Dr Nicholas Herriman
Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Southeast Asian Studies
Monash Asia Institute
Research Interests
I study Southeast Asia, and, specifically, Indonesia , in order to understand:
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the interaction of state and society
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relationships between neighbours, family, friends etc.
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religion and magic
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violence
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great changes in the economy, society, and ways of thinking in world history
Publications
2009 'The Uneven State: Authority, Autonomy and Apparatus' Clayton, Victoria: Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4550250
2009 'Din of Whispers: The In-group Manifestation of Sorcery in Banyuwangi' Anthropological Forum 19(2).
2009 The case to intervene and stop East Timorese killing witches. East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin http://www.eastimorlawjournal.org/ARTICLES/2009/Case_to_Intervene_and_Stop_East_Timorese_killing_witches_Herriman.html
2008 A Din of Whispers: Community, State Control, and Violence in Indonesia. PhD Dissertation, University of Western Australia. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0075/
2008 “Balai desa: challenged sovereignty, contested significance” Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 42(2).
2008 “ Sorcerer Killings in 1998 East Java: An Analysis of Press Reportage ” Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia.
2007 'Sorcerer' Killings in Banyuwangi: A Re-Examination of State Responsibility for Violence. Asian Studies Review 31(1):61-78
2006 Kith and Kin: Theft, Strangeness, and Suspicions within. In TASA 2006 Conference Proceedings: The Sociological Association of Australia (TASA). www.tasa.org.au/conferencepapers06/papers/Urban%20and%20Rural/Herriman.pdf
2006 Fear and Uncertainty: Local Perceptions of the Sorcerer and the State in an Indonesian Witch-hunt . Asian Journal of Social Sciences 34(3):360-87.
2006 The Killings of Alleged Sorcerers in South Malang: Conspiracy, Ninjas, or 'Community Justice'. In Violent Conflicts in Indonesia : Analysis, Representation, Resolution. C. Coppel, ed. Pp. 90-105. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
2006 Community Justice: Why do People Kill 'Sorcerers'? Inside Indonesia 87:14-15. http://insideindonesia.org/content/view/65/29/
2006 Ritual Meals in Java. Participant Observer 3(3):8 .
Presentations
2008 “Fundamentalist, Modernist, and Traditionalist Islam in Indonesia” Interview on Pulse FM 94.7 (Geelong) program Global Focus. June 23. (For a recording go to http://www.globalfocusthepulse.com/nherriman.html).
2008 “The 1998 Killings of Alleged Sorcerers in East Java: State Authority and Local Autonomy”. Indonesia Study Group, ANU. March 26. (For a recording go to http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/ip/seminars/2008/109.mp3)