Southeast Asian Studies Podcast - Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory, and Sexual Violence in Indonesia

In this episode of Southeast Asian Studies, Katharine E. McGregor discusses her new book, Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory, and Sexual Violence in Indonesia (University of Wisconsin Press, 2023), which untangles the history of “comfort women” during World War II as well as the context surrounding the slow and faltering efforts to address it. With careful attention to the historical, social, and political conditions surrounding sexual violence in Indonesia, supported by exhaustive research and archival diligence, she uncovers a critical piece of Indonesian history and the ongoing efforts to bring it to the public eye.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN partner, the New Books Network.