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Submissions from 2023
Pesantren Waria Al-Fatah: Navigating the Intersection of Gender Nonconformity and Islam in Indonesia, Tali Hastings, Whitman College
The Archetype of the Ocean in Balinese Culture, Ava Hull, Swarthmore College
Sunan Kalijaga: The Birth of a Self-Actualized Pilgrimage Culture, F. P. Meachem, Macalester College
Local Traditions, Global Influences, National Belonging: Conditional Acceptance of Cross-Gender Dance in Central Java, Indonesia, Calla Rhodes, Georgetown University
Submissions from 2020
The Increased Role of Pesantrens in Indonesia’s Modern-Day Approach to Deradicalization, Helen Bruckner, Bates College
The Indigenous as Orthodox: Religious Evolution in Tana Toraja, Charles Perry Lange, Whitman College
Mysticism and Syncretism on the Island of Java, Ryan Smith, Whittier College
Submissions from 2019
The Impacts of Tourism on Subak, Sawah, and the Environment, Reiley Adelson, Saint Michael's College
Unity in Diversity: Textile Expressions of the Human Condition in Times of Economic and Cultural Anxiety, Eli J. Baez, Whitman College
Socio-Political Criticism in Contemporary Indonesian Art, Isabel Betsill, Lewis and Clark College
Indonesia’s “Fresh Meat”: LGBTQ Activism Amid Political Homophobia and Transphobia, Catherine Cho, Duke University
Perceptions of Whiteness, Eloise Doubleday, Hamilton College
Primates of the Padangtegal Monkey Forest: Aggressive, Submissive and Affiliative: Interactions between the Balinese Long-Tailed Macaques and Tourists, Marleigh Jenkins-Morse, Macalester College
There She Blows: Public Perceptions of Mt. Merapi and Mt. Agung, Trey Atticus Spadone, Colgate University
Submissions from 2018
Balance and Imbalance: The Necessity of Natural Disasters in Balinese Hinduism, Lorin Foster DeMuth, Whitman College
Tourism and Tensions: Shifting Dynamics of Tourism in Ubud and the Effects on Balinese Painting, Celia Feal-Staub
SILENT KILLERS: DIABETES AND THE ACTIVE IGNORANCE OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN BALI, Madeleine Lambert, Georgetown University
PUBLIC SECRETS & PRIVATE IDENTITY: A Look into Lesbi Lives in Bali, Kara Marler, Lewis and Clark College
Submissions from 2017
Panji's Present Predicament: the artistic prominence and tension of the Malat in painting and contemporary Balinese performance, Emily Austin, Washington and Lee University
Pluralism and Religious Education In Bali: How lack of implementation of educational reform threatens Indonesian identity in the system used to construct it, Nikolai O. Birch, Occidental College
The Disappearance of Nyoman and Ketut, Laura Michelle Garvie, University of Maryland
Tourism in Raja Ampat: New Chances and Challenges, Chloe King, The George Washington University
Agrarian Reform in Sumber Klampok, Emma Trainor, University of Vermont
Submissions from 2016
Geospasial Indonesia: The Utilization of Spatial Data Through Geographic Information Systems Across Indonesia in Various Environmental Contexts, Kaitlyn Bretz, University of South Carolina
Talking Walls: Freeing Art in Bali, Indonesia, Lila Chu, Occidental College
Illuminating Infertility: An Exploration of the Socioreligious Implications of Infertility in Bali, Michaela Schwartz, Barnard College
Sugar and Spice, Not Everything's Nice: Changing Dietary Habits in Bali, Harry Teplow, Emory University
Submissions from 2015
The Kakawin Sutasoma: A Look at ‘Bhinneka Tunggal Ika’ & Perceptions of the Text’s Religious Implications, Hana Aghababian, Gettysburg College
“Going Back Home”: The Mawale Movement and the Rediscovery of Minahasan Identity, Nathan Jacobson and Erica Larson, Drake University / Boston University
Women’s Work in a Rural Village: Realities, Motivations, and Satisfaction, Sierra Larson, Colgate University
Cus M! Let’s Go!: The Flourishing of Bali’s Komunitas Gay in the HIV/AIDS Crisis, Ikaika Ramonès, Harvard University
Internal Migration: The Women Behind Bali’s Tourism Industry, Stephanie Skinner, James Cook University
Dasaran: A Medium for Grief in Bali, Anna Spencer, Colby College
Historical Perspectives on a National Heroine: R.A. Kartini and the Politics of Memory, Amber Woodward, Macalester College
Submissions from 2014
A Mixed Bag: The Inter-Religious Marriage Experience in Bali, Chelsea Bhajan, Washington University in St. Louis
Obama Suka Nasi Goreng! American Foreign Policy and Cultural Affinity with Indonesia, Mario Feola, Tufts University
The Self-Supporting Women Of Wanita Hindu Dharma Indonesia (WHDI) Province Bali and Their Modern way of Thinking, Olivia Gregorius, Bates College
Injection, Ingestion, & Misconception: Drug Use & Rehabilitation in Indonesia, Elena Silvestrini, University of Colorado At Boulder
Submissions from 2013
Cameras and Incense: Negotiating Religious Dance on Tourist Bali, Emma Brandt, Brown University
Standardized Chaos: A Portrait of the Indonesian Education System, Andrea Bucciarelli, Hamilton College
Special Education: A Comparison Between Special Education in Bali and in America, Jacey Ann Dold, Gettysburg College
The Religious Influence Inside Bali Orphanages, Shelly Strickland, Wofford College
Submissions from 2012
Harmony or Mere Toleration? Examining Inter-religious Relations in Amertasari, Keller Hawkins, Whitman College
The 2002 Bali Bomb: Models of Sustainable Philanthropy, Lauren Livingston, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Power of Dara Puspita: How Four Girls From Indonesia Brought Rock ‘n’ Roll to the World, Eliza Summerlin, Macalester College
Submissions from 2011
The Believer, the Traveler and the Storyteller, Natasha Field-Rahman, Sarah Lawrence College
Exploring Taksu & Meditation - Mysterious Power and the Tools to Realize It, Leonard Swanson, University of Oregon
Submissions from 2010
Pabean Sangsit: A Cultural Study Through the Lives of One Family, Sylvie Kovnat, Sarah Lawrence College
Submissions from 2009
Shifting Focus: Redefining the Goals of Sea Turtle Consumption and Protection in Bali, Audrey Jensen, Bates College
The Cost of Progress: Failed Development and Community Response on Pulau Serangan, Julia Nakad, Oberlin College
Submissions from 2007
Masyarakat Tionghoa: Singaraja’s Chinese Community, Tammy Lew Lee Kreznar, Sarah Lawrence College
Atua of the Aga: A Comparison of Ancestor Worship in the Highlands of Bali and Polynesia, Jamison Liang, Washington University in St Louis