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GA-02923 2017 rel B

Sexual Violence as Torture (Pohlman, 2017)

Pohlman (2017), lead investigator on sexual crimes for the IPT 1965, argues rape and sexualised torture in 1965-70 detention were crimes against humanity, summarising fifty-eight case files (72% female victims, 85% naming soldiers or military police). Legal framing of sexual torture.

GA-02949 2017 rel C

Der Völkermord von 1965 in Indonesien geht uns alle an: Das Ringen um Gerechtigkeit nach Menschenrechtsverletzungen (Wieringa, 2017)

The 1965 genocide in Indonesia concerns us all: the struggle for justice (Wieringa, 2017)

Two-page south-east Asia magazine piece (südostasien 1/2017, German) translating Wieringa's statement as IPT 1965 chair on the July 2016 verdict: crimes against humanity, 400,000-600,000 killed, sexual violence, hate propaganda, complicity of the US, UK and Australia. Gerwani not named.

GA-02969 2017 rel C

Jejak Kekerasan pada Novel Tarian Bumi Karya Oka Rusmini (Haryanti, 2017)

Traces of violence in the novel Tarian Bumi by Oka Rusmini (Haryanti, 2017)

Novi Haryanti's 2017 postcolonial-feminist reading of Oka Rusmini's Balinese novel Tarian Bumi, arguing 1965 politics and caste adat both produce violence on women; notes 1965 is rarely a literary subject. Literary context; Gerwani not central.

GA-02999 2017 rel B

Jalan Berliku Federasi Perempuan (Historia, 2017)

The winding road of the women's federation (Historia, 2017)

Historia article (2017) tracing the Indonesian women's federation from the 1928 congress to its capture by the New Order in 1966, framed by Ruth Indiah Rahayu's view that the movement 'died' and was confined to Dharma Wanita and PKK. Popular history.

GA-03000 2017 rel B

Tujuh Tahanan Politik Perempuan di Kamp Plantungan (Historia, 2017; pratinjau)

Seven women political prisoners at Plantungan camp (Historia, 2017; preview)

Historia article (4 Oct 2017, preview only) on seven women political prisoners at Plantungan, the women's 'Pulau Buru' at the foot of Mount Prau, with historian Amurwani Lestariningsih on the inmates (Gerwani, CGMI, PKI sympathisers, some arrested by mistake). Partial text.

GA-03012 2017 rel B

Kekerasan Seksual terhadap Perempuan Pasca Peristiwa 1965 (Historia, 2017)

Sexual violence against women after the 1965 events (Historia, 2017)

Historia report (17 Mar 2017) on a Komnas Perempuan/YLBHI/IPT 65 session on sexual violence after 1965, opening with Bedjo Untung's case of Zaenab, a 12-year-old in Pekalongan stripped and repeatedly raped by soldiers. Testimony on sexual violence.

GA-03029 2017 rel B

Atlet Berprestasi Dituduh PKI Bertransformasi Diri Jadi Laki-laki (Historia, 2017)

Prize-winning athlete accused of being PKI who transformed herself into a man (Historia, 2017)

Historia feature (2017) on Karnah Sukarta (b. 1940, Ciamis), bronze medallist in javelin at the 1958 Asian Games, a Sukarno-admiring student reportedly joined Gerwani in Kawali, arrested after 1965 and held in Bandung. Biography of an athlete linked to Gerwani.

GA-02861 2018 rel A

Seratus Tahun Feminisme di Indonesia (Arivia dan Subono, FES, 2018)

One Hundred Years of Feminism in Indonesia (Arivia and Subono, FES, 2018)

FES-published study (2018) by Gadis Arivia and Nur Iman Subono arguing Indonesian feminism has local roots; one page on Gerwani, then New Order state women's organisations and Reformasi (Suara Ibu Peduli, Komnas Perempuan). Overview of feminist history.

GA-03002 2018 rel B

Perempuan Ditekan, Perempuan Melawan (Historia, 2018)

Women suppressed, women resisting (Historia, 2018)

Historia feature (2018) on how the New Order subordinated the women's movement after 1965, branding politically minded women 'like Gerwani' and portraying Gerwani as beautiful but cruel, and how independent organising revived from the 1980s. Draws on Suryakusuma and Murniati.

GA-03003 2018 rel C

Pukulan Telak bagi Gerakan Perempuan (Historia, 2018)

A heavy blow to the women's movement (Historia, 2018)

Historia article (2018) on the 1953 women's campaign against Government Regulation 19/1952 giving civil-service pensions to all widows of polygynous officials, including the 17 Dec 1953 mass meeting at Deca Park attended by Gerwani and others. Context on the anti-polygamy movement.

GA-02867 2019 rel A

Peranan Gerwani dalam Pembebasan Irian Barat 1950-1963 (Dimas Dwi Kurnia, 2019)

The role of Gerwani in the liberation of West Irian 1950-1963 (Kurnia, 2019)

2019 history thesis (UNY) by Dimas Dwi Kurnia on Gerwani's role in the West Irian campaign 1950-63: 1951 and 1957 congress resolutions, the 1957 charter with the army-youth body BKSPM, 1960 statement for 710,000 members and the 1962 volunteer call. Key source on Gerwani and West Irian.