Merapi multiple: Protection around Yogyakarta’s celebrity volcano through masks, dreams, and seismographs

This paper explores local perceptions during, and after, volcanic crises in Yogyakarta, near Gunung Merapi volcano in Indonesia

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 14 August 2020

• Country: Indonesia
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
• Authors: Schwartz-Marin, E., Merli, C, Rachmawati, L, Horwell, C.J, Nugroho, F

Abstract

Through qualitative research, this paper explores local perceptions during, and after, volcanic crises in Yogyakarta, near Gunung Merapi volcano in Indonesia. The research found that volunteer-led grassroots monitoring systems and networks play a key role in the distribution of masks and respiratory health narratives, thus influencing the wide adoption of certain types of respiratory protection.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, Claudia Merli, Laksmi Rachmawati, Claire J. Horwell & Fentiny Nugroho (2020) Merapi multiple: Protection around Yogyakarta’s celebrity volcano through masks, dreams, and seismographs, History and Anthropology, DOI: 10.1080/02757206.2020.1799788

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Merapi multiple: Protection around Yogyakarta’s celebrity volcano through masks, dreams, and seismographs

Published 14 August 2020