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Outside In: Songs of Identity & Dignity for Eastern Indonesians in Java

Submitted by Chris Foertsch on May 22, 2017 - 12:00am

This post comes from Chris Foertsch. Chris is a recent MA graduate from Oregon State University in Anthropology, currently in Indonesia on a Fulbright Research Fellowship to conduct preliminary fieldwork for his PhD, beginning 2018 at University of Victoria, BC. Besides ethnographic research interviewing, he likes cycling, exploring cities on foot, and drinking strong coffee.

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