This paper analyzes the dissemination of ‘Hijaber’ style through different forms cyber media (blogs and social network sites) in order to determine how young, computer savvy Muslim Indonesians explore their gender religious identities while working ‘creative economy’ cyberspace. article shows plurality flexibility Hijaber trend—compared more conventional forms—and explores its significance for urban Indonesian youth.

The field of critical digital literacy studies has burgeoned in recent years as a result the increased cultural consumption media well turn to production forms. This article extends extant by focusing on its subfield citizenship. Proposing that citizenship is not another dimension or axis citizenship, but practice through which civic activities various dimensions are conducted, this critically considers how concept can furnish further insight into quality online participation results claims...

The article discusses the indiscernibility of social-media-based young Muslim women’s groups’ (YMWGs) transformative roles in socio-political analysis, standing contrast to visibility Indonesian everyday lives. How does (in)visibility YMWGs reconfigure (political) subjectivity womanhood? should we understand influence this form ‘women’s movement’ re-invention identity? This proposes notion ‘social media religious influencer’ conflation religious, political and commercial elements their...

Abstract In this article we examine the discourse surrounding girlhood in Indonesia through a scoping review of research and gray literature from 2013 to 2022, alongside reference workshop with researchers advocates. Themes related sexuality reproduction are dominant our findings. We argue that scholarly civic engagements knowledge about girls young women limit modality production change. propose shift towards critical approaches investigation Global South involves commitment epistemic...

Indonesia's bid to be the world's Muslim fashion capital involves a growing number of female designers and business owners. With more urban Indonesian young women adopting modest clothing, increasing state support for creative digital economy, ease access distribution, market expansion industry allows become successful entrepreneurs good virtuous Muslims at same time. Based on 12 months ethnographic fieldwork, this article examines how emerging ethical frame their successes using highly...

Abstract This article reconsiders contemporary digital activism in an increasingly pious Indonesia and responds to Eva F. Nisa’s 2018 paper on young Muslim women as daʾwa (proselytization) activists published this journal. asks: How have today’s socially mediated publics influenced the figure of activist? are these different from those past? I argue that products a Muslimah intimate public, part networked public within which discuss, engage with, express how they ‘feel’ about issues interest...

This essay discusses the discursive shift in idealized youth citizenship Indonesia and recent instances that demonstrate state's ambivalent treatments of its as exemplified with millennial aides government's lack support to young labour force during time COVID-19 pandemic. I propose pandemic has further established uncertainty insecurity "normal" people's lives. looks into "politics survival" imposed on Indonesian multiple, ongoing, developing crises reveal imaginations state governance...

The growing use of the internet, especially in urban centres, has made social media contemporary discursive battleground for Muslims to dispute their cultural and political subjectivities. Muslim womanhood, particularly, always been a concept under constant scrutiny. Previously, narratives about ideal women were dominated by male preachers mosques public seminars. Nonetheless, given platform express what identity entails, problems they experience, aspirations. This paper analyses cyberspace...

Despite increasing scholarship on Indonesian women, issues girlhood, continues to be unrecognized. When they enter the frame of discussion, girls are discussed as targets development projects or at-risk subjects. This article asks: Why studies overlooked in Indonesia? What potentials do have for feminist and studies? How can we mindful making knowledge about girls? It pays attention kind make their representations media, while taking into account power dynamics shaping knowledge. We propose...

The discourse of child marriage in relation to the lives girls Indonesia specifically and Global South generally is often limited describing their vulnerability position as victims. Practices are inseparable from its exploitative harmful nature. This paper, however, shows that produced humanitarian projects interventions avoids complexity diversity practices reduces problem into monolithic narrative communities’ traditions, backwardness, inherent gender inequality. paper asks: How has...

Abstract: This paper addresses discursive processes that generated ‘jilboobs’ term. It tries to ground the notion of socially mediated publicness and its affordances by investigating process image making Indonesian Muslim women. Using Foucauldian discourse analysis approach, result shows three characteristics Indonesia’s publicness: (1) religiosity has a central role in shift contestation private versus public sphere, (2) visual turn social media given specifi c augmentation for networked...

This paper situates the theory and practice of digital citizenship in general Asia particular. It surveys four extant thematic clusters: (1) democratizing potential information communication technologies; (2) role education; (3) power structures technology shaping citizen participation, and; (4) emancipation marginalized groups communities. highlights a new fifth cluster—digital as contextual dependent on local contexts histories—as framework to situate articles this Special Issue.

This perspective paper contemplates the nuances of engaging with literature ethically in conducting a scoping review based on researchers' project girlhood studies Indonesia. We assert that ethical extends beyond conventional primary data collection from human participants, further emphasizing essence feminist methodology this scholarly investigation. discuss interplay between role rigor and dynamics power relations research, shedding light reconciling pursuit facts acknowledgment biases...

This article examines reflexive practice among young creative workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, during COVID-19. Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a series of relentless and overlapping crises across Indonesian archipelago. In urban centres arts sectors are key economic severely afflicted by pandemic. implies lot more than loss income livelihoods. Mobility restrictions, gig cancellations, venue closures, all entail connections, opportunities, outlets. Yet despite such...

The “brain train” has emerged as a predominant narrative in developmentalist discourse portraying overseas scholars unencumbered individuals riding the train from developing to developed countries for social and economic mobility. In this article, we problematize metaphorical use of “brain” describe self-serving calculative by approaching subjects whose practices are contingent specific geopolitical constructs shaped hierarchies emotions. We take into account individual stories Indonesian...