Prof. Dr. Meutia Farida Hatta Swasono has been a Professor of Anthropology at Universitas Indonesia since 2006 and has been teaching since 1979, specializing in Indonesian cultural systems, medical anthropology, and psychiatric anthropology. Throughout her career, she has developed research on ethnic groups, medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and mental health, with a particular focus on inland and remote communities. Her research covers diverse topics such as spatial planning in community development, community responses to disease outbreaks, eating habits and nutrition, and health ethnography in the Jayawijaya Mountains region. She also highlights mental health issues within broken or disharmonious families. As a senior lecturer, Prof. Meutia has significantly contributed to establishing the scientific foundation of medical anthropology in Indonesia and has mentored generations of anthropology academics since the early 1980s.
Education
Bachelor of Anthropology, University of Indonesia (1974)
Master of Anthropology, University of Indonesia (1983)
PhD in Anthropology, University of Indonesia (1991)
Selected Publications
Ariningrum, R., & Swasono, M. F. H. (2020). Application of the Hegemony Theory from Gramsci: A Case Study of the Success of Recording Death Data in Bumiayu Sub-District, Brebes District, Central Java. Proceedings ISHR.
Swasono, M. F. H. (2006). Anthropology and National Integration. Antropologi Indonesia, 30(1).
Margono, S. S., Swasono, M. F. H., et al. (2006). Taeniasis/cysticercosis in Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia. Parasitology International, 55(Supplement), S143–S148.
Dr. Dian Sulistiawati is the Head of the UI Anthropology Graduate Program for the 2024–2028 period and a lecturer specializing in medical anthropology. Her research examines the links between diet, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, and health systems. She studies issues of foodborne diseases, malnutrition, chronic illness care, acculturative stress, adaptation strategies, and reproductive health. Additionally, she focuses on matters of body image, gender, and health, as well as waste management and toxicity issues. By combining perspectives from health anthropology, nutrition, and gender, Dian highlights how daily practices, food culture, and therapeutic choices shape public health experiences.
Education
Bachelor in Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia (1991)
Master in Anthropology, University of Houston (2000)
PhD in Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia (2013)
Selected Publications
Sulistiawati, D. 2024. Living With HIV/AIDS: From Understanding the Virus to Normalizing Private Life. PT. Nas Media Indonesia.
Sulistiawati, D. 2022. “Child Agency in the Formation of Eating Habits of Toddlers with Undernutrition in Rawa Bogo, Bekasi,” Antropologi Indonesia, 46(2).
Soerachman, R., D. Sulistiawati, E. Purwanto. (2016). As Long as the Stomach is Not Empty: Risky Eating Habits Among Toddlers in Rawa Bogo, Bekasi, West Java. Kanisius.
Sulistiawati, D. (2006) “Religion” and “Economic Systems” in Ruddy Agusyanto, et al. (eds.) Introduction to Anthropology. Publisher: Universitas Terbuka.
Sulistiawati, D. (2004) “Sexual Health” in Irwan M. Hidayana and Dian Sulistiawati (eds.) Gender and Sexuality: Concepts and Issues.
Dr. phil. Imam Ardhianto is the Chair of the UI Department of Anthropology for the 2024–2028 period, a lecturer, and a researcher focusing on the study of religion, ritual, and healthcare. His research explores the relationship between ritual practices, religious ideas, and modern biomedical infrastructure, particularly in the context of palliative and end-of-life care. He examines the interconnections of religion, magic, and kinship within political dynamics, social transformation, and the environment, in both rural and urban settings. With a background in cross-institutional studies in Indonesia, France, and Germany, Imam brings a comparative and reflective approach to understanding religious change and social practices amidst the currents of modernization and globalization. His research positions religious issues in close relation to the transformation of living spaces and health, while contributing to the discourses of religious and medical anthropology.
Education
BA in Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia (2006)
MA in Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia (2013)
MA in Geography and Anthropology, EHESS France (2014)
PhD in Anthropology, University of Freiburg, Germany (2019)
Selected Publications
Ardhianto, I. (2022). Hierarchies of power: evangelical Christianity and Adat transformation in Indonesian Borneo. Singapore, SG: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ardhianto, I., & Claudia, L. (2023). Anthropology of Christianity: An Overview of Challenges, Boundaries, and Opportunities in the Study of Religious Change within the Discipline of Anthropology. Jurnal Masyarakat dan Budaya, 25(2).
Ardhianto, I., & Prasetyo, I. (2023). Precarious frontier and the handling of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities in Borneo. Melbourne Asia Review, 2023(16).
Ardhianto, I. (2023). Trans-Cultural Encounters, Positionalities, and Socio-Historical Burdens: A Reflection from a Muslim Anthropologist on Studying Christianity in Central Borneo. In In Tandem–Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology| Im Tandem–Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie (pp. 149-165). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
Ardhianto, I. (2018). Contemporary Islamic movement, popular culture and public sphere in Indonesia: The #IndonesiaTanpaJIL movement. Archipel. Études interdisciplinaires sur le monde insulindien, (95), 151-171.”
Ardhianto, I. (2017). The politics of conversion: religious change, materiality and social hierarchy in Central Upland Borneo. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 18(2), 119-134.
Irwan Martua Hidayana, Ph.D. is a medical anthropologist widely recognized for his contributions to the study of health, gender, and sexuality in Indonesia. He previously served as Head of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), University of Indonesia (UI) from 2021–2024, and currently serves as Chair of the Global Health, Wellbeing, and Care Cluster, as well as a Senior Researcher at the UI Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies. His research focuses on sexual and reproductive health, gender and sexual diversity, gender-based violence, pharmaceutical anthropology, and environmental issues such as plastic waste management. He integrates medical anthropology approaches with critical gender perspectives to uncover the dynamics of power and agency in community health experiences. His work has significantly contributed to understanding social practices and public policies related to women’s health, the body, and the environment. As an active academic, he consistently publishes research findings in reputable international journals and builds global research networks that position Indonesian health issues within contemporary anthropological discourse.
Education
B.A. Anthropology, University of Indonesia (1987)
M.A. Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University (1994)
Ph.D. Medical Anthropology, University of Amsterdam (2012)
Selected Publication
Hidayana, I. M. (2024). The Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Indonesia: A Complex Intersection of Tradition, Religion, and Human Rights. Current Sexual Health Reports 16 (4), 217-220.
Pakasi, D. T. and I. M. Hidayana (2024). Young Women’s Agency and the Social Navigation of Divorce from Child Marriage in West Java, Central Java, and West Lombok, Indonesia. Asian Women, 40 (2), 95-121.
Van Eekert, N., I. M. Hidayana, et al. (2024). Rethinking the Definition of Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Archives of Sexual Behavior 53 (2), 441-453.
Pakasi, D. T., I. M. Hidayana (2024). Gendered community-based waste management and the feminization of environmental responsibility in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. Gender, Technology and Development vol 28 (2).
Kok, M. C., I. M. Hidayana (2023) Drivers of child marriage in specific settings of Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia – findings from the Yes I Do! baseline study. BMC Public Health 23:794
Kakal, T., I. M. Hidayana(2022) What makes a woman? Understanding the reasons for and circumstances of female genital mutilation/cutting in Indonesia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Culture, Health & Sexuality 25 (7), 897-913.
