updated 12 Jul 2026
Monograph
Beta, A. R. (2024). Pious Girls: Young Muslim Women in Indonesia. Routledge.
A study of how piety and femininity shape young Muslim women’s political subjectivities in contemporary Indonesia. The book argues that pious feminine subjects are important political actors who have shifted many of the intimate details of the everyday lives of young women with religious, economic, and sociocultural aspirations that feed the larger changes in Indonesia.
Edited Volumes
Beta, A. R., Saraswati, M., & Robby, M. B. (Eds.). (2026, in press). Yang Diketahui Perempuan Muda (What Young Women Know). UI Publishing.
A collection of ten essays by Indonesian young women. It positions young women in Indonesia as thinkers and key actors in knowledge-making. The authors write on trauma, neurodiversity, adat and labour, unwanted pregnancy, and epistemic exclusion in philosophy, refusing to separate creative and academic writing or personal experience from politics.
In press
Abidin, C., Beta, A. R., & Zheng, H. (Eds.). (2026, in press). Influencers and Gender Politics in Southeast Asia. Routledge.
This book investigates the intersections between influencer cultures and gender politics in contemporary Southeast Asia, a region experiencing rapid digital transformation and high social media engagement. It examines how influencers act as cultural intermediaries who negotiate, reinforce, or disrupt gender norms within predominantly collectivist and conservative societies.
Annisa R. Beta 