Salfia Rahmawati is a permanent lecturer at the UI Department of Anthropology and a doctoral candidate at the Institut für Ethnologie, Universität Heidelberg, Germany. Her research focuses on written and oral traditions, cultural heritage, and the dynamics of tradition representation and transmission in the dialectic between cultural continuity and change. She develops an interdisciplinary approach combining linguistic anthropology, philology, and performative studies to examine the relationship between text, materiality, ritual, and oral expression as spaces of symbolic articulation. Additionally, Salfia is also active in cultural diplomacy programs and international research collaborations. She is interested in representation practices in curatorial spaces, material culture, and strategies for heritage transmission amidst social change.
Profile and Research Interests
Education
- Bachelor of Humanities (Philology), University of Indonesia (2014)
- Master of Anthropology, Gadjah Mada University (2018)
- Summer School in Philology and Manuscripts, Leiden University (2019)
- PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Heidelberg University, Germany
Selected Publications
- Ashari, C., & Rahmawati, S. (2024). Basic Research on Tambora: Mapping Cultural Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Tambora Geopark Area. Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia.
- Dyahapsari, I., Rahmawati, S., & Adhuri, D. S. (2024). Study of Local Wisdom Related to Coastal and Marine Management of the Luang Community in Luang Island and Surrounding Areas. Jakarta: WWF Indonesia.
- Nugraha, Irfan, et al. (2023). Wulla Poddu: Marapu Rituals of the Tarung People, West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. (3rd author)
- Ashari, Chaidir, et al. (2022). Basic Research on the Spice Route. Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. (5th author)
- Rahmawati, Salfia. (2022). Variety of Street Performing Arts in the Early 20th Century. Jurnal Manuskripta (National Library of Indonesia), Vol. 12 No. 1.
- Rahmawati, Salfia. (2021). Humans are Other Animals. Yogyakarta: Octopus Publisher
- Rahmawati, Salfia. (2019). Straatvertoningen: Transliteration and Translation of Street Performing Arts Manuscripts. National Library of Indonesia.
- Rahmawati, Salfia. (2018). “Transformation of Wangbang Wideya and Sumanasantaka Manuscripts in Visual Arts by Marta Weglinska.” in A. Gunawan and A. Akbar (eds.), Nusantara Manuscripts: Between Antiquity and Modernity. National Library of Indonesia.
- Rahmawati, Salfia. (2014). Serat Narasawan (AS75): The Phenomenon of Bestiality in 1930s Javanese Manuscripts. National Library of Indonesia.
Courses
- History of Human Culture
- Archival Data Processing Practicum
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Scripts and Written Traditions
- Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change
- Cultural Heritage Management
