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Academia 4 weeks ago
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From batik to botox: A brief history of status signaling in Indonesia
From an earlier age of Balinese tooth filing and Javanese courtly refinement to today’s SCBD culture of lip fillers and jawline contouring, the history of Indonesian status signaling reveals how power is continually rewritten onto the human body.
Academia 1 month ago
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Why the world must take futures studies seriously—beyond imitation
Beyond elite projections and "future shock," futures studies is evolving into a participatory tool for resilience against digital colonialism and cascading global crises. In their work, Ziauddin Sardar and Mirza Sarajklic call for a shift from passive observation to active, indigenous foresight to navigate our post-normal world.
Academia 2 months ago
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After 20 years, it is time to amend the Citizenship Law
Though the 2006 Citizenship Law was hailed as a landmark in its day, it needs amending to reflect the modern-day realities of 2026 so Indonesians of diaspora communities and mixed marriages can contribute to and serve their homeland, if they choose.
