This research examines how women farmers mobilize cultural resources to challenge land authority, indicating a powerful form of political defiance.
Key Points
The research aims to explore how women farmers in Kulon Progo utilize cultural and ecological resources to resist land authority imposed by the Yogyakarta Sultanate.
Conducted ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth interviews.
Applied ecofeminist theory and Javanese cultural analysis.
Analyzed narratives and rituals within local moral economies.
Women reinterpret traditional virtues into active political resistance.
Everyday farming practices embody a performative ecofeminism.
The study reveals a shift from corporate disputes to conflicts involving local elites and subaltern groups.
Cite This Study
Candraningrum et al. (2026) studied this question.