Dissertations and theses supervised by Bernard Arps
Listed
below are the theses and dissertations that have been completed, and in the
case of doctoral dissertations successfully defended, under the supervision of
Bernard Arps.
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Doctoral dissertations
Ben Arps currently supervises doctoral research on (1) the history of
the Cambodian royal dance (jointly with Dr. P. Peycam), (2) hiphop in Java
(with Prof. B. Barendregt), (3) the Javanese Book of Rama (with Prof. W. van der Molen), (4) Islamic ritual for
warding off evil in contemporary Java (with Dr. A. van Engelenhoven), (5)
Hindu-Buddhist statuary in Sumatra (with Dr. M. J. C. Klokke), (6) the mystical
Qur’anic exegesis of Kyai Saleh Darat of Semarang (c. 1820–1903) (with
Prof. N. Kaptein).
2021
- Syahril
Siddik. Mediating
Islam in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Performing Dakwah through Popular TV
Shows.
(Jointly supervised with A. de Jong.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden
University. Defended 9 November 2021.
- Sudarmoko.
Literary infrastructure in West Sumatra,
Indonesia. (Jointly supervised with Suryadi.) Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 26 May 2021.
- Alexander
Joseph West. Bujangga Manik
or, Java in the Fifteenth Century: An Edition and Study of Oxford, Bodleian
Library, MS Jav. b.3. (R). (Jointly supervised with A. van Engelenhoven.) Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 20 May 2021.
- Shafa’atussara binti
Silahudin. Malay singing in
Pahang villages: Identity and practice. (Jointly supervised with Suryadi.) Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 18 May 2021.
2017
- Els
Maria Bogaerts. Producing the local:
Javanese performance on Indonesian television. Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 20 December 2017.
2016
- Kathryn
Anne Emerson. Transforming Wayang for
Contemporary Audiences: Dramatic Expression in Purbo Asmoro’s Style,
1989–2015. Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University.
Defended 28 June 2016.
2015
- Bram
Hendrawan. Televising locality: industrial,
historical and socio-cultural investigations of local television in
post-authoritarian Indonesia. (Jointly supervised with W.C.
Uricchio and E. Müller.) Doctoral dissertation, Universiteit Utrecht.
Defended 20 November 2015.
- Jochem
van den Boogert. Rethinking Javanese Islam:
towards new descriptions of Javanese traditions. Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 18 November 2015.
- Kartika
Setyawati. Kidung Surajaya: suntingan teks,
terjemahan dan analisis makna isi teks. (Jointly supervised with W. van der Molen.) Doctoral dissertation,
Leiden University. Defended 12 November 2015.
2014
- Suryadi.
The Recording Industry and ‘Regional’
Culture in Indonesia: The Case of Minangkabau. Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 16 December 2014.
2013
- Mark
Christiaan van Tongeren. Grenzen van het
hoorbare: over de meerstemmigheid van het lichaam. (Jointly supervised with Frans de Ruiter, Marcel Cobussen, and Joep
Bor.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 13 March 2013.
2012
- Juniator
Tulius. Family stories: oral traditions,
memories of the past, and contemporary conflicts over land in Mentawai -
Indonesia. (Jointly supervised with R. Schefold and G.
Persoon.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 11 December
2012.
2009
- Revo
Arka Giri Soekatno. Kidung Tantri Kediri:
kajian filologis sebuah naskah Jawa Pertengahan. (Jointly
supervised with W. van der Molen.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden
University. Defended 17 December 2009.
- Catherine
Quirine van Heeren. Contemporary Indonesian
film: spirits of Reform and ghosts from the past. Doctoral
dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 9 June 2009.
- Véronique
Myriam Yvonne Degroot. Candi, space and
landscape: a study on the distribution, orientation and spatial
organization of Central Javanese temple remains. (Jointly
supervised with M. J. Klokke.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University.
Defended 6 May 2009.
2006
- Judith
Ernestine Bosnak. Shaping the Javanese
play: improvisation of the script in theatre performance.
Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 19 December 2006.
2003
- Klarijn
Loven. Si Doel and beyond: discourse on Indonesian television in
the 1990s. Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 3
December 2003.
2002
- Theodorus
Cornelis van der Meij. Puspakrema: a
Javanese romance from Lombok. (Jointly supervised with H. M.
J. Maier.) Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 17 april
2002.
2001
- Edwin
Christian Marcel Jurriëns. Cultural travel
and migrancy: the artistic (re)presentation of globalization in the
electronic media of West Java.
Doctoral dissertation, Leiden University. Defended 29 March 2001.
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Master’s
theses
2022
- Ruana Tahitu. In
Search of Connection: Transnational Social Movements, Identity, and New
Online Socio-Cultural Environments. MA Asian Studies thesis, Leiden University,
2022.
2021
- Laura Felicia Baseler. Education about the Dark Pages of Dutch History: An Analysis of
Secondary Education Learning Materials. MA Asian Studies thesis, Leiden University,
2021.
- Stéphan van Beek. The
Impact of COVID-19: An Investigation of Discrimination Against the Chinese
Indonesian Community. MA Asian
Studies thesis, Leiden University, 2021.
- Xu Yu. Ethnic
Relations in Malaysia: From the Perspective of New Media Development. MA Asian Studies thesis, Leiden University,
2021.
- Patrick Zee. From
the Streets of Chengdu to the Nightclubs of Jakarta: Nationalism and
Shared Identities in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian Hip Hop Music. MA Asian Studies thesis, Leiden University,
2021.
2020
- Maia Puteri Tahitu. The
staged paradise: the effect of social media on the (staged) authenticity
of Balinese culture. MA Asian
Studies thesis, Leiden University, 2020.
- Crystle Siegel. Losing
face and ‘the ASEAN way’: Southeast Asian culture and regional peace and
stability. MA International Relations
thesis, Leiden University, 2020.
2018
- Nerima
Sharderu Tahitu. Claiming
Territory: the conflict between the indigenous communities in West Papua
and the Indonesian State. MA Asian Studies thesis,
Leiden University, 2018.
- Thikuna
Canna binti Mohd Suffian. Feminism in
Malaysian Popular Culture. MA Asian Studies thesis,
Leiden University, 2018.
2017
- Alex
West. Bujangga Manik: an Old Sundanese
topogeny? MA Asian Studies thesis, Leiden University, 2017.
- Joni
Fambrene. Boat symbolisms in Indonesia: a
comparative study between Toraja, Bali and Tanimbar. MA Asian
Studies thesis, Leiden University, 2017.
- Jelle
Offinga. Japanese and Dutch language
policies in Korea and Indonesia, 1910–1945. MA Asian Studies
thesis, Leiden University, 2017.
2014
- Merie
Limin. Singapore Girl 2.0? The
representation of Asian women through flight attendants in Singapore
Airlines’ and Cathay Pacific’s commercials. MA thesis, Leiden
University, 2014.
2013
- Natalya
Budanova. Allegory in contemporary
Malaysian literature. MA thesis, Leiden University, 2013.
- Rhomayda
Alfa Aimah. The personal blog book in
Indonesia: the origins and a literary approach. MA thesis,
Leiden University, 2013.
- Denise
Zaitun Thörig. Echoes from Yogyakarta:
relations between sound and the characteristic ambience of a place.
MA thesis, Leiden University, 2013.
2012
- Ni
Nyoman Utari Pradnyadewi. Indonesian
comics: a popular medium in conveying socio-political messages.
MA thesis, Leiden University, 2012.
2011
- Siti
Nurliyana Taha. The hybrid solution:
positioning peranakan baba in the making of Singapore’s national
identity. MA thesis, Leiden University, 2011.
2010
- Thalita
Kreefft. Wat voor rol spelen objecten in
Javaanse rituelen?. MA thesis, Leiden University,
2010.
- Anne
de Jong. The social side of credit: social
and economic aspects of an urban savings and credit cooperative on Java.
MA thesis, Leiden University, 2010.
2009
- Mikko
Marttinen. Searching for SARA: ethnicity in
two Indonesian newspapers before and after reformasi. MA
thesis, Leiden University, 2009.
2008
- Tom
Gunnar Hoogervorst. Basa Jawa Surabayaan:
describing Surabaya’s linguistic ecology. (Co-supervised by Dr
Don van Minde.) MPhil thesis, Leiden University, 2008.
- Pimwipa
Vatanutanon. The emergence of camping music
festivals for the urban Thais: an inquiry and a proposal.
(Co-supervised by Dr Irene Stengs, Meertens Instituut.) MA thesis, Leiden
University, 2008.
2000
- Carmencita
Palermo. Cultural politics of Balinese
topeng. Academic paper, Advanced MA Programme, Research School
of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies, Leiden University, 2000.
- Katinka
van Heeren. Crossroads: paths of cultural
re-traditionalization and de-traditionalization under New Order rule.
MA thesis, Leiden University, 2000.
- Linda
Florack. Eenheid via kunstonderwijs: de
bijdrage van het kunstonderwijs op de lagere school in Indonesië aan het
in stand houden van de nationale eenheid [Unity through art
education: the contribution of art education in primary school in
Indonesia to the preservation of national unity]. MA thesis, Leiden
University, 2000.
1998
- Judith
E. Bosnak. Het Srimulat-imperium van
de lach: de verhouding van de meester tot zijn knecht in een Javaanse
situation comedy [The Srimulat empire of laughter: the relation
between master and servant in a Javanese situation comedy]. With a CD-ROM.
MA thesis, Leiden University, 1998.
1996
- Joan
de Lijster-Streef. Is een beskap wel
beschaafd? Nederlandse leenwoorden in het Javaans [Is a
“beskap” really “beschaafd”? Dutch loanwords in Javanese].
MA thesis, Leiden University, 1996.
- Klarijn
Loven. Kiai Semar of Batara Tivismoyo?
[Kiai Semar or Batara Tivismoyo?] MA thesis, Leiden University, 1996.
1995
- Barbara
Roemers. Korte verhalen en spookverhalen in
hedendaagse Javaanse tijdschriften [Short stories and ghost
stories in contemporary Javanese magazines]. MA
thesis, Leiden University, 1995.
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Bachelor’s
theses
2018
- Laura
Baseler. An Analysis of the Representations
of Colonial History in Dutch and Indonesian Senior Secondary Education
Learning Materials. BA International Studies thesis (South and
Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2018.
- Kristiaan
Fisher. Regional community building in
Southeast Asia: state contributions through foreign policy and
outward-looking behaviour. BA International Studies thesis
(South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2018.
- Margot
Offerijns. The Opposition Prospers: The
Rise of the CNRP in Cambodia's 2013 Elections. BA International
Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2018.
- Maia
Tahitu. The Voice of the Voiceless:
Political Street Art in Timor Leste. BA International Studies
thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2018.
- Cas
Teeuwen. Islam in relation to the state:
Discussions on the Indonesian Constitution from 1999 to 2002.
BA International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2018.
- Eline
Warnars. Stories of the Netherlands East
Indies: Conflict, Representation and Colonial History 1901-49 in Dutch
Museums. BA International Studies thesis (South and Southeast
Asia), Leiden University, 2018.
2017
- Annabel
Mulder. Sacralising the King: The Traiphum
Phra Ruang for Royal Legitimacy in Thailand 1970-80. BA
International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2017.
- Marissa
van Dorp. A Time-Bound Contested Public
Space: Jakarta's Medan Merdeka and the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election.
BA International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2017.
- Ching
Pan. Visible Silence: The Female Homosexual
Community in Thai Society. BA International Studies thesis
(South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2017.
- Thikuna
Canna binti Mohd Suffian. Political Islam
in Malaysia: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Islamisation and
Democratisation. BA International Studies thesis (South and
Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2017.
- Julian
Lawrence Jagan. "We Have Won the
Battle for Linguistics": The Role of Singlish as a Uniquely
Singaporean Identity Marker. BA International Studies thesis
(South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2017.
- Eva
Oldenbürger. Environmental Islam in
Indonesia: Using the Past to Create Change for the Future. BA
International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2017.
- Shakila
Dhauntal. The vulnerables of Thailand:
Sexual Abuse of Women and Children. BA International Studies
thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2017.
- Gianina
Ivodie. The Lionheart, his
"nanny-state", and its ex-colonizer: Exploration of a
post-colonial relationship between Lee Kuan Yew and Margaret Thatcher.
BA International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2017.
- Gavin
Neuvenheim. The Pursuit of Sustainability
in the Indonesian Palm Oil Industry. BA International Studies
thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2017.
2016
- Carmen
Eva Marseille. Multilingual Education in
Timor-Leste and the sociolinguistic situation of Lautém. BA
International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2016.
- Lukas
Pechacek. Deconstructing Urban Heritage
Spaces in Southeast Asia: A comparative analysis of Bangkok and Singapore.
BA International Studies thesis (South and Southeast Asia), Leiden
University, 2016.
- Dido
Onderwater. Civilian Agency in the
Thai-Burmese Border Region: Self-Protection and Its Effects on the Burmese
Secessionist Conflict. BA International Studies thesis (South
and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2016.
- Rozanne
Reijnierse. The Energy Future of India: The
potential of renewable energy. BA International Studies thesis
(South and Southeast Asia), Leiden University, 2016.
2006
- Marianne
de Vries. Recht voor z’n raap: kritische
geluiden in punk uit Indonesië [Straight from the shoulder:
critical noises in punk from Indonesia]. BA paper, Leiden University,
2006.
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Last updated: 24 June 2022