Irwan Martua Hidayana, Ph.D. is a medical anthropologist widely recognized for his contributions to the study of health, gender, and sexuality in Indonesia. He previously served as Head of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), University of Indonesia (UI) from 2021–2024, and currently serves as Chair of the Global Health, Wellbeing, and Care Cluster, as well as a Senior Researcher at the UI Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies. His research focuses on sexual and reproductive health, gender and sexual diversity, gender-based violence, pharmaceutical anthropology, and environmental issues such as plastic waste management. He integrates medical anthropology approaches with critical gender perspectives to uncover the dynamics of power and agency in community health experiences. His work has significantly contributed to understanding social practices and public policies related to women’s health, the body, and the environment. As an active academic, he consistently publishes research findings in reputable international journals and builds global research networks that position Indonesian health issues within contemporary anthropological discourse.
Profile and Research Interests
Education
- B.A. Anthropology, University of Indonesia (1987)
- M.A. Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University (1994)
- Ph.D. Medical Anthropology, University of Amsterdam (2012)
Selected Publications
- Hidayana, I. M. (2024). The Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Indonesia: A Complex Intersection of Tradition, Religion, and Human Rights. Current Sexual Health Reports 16 (4), 217-220.
- Pakasi, D. T. and I. M. Hidayana (2024). Young Women’s Agency and the Social Navigation of Divorce from Child Marriage in West Java, Central Java, and West Lombok, Indonesia. Asian Women, 40 (2), 95-121.
- Van Eekert, N., I. M. Hidayana, et al. (2024). Rethinking the Definition of Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Archives of Sexual Behavior 53 (2), 441-453.
- Pakasi, D. T., I. M. Hidayana (2024). Gendered community-based waste management and the feminization of environmental responsibility in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. Gender, Technology and Development vol 28 (2).
- Kok, M. C., I. M. Hidayana (2023) Drivers of child marriage in specific settings of Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia – findings from the Yes I Do! baseline study. BMC Public Health 23:794
- Kakal, T., I. M. Hidayana(2022) What makes a woman? Understanding the reasons for and circumstances of female genital mutilation/cutting in Indonesia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Culture, Health & Sexuality 25 (7), 897-913.
Courses
- Academic Skills in Anthropology
- Becoming Human: Anthropological Perspectives
- Economic Anthropology
- Social Organization and Kinship Systems
- Medical Anthropology
- Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
- Anthropology of Health, Body, and Care
