Generating History: Violence and the Risks of Remembering for Families of Former Political Prisoners in Post-New Order Indonesia

PhD dissertation (University of Michigan, 2012) by Andrew Conroe: an ethnography of former political prisoners (eks-tapol) and their children and grandchildren in Yogyakarta, centred on the group Fopperham, on memory, silence and uncertain family histories. Gerwani appears through family accounts and events: Bu Marni, imprisoned at Plantungan, rebuts the Gerwani razor-blade slander to her children (pp. 65-66); Ela's grandmother and Rini and Nuniek's mother were Gerwani prisoners; Syarikat's 2005 reuni of Plantungan women (pp. 114-115); n. 10 (p. 153) explains Gerwani and the slander.

Disertasi PhD (University of Michigan, 2012) oleh Andrew Conroe: etnografi tentang eks-tapol serta anak dan cucu mereka di Yogyakarta, berpusat pada kelompok Fopperham, tentang ingatan, kebungkaman, dan sejarah keluarga yang tak pasti. Gerwani muncul lewat kisah keluarga dan peristiwa: Bu Marni, tahanan Plantungan, membantah fitnah silet Gerwani kepada anak-anaknya (hlm. 65-66); nenek Ela dan ibu Rini dan Nuniek adalah tahanan Gerwani; reuni Syarikat 2005 bagi perempuan Plantungan (hlm. 114-115); catatan 10 (hlm. 153) menjelaskan Gerwani dan fitnahnya.

“p. 66: Bu Marni tells her children of the Gerwani story: 'The Gerwani were all women... if the women had only been armed with razor blades! ... It's not possible.'”