In Indonesia, the events of 1st October 1965 were followed by a campaign to annihilate the Communist Party and its alleged sympathisers. It resulted in the murder of an estimate of one million people
Rejecting the idea that same-sex female love is an outgrowth of Western culture, Blackwood (anthropology and women's studies, Purdue U.) and Wieringa (women's studies, Institute of Social Studies at T
The Sexual History of the Global South explores the gap between sexuality studies and post-colonial cultural critique. Featuring twelve case studies, based on original historical and ethnographic rese
The Sexual History of the Global South explores the gap between sexuality studies and post-colonial cultural critique. Featuring twelve case studies, based on original historical and ethnographic rese
The International People’s Tribunal addressed the many forms of violence during the period of the massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia. It was held in The Hague, The Netherlands, in November 2015, to c
Winner of the 2007 Ruth Benedict Award! A unique collection of writings by both academic and activist scholars on women’s same-sex sexualities and female masculinities in a globalizing Asia. Through r
Evelyn Blackwood and Saskia Wieringa have compiled thirteen essays from a group of historians, sociologists, and anthropologists who discuss same-sex desire among women outside the West, exploring fem
Winner of the 2007 Ruth Benedict Award!A unique collection of writings by both academic and activist scholars on women’s same-sex sexualities and female masculinities in a globalizing Asi
