Female puppeteers and the changing tradition of Javanese and Balinese shadow puppet theatre

47 Sekretariat Perizinan Penelitian Asing Kementerian Riset dan Teknologi DIREKTORI PENELITIAN ASING DI INDONESIA 2013

27.1 Ms. Emily Zoe Hertzman

Warga Negara : Kanada Jabatan : Ph.D. Candidate Institusi : Dept. of Anthropology, University of Toronto No. SIP : 297SIPFRPSMVIII2013

28. Female puppeteers and the changing tradition of Javanese and Balinese shadow puppet theatre

Tujuan Penelitian : Mengkaji bagaimana perubahan sosial dan budaya telah mempengaruhi peubahan tradisi wayang Jawa dan Bali, serta bagaimana perubahan-perubahan ini mencerminkan evolusi peran dan hierarki gender Bidang Penelitian : Budaya Daerah Penelitian : DI Yogyakarta, Jawa Tengah Sleman, Bantul, Surakarta, Klaten, Sragen dan Sukoharjo , Bali Lama Penelitian : 12 dua belas bulan mulai 4 Juni 2013 Mitra Kerja : Fakultas Budaya UGM Drs. Eddy Pursubaryanto, M.Hum Research Objectives : My project investigates the female puppeteer community of Central Java, focusing on the following objectives:  What are the social risks to which female dalang puppeteers are susceptible, how are these risks negotiated, and what afects may these negotiations have on the wayang kulit Indonesian shadow theatre tradition and the perception of female puppeteers as ‘good’ dalang‘good’ women?  How have cultural and societal shifts afected change within the shadow practice, and how may these changes relect upon the evolution of gender roles and hierarchies? 48 Sekretariat Perizinan Penelitian Asing Kementerian Riset dan Teknologi DIREKTORI PENELITIAN ASING DI INDONESIA 2013  What are the main motivators behind the participation of women in wayang kulit practice?  What may be projected about the potential future of the female dalang career and wayang kulit tradition formal study enrolment, potential for popularity, etc? My ield of study incorporates two disciplines, social anthropology and Indonesian studies. To this point, I have developed my academic career around the study of traditional Indonesian practices and their associated material culture – focusing on form and function, social signiicance, and methods of display and interpretation within a museum context. Presently, I am concentrating my research eforts towards uncovering relatively recent developments within Indonesian shadow theatre due to changes in the socio-political climate – namely, the emergence of female puppeteers.

28.1 Ms. Ashley Shannon Robertson