Venue: Porthania P518, University of Helsinki (note that venue has been changed)
Time: Wednesday 7 September 11:00-12:00
Welcome to the presentations of Bruce Dame Laoera, who is funded by Una Europa to visit Helsinki this September. She will present her two projects and welcome your comments and questions.
- Female Digital Activists in Public Culture of Muslim-Majority Indonesia
- Protecting the Earth, Fighting the Climate Crisis: A Case of Indonesian Female Environmental Activists on Instagram
Short Biography
Bruce Dame Laoera is a PhD Student in Doctoral School of Humanities at Jagiellonian University, Poland. Her research focuses on digital activism and social movements in Indonesia. She studied English Literature for her Bachelor’s degree and obtained Master of Arts in Culture Studies at Airlangga University, Indonesia. Her working experiences are mostly in academic teaching and conducting research, focusing on media, film, culture, and gender studies. Moreover, she worked in an NGO that involved in women’s empowerment in Indonesia. From 2019-2021, she also worked in the School of Liberal Arts at Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand. During her time in Thailand, she was active in participating in discussions and conferences related to social and political studies in Asia. Currently, she is doing a visiting research program funded by Una Europa “Digitalized” in September 2022 at Helsinki University. This research visit aims not only to develop and advance her doctoral research but also to learn and gain more knowledge about media, activism, and social movement in Asia.
Discussants: Julie Yu-Wen Chen, Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of Cultures
Dušica Ristivojević, Kone Foundation Bold Initiative Researcher, Department of Cultures
No registration needed. All welcome.