Researcher at Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Contact:
Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) Universitas Gadjah Mada
PAU Building – Graduate School UGM, 1st floor, East Wing
Teknika Utara Street, Barek, Sleman
Special Region of Yogyakarta 55281
Indonesia
Telp/Fax: +62 (0) 274 589658
E-mail: meikekarolus@gmail.com
Formal Education:
2013-2015
Master Program, Communication Science, FISIPOL, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
2009-2013
Undergraduate Program, Communication Science, FISIP, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia
Research Interests:
- Media Studies
- Gender Studies
- Pop Culture
- Cyberfeminism
- Media Reception
Publication:
a. Published Journals:
- When Female Feminists Falling in Love: Ideology, Media, and Practices (English version published on Indonesian Feminist Journal 23, No.1, 2018, pp. 13-21) and “Ketika Perempuan Feminis Jatuh Cinta: Ideologi, Media, dan Praktik (Indonesian version published on Jurnal Perempuan Vol. 96, 2018, pp. 26-42). (co-author with Laili Nur Anisah).
- “Yes, We Can!”: Perempuan sebagai Pengambil Alih dan Pengguna ICT (Indonesian version published on Jurnal Perempuan 91, 2016, pp. 39-58) and “Yes, We Can!”: Women as the ICT Control Taker and User (English version published on Indonesian Feminist Journal Vol. 21, No.4, 2016, pp. 385-394). (Co-author with Isyfi Afiani).
- Socio-Emotional Content in New Media as Alternative Solution in Creating Humanistic Media in Indonesia (A Study Towards Blood For Life Twitter Account in Raising Society Collective Consciousness). Journal of Communication ISKI Vol 1, pp. 68-76, No.1 Januari-Juni 2015.
b. Book and Book Chapters
- Polemic of “The Other” Identity Recognition in Cyberspace (A Study of Perception of Christian Group in Facebook Towards “Pastoral Letter of Council of Churches (PGI) about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender”. 2017. Yogyakarta: Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Forthcoming).
- Survival of Patude Women: Ecofeminism Study towards Reclamation of Coastal Area in Makassar. (In “Ecofeminism IV: Land, Water, and The Womb of Home”, by Dewi Candraningrum and Arianti Ina Hunga, pp. 251-277). 2016. Salatiga: Parahita Press and Satya Wacana Christian University.
- Feminism in Folktales. 2013. Yogyakarta: Graha Ilmu.
c. Journalistic Articles:
- (2016). Relevance of Arts and Culture in the peace movement in Indonesia. Published on Newsletter Dian/Interfidei, January-June 2016.
- (2016). Recording Back the “Uang Panai” Movie (http://revi.us/merekam-kembali-film-uang-panai/) 7 September 2016.
- (2016). Flicking the Sensitivity of the Church facing ASEAN Economic Community. (Arcus Magazine, edition 16 year 2016).
- (2016). The Myths and Commercialization of Beauty: Reviews on Naomi Wolf thoughts [http://www.jurnalperempuan.org/blog-feminis-muda/mitos-dan-komersialisasi-kecantikan-kajian-pemikiran-naomi-wolf] published on Blog Feminis Muda “Jurnal Perempuan” 5 March 2016.
- (2015). Fictional Autobiography of a Child’s Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in Blues Merbabu and 65 [http://revi.us/fiksi-otobiografi-seorang-anak-pki/] published on Revi.us webzine 2 October 2015.
- (2014). When Technology Replaces Men (Related Mini Drama “Ada Apa Dengan Cinta” booming) 2014) [http://revi.us/ketika-teknologi-menggantikan-manusia/] published on Revi.us webzine 16 November 2014.
- (2014). Transformer Confusion, Transformative Confusion: Learn the confusion from Autobot, Soekarno, and Pramoedya Ananta Toer [http://revi.us/galau-transformer-galau-transformatif/] published on Revi.us webzine 29 August 2014.
- (2014). One day James, Cony, and Brown will be a nostalgic. [http://revi.us/suatu-saat-nanti-james-cony-dan-brown-akan-menjadi-nostalgia/] published on Revi.us webzine 21 July 2014.
- (2014). Why we (not) homophobia [published di Opium Magazine February 2014 edition].
Research:
- (July) 2016-present: Interreligious Dialogue amongst Youth in Indonesia (international research collaboration among Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany), University of Birmingham (UK), University of Notre Dame (USA), Institute for Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia (DIAN/Interfidei) and PERCIK Institute (Indonesia). (Researcher)
- (March) 2016 – present: Prevention on Child Marriage Through Awarness of Sexual Reproduction Health Rights in Indonesia as a Effort for Maintaining Integration of ASEAN (CESASS Universitas Gadjag Mada). (Research Assistant)
- (December) 2015: Society Media Behaviors Target EXXONMobil Cepu (Department of Communication Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada). (Research assistant)
- (July-Agustus) 2015: Intolerance in New Media and ASEAN Economic Community 2015 (NewMesis, Department of Communication Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada). (Research assistant)