Focusing on the bissu, the transgender priests of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, the article explicates the emergent indigenous transgender identity within the contemporary artistic and economic practices. The bissu‘s interactions with the local clients, the state and global culture industry, as well as their representations on mass media and performing arts demonstrate that the bissu transgender …

WPS 241 How Economy Matters to Indigenous Identity of Bissu, Transgender Priests of South Sulawesi, Indonesia Read More »

Migration studies almost always tend to emphasize economic factors as the overriding motivation for leaving and are always couched in terms of searching for better sources of livelihood. Where studies have shifted to the emotional sphere, these usually focus on the destruction of the intimate relations particularly among those who have been left behind by …

WPS 240 Love on the Run: Transmigration, Emotions, and Governmentality Among Filipino Domestic Workers in Singapore and Thailand Read More »

Focusing on women as they are more likely to face greater disadvantages compared with their male counterparts because of gender differentials they might have faced throughout the life course, the paper examines the potential barriers for old age preparedness among women in Singapore. Based on secondary literature, the paper interrogates whether women in Singapore are …

WPS 239 “Bringing the Future into the Present”: Why a Feminist Framework is Critical in Assessing Old Age Preparedness Read More »

In the construction of national space, is there a contrast between continental and oceanic determinants? I consider this question by looking at how India was conceptualized, conceived, imaged, and imagined in the first half of the 20th century, before it became independent. More specifically, how did the idea of India came to be articulated from two …

WPS 238 Liquid Geographies: India in the Oceanic Imaginary Read More »