Party: Dictator or friend?

Adelen Matthewman Why Muslim women wear the Jilbab

Merryn Rider Sukarnoists : A case study of Sukarno supporters in East Java

Anita Roberts Asylum seekers from the Middle East in Indonesia; From the perspective of the Republic of Indonesia. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

David Saxby Informal Indonesia : Colloquial and youth language, a descriptive linguistic study of language variations

Semester 10 (February 2000)

Sally Asbanu Illegal drugs or corruption: the reality of 'Narkoba' in Indonesia

Sharon Krause English language teaching in several schools in Malang city

Joanna Maning Identify, marriage, recognition: stories of fear and hope among the gay community in Yogyakarta

Joanna Pickles From subculture to counter culture: mission and vision of punks (hardcore) and skinheads in Yogyakarta and Bandung. Read her article in Inside Indonesia

Dylan Walsh Belief about mountains in Javanese society

Johan Weintre The economic crisis as it concerns the lower socio-economic classes in Indonesian society

Rebecca Wells Traditional dance in Javanese and Balinese society

Semester 9 (September 1999)

Jason Brown Killing of Dukukn Santet in Banyuwangi, 1998

Jenny Cotter NGO's and the problems faced by women in the context of government, religion, culture and nature

Brett Elliot The debate about Indonesia's future as a united nation, 1997-1999

Michelle Gray Children of families in Malang who use Indonesian as their first language

Ben Harkness Problems in management of the environment: three case studies in East Java

Xylia Ingham Career Woman

Ollie Jones The position of women in relation to state and Islamic law viewed from the perspective of international law

Sarina Kilham Street children and authority in Yogyakarta

Ben Preston Small businesses in three cities (Malang, Yogyakarta and Medan) and their social aspects

Meg Skinner Women and education: hopes and reality

Peter Swanson Inequalities in the ability of people to protect the environment

Neroli Vivian The influence of the monetary crisis on students

Semester 8 (February 1999)

Carolyn Wight Program Pengobatan Jamu Tradisional

Olivia Craze Faktor-faktor yang Menyebabkan Sengketa Pertanahan di Indonesia

Katharina Popp Program Kesenian di Padepokan Seni Mangun Dharma

Alexandra Owens Kondisi Kehidupan Keluarga Yang Tidak Dapat Mempunyai Anak

Russell Yule Pendekatan Komunakatif Dalam Kelas Bahas Inggris Sekolah-sekolah dan Lembaga Swasta di Jawa Timur dan Bali

Semester 7 (September 1998)

Paul Edmiston From the Ground Up. Developing an Alternative Tourism Network in Indonesia - An East Java Example

Emma Hyland Wanita dan Olahraga, Di Daerah Sekitar Malang

Paul Murray Hubungan Antara Manusia dan Binatang di Daerah Malang

David McRae Gerakan Mahasiswa 1998 di Indonesia

Semester 6 (February 1998)

Ian Briggs Social Perceptions of People Infected with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia

Robert Letchford Telecommunications, Telemedicine and Problems of Access to Health Services in Indonesia

Kurt Stenross Perahu Janggolan of Sreseh: a form of perahu threatened in the modern, rational world

Semester 5 (September 1997)

Mark Avery Profil Pedagang Kaki Lima dan Pedagang Asongan.

Frances Barns TKW : Structural Subordination, Human Rights and the concept of 'Social Agent'.

Nicholas Collier Sorga Nunut Neraka Katut, Keadaan dan Pengalaman Para Jandi di Indonesia Modern.

Brett Elliott Workers NGO in Indonesia : Who really helps Indonesian Workers ?

Merrall Gillam Aneka Ragam Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia - Varieties of Indonesian in Use.

Semester 4 (February 1997)

Darren Boey Big Mac, Coca Cola and Arema: An analysis of the effects of the globalization of information on the views youth in Malang have towards gender roles

Duncan Faulds A Study of Factors Affecting Staff in the Hotels and Tourism Industry in Bali and Malang, East Java

Karl Fjellstrom Structural Change and the Relationship between Societal Groups and Policy Formation in Indonesia: an industrial pollution program and the formation of the 1997 Environment Bill

Fiona Lawson The Violation of the Rights of Women Factory Workers in East Java

Kathryn Livingstone Peran Ganda Wanita: Sebagai Guru dan Ibu Rumah Tangga

Natasha Mann The Law as a Tool for Social Change: Efforts to Transform Women’s Legal Situation in Indonesia

Ben Mclean Microcredit Schemes: IDT, TAKESRA and Koperasi- Three Villages

Ann Murray Translating

Heidi Perry What Light does the Thinking of Prostitutes and Alternative Lifestyles Shed on the Ideal Image of the Javanese Muslim Woman?

Fiona Robinson Environmental Education: A Case study at the Seloliman Centre for Environmental Eductaion (PPLH) Trawas, Mojokerto East Java

Kirsten Stobbe Bahasa Inggeris di SLTP Negeri: Tujuan Pendidikan Nasional dan Pengembangan GBPP Kurikulum 1994, Laporan Studi di 3 SLTP Negeri di Kotamadya Malang, East Java

Susan Weymouth The Production, Handling, Storage and Transport of Agricultural Produce in Batu, Malang, East Java

Nami Yokoyama Batik and the Indonesian Society in East Java

Semester 3 (September 1996)

Campbell Watson Permeable Border: The community decision making mechanisms of Indonesia’s Papelan fishing community and the assertion of their rights and interests within Australian territory

Alexandra Ryan Pole Kah Sangkima: Report on the Sangkima community, one of the oldest settlements within Kutai National Park, and efforts to secure their historical, cultural and existential rights

Semester 2 (February 1996)

Tracey Gellard The Implications of Gender in Human and National Development

Ian Wilson Spirit Dances: A working paper on Jaran Kepang in East Java

Semester 1 (September 1995)

Tom Plummer Snapshots of Resistance (1995). Read his articles in Inside Indonesia