Overview
Background
Annie Pohlman is an Associate Professor in Indonesian Studies at The School of Languages and Cultures, St Lucia campus, UQ. Her research interests include Indonesian history and politics, comparative genocide studies, torture, gendered experiences of violence, and testimony studies. She also works with human rights NGOs in Indonesia on the documentation of human rights abuses.
Availability
- Associate Professor Annie Pohlman is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Indonesian Studies
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Indonesian politics
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Genocide
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Indonesian history
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Torture
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Sexual Violence
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Perpetrators of mass violence and atrocity
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Complicity in mass violence and atrocity
Research impacts
Indonesia faces the critical challenge of how to deal with its entrenched culture of impunity for past--and ongoing--mass atrocities and other gross human rights violations. The impact of Pohlman's research relates to her investigation and documentation of gross violations in the Indonesian past, and their ongoing practices.
Works
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2013
Book Chapter
An ongoing legacy of atrocity: torture and the Indonesian state
Pohlman, Annie (2013). An ongoing legacy of atrocity: torture and the Indonesian state. Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia: Legacies and Prevention. (pp. 35-52) edited by Deborah Mayersen and Annie Pohlman. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203380857
2013
Journal Article
Child-raising, childbirth and abortion in extremis: women's stories of caring for and losing children during the violence of 1965-1966 in Indonesia
Pohlman, Annie (2013). Child-raising, childbirth and abortion in extremis: women's stories of caring for and losing children during the violence of 1965-1966 in Indonesia. Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 32 (3), 93-114. doi: 10.1177/186810341303200305
2013
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Mayersen, Deborah and Pohlman, Annie (2013). Conclusion. Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia: Legacies and Prevention. (pp. 197-199) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203380857
2012
Book Chapter
Spectacular atrocities: Making enemies during the 1965-1966 massacres in Indonesia
Pohlman, Annie (2012). Spectacular atrocities: Making enemies during the 1965-1966 massacres in Indonesia. Theatres of violence: Massacre, mass killing and atrocity in history. (pp. 199-212) edited by Philip G. Dwyer and Lyndall Ryan. New York, NY, United States: Berghahn Books.
2011
Other Outputs
Ashes in My Mouth: Women, Violence and Testimony during the Indonesian Massacres of 1965-1966
Anne Pohlman (2011). Ashes in My Mouth: Women, Violence and Testimony during the Indonesian Massacres of 1965-1966. PhD Thesis, School of Languages and Comp Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland.
2011
Book
The responsibility to protect in Viet Nam: Challenges, opportunities and cases for implementation
Cotton, Joanne and Pohlman, Annie (2011). The responsibility to protect in Viet Nam: Challenges, opportunities and cases for implementation.
2010
Book
Indonesia and Post-New Order Reforms: Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting the Responsibility to Protect
Pohlman, Annie (2010). Indonesia and Post-New Order Reforms: Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting the Responsibility to Protect. Research Report on Indonesia No. 1
2010
Conference Publication
Preventing future mass atrocities in Indonesia: Implementing the responsibility to protect within a culture of impunity
Pohlman, Annie (2010). Preventing future mass atrocities in Indonesia: Implementing the responsibility to protect within a culture of impunity. 18th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Adelaide, S.A., Australia, 5-8 July 2010. Adelaide, S.A., Australia: Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA).
2010
Journal Article
Propaganda, misogyny and incitement to massacre: The Indonesian military's campaign against Communist women following the 1 October 1965 coup
Pohlman, Annie (2010). Propaganda, misogyny and incitement to massacre: The Indonesian military's campaign against Communist women following the 1 October 1965 coup. Analisis Sejarah, 1 (1), 1-15.
2008
Journal Article
Testimonio and telling women's narratives of genocide, torture and political imprisonment in post-Suharto Indonesia
Pohlman, Annie (2008). Testimonio and telling women's narratives of genocide, torture and political imprisonment in post-Suharto Indonesia. Life Writing, 5 (1), 47-60. doi: 10.1080/14484520801902332
2005
Journal Article
(Book review) Wife or Worker? Asian Women and Migration
Pohlman, Annie (2005). (Book review) Wife or Worker? Asian Women and Migration. Asian Studies Review, 29 (1), 106-106. doi: 10.1080/10357820500139489
2004
Conference Publication
Women and the Indonesian killings of 1965-1966: Gender variables and possible directions for research
Pohlman, A. (2004). Women and the Indonesian killings of 1965-1966: Gender variables and possible directions for research. Asia Examined, Canberra, 29 June - 2 July 2004. Canberra: ASAA Asian Studies Association of Australia.
2004
Journal Article
A fragment of a story: Gerwani and Tapol experiences
Pohlman, Anne (2004). A fragment of a story: Gerwani and Tapol experiences. Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, 1 (10).
2004
Journal Article
Review of Lenore Manderson and Linda Rae Bennett (eds), Violence Against Women in Asian Societies (London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 2003)
Pohlman, A. (2004). Review of Lenore Manderson and Linda Rae Bennett (eds), Violence Against Women in Asian Societies (London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 2003). Asian Studies Review, 28 (3), 343-344.
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Annie Pohlman is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Indonesian history and politics
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Comparative genocide studies
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sexual violence, particularly as part of mass violence
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Torture
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Southeast Asian history
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Indonesian history and politics
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Comparative genocide studies
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sexual violence, particularly as part of mass violence
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Torture
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Southeast Asian history
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Mixed qualitative and quantitative mapping of mass violence
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Complicity in, and perpetration of, mass violence and atrocity
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Approaching Lives in the Aftermath: Journalism and the Empathetic Representation of Bosnian Muslim Male Testimonies of Life After the Concentration Camps
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Women, trauma, and memory writing in post-New Order Indonesian novels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
A Political Biography of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo: Power and Influence in the Political Development of Modern Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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Doctor Philosophy
Illegitimate Children of Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
Legal quotas, Islam and women's substantive representation: A case study of Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole George
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Master Philosophy
From Reactive to Proactive Shaping The Future of Teacher Professional Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ravinder Sidhu
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Master Philosophy
From Reactive to Proactive Shaping The Future of Teacher Professional Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ravinder Sidhu
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Doctor Philosophy
Illegitimate Children of Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
The Illegitimate Children of Dutch Colonialism in the Dutch East Indies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Approaching Lives in the Aftermath: Journalism and the Empathetic Representation of Bosnian Muslim Male Testimonies of Life After the Concentration Camps
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Psychological Perspectives of Civilians and Civilian Perpetrators of the May 1998 Riots in Indonesia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Winnifred Louis
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) study among clinical psychologists in Indonesia using mixed-methods design
Associate Advisor
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