Merlyna Lim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3651981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merlyna Lim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merlyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Lim |
| SIGNATURE | LIM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1 Arizona State University [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 333 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
In Curhat We Unite (and Divide)
This article explores the phenomenon of curhat , a form of emotional communication and expression in Indonesia, and how it has evolved into a critical method of political communication, profoundly shaping social media and political discourse in the country. By examining how curhat transitions from private expressions to public engagements within "scalable affective sociality," the study reveals the fluidity of this practice in shaping personal co…
Faith, Followers, and Factions
This introductory article lays the groundwork for the special issue on "Social Media and Society in Indonesia." It examines the co-constitutive relationship between social media and Indonesian society, focusing on their mutual shaping within enduring socio-cultural dynamics. The article calls for a nuanced understanding of how technologies are localized and how diverse "social media publics" emerge in the Indonesian context. It begins by tracing …
Special Section
Cyber‐Urban Space
Rejecting spatial dualism that separates the electronic and virtual realm of cyberspace from geographical space, the term cyber‐urban spaces recognizes the integration of the digital and material spaces and acknowledges our hybrid existence in this integrated realm. Cyber‐urban space reflects “where” contemporary urban people live much of the time, juggling multiple identities that transcend online and offline spheres.
Special Section
Unveiling Saudi Feminism(s)
Ces discours occidentaux remplacent les savoirs locaux par une approche techno-utopique selon laquelle la technologie réaliserait de meilleures conditions sociales ou politiques. Ces discours manifestent en outre une tendance vers la désincarnation.Analyse Cet article met en question les comptes rendus ahistoriques, monolithiques et désincarnés sur les mouvements féministes saoudiens en soulignant : l’historicisation du militantisme des femmes sa…
Too Crowded for Crowdsourced Journalism
Background This article explores the complexity of citizen participation in social media and crowdsourced journalism by utilizing the case of r/SyrianCivilWar, the sub-community of Reddit where users discuss the Syrian crisis.Analysis In examining the limitations and affordances of the platform, the article identifies features that characterize the r/SyrianCivilWar community, namely: algorithmic driven public discourse, deliberative communication…
Challenging Technological Utopianism
Online Collective Action
Informational Terrains of Identity and Political Power
Internet, sebagai teknologi yang melalui proses pengalihan dari tempat lahirnya ke Indonesia, mengalami proses transformasi dan lokalisasi yang terjadi dalam arena perebutan kekuasaan politik antara negara, korporasi, dan masyarakat sipil. Di dalam arena perebutan kekuasaan ini, titik utama pergulatan ini adalah pembentukan dan penegasan identitas. Berdasarkan pengalaman historis di Indonesia, tulisan ini mengungkapkan bagaimana internet bersisia…
Many Clicks but Little Sticks
Drawing on empirical cases from Indonesia, this article offers a critical approach to the promise of social media activism by analysing the complexity and dynamics of the relationship between social media and its users. Rather than viewing social media activism as the harbinger of social change or dismissing it as mere "slacktivism," the article provides a more nuanced argument by identifying the conditions under which participation in social med…
The Internet and Everyday Life in Indonesia
In July 2012, the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information, Tifatul Sembiring, declared that the government had shut down one million websites in view of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. This was in addition to another one million sites the ministry claimed to have blocked back in February 2012. Minister Sembiring, a politician from the Islamic-based Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party, PKS), said that his staff wou…
Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses
Journal Article Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004-2011 Get access Merlyna Lim Merlyna Lim 1Consortium of Science, Policy & Outcomes and the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 62, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 231-248, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460…
Many Clicks but Little Sticks
Drawing on empirical cases from Indonesia, this article offers a critical approach to the promise of social media activism by analysing the complexity and dynamics of the relationship between social media and its users. Rather than viewing social media activism as the harbinger of social change or dismissing it as mere "slacktivism," the article provides a more nuanced argument by identifying the conditions under which participation in social med…
Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses
Journal Article Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004-2011 Get access Merlyna Lim Merlyna Lim 1Consortium of Science, Policy & Outcomes and the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 62, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 231-248, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460…
The Internet and Everyday Life in Indonesia
In July 2012, the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information, Tifatul Sembiring, declared that the government had shut down one million websites in view of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. This was in addition to another one million sites the ministry claimed to have blocked back in February 2012. Minister Sembiring, a politician from the Islamic-based Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party, PKS), said that his staff wou…
Faith, Followers, and Factions
This introductory article lays the groundwork for the special issue on "Social Media and Society in Indonesia." It examines the co-constitutive relationship between social media and Indonesian society, focusing on their mutual shaping within enduring socio-cultural dynamics. The article calls for a nuanced understanding of how technologies are localized and how diverse "social media publics" emerge in the Indonesian context. It begins by tracing …
Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses
Journal Article Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004-2011 Get access Merlyna Lim Merlyna Lim 1Consortium of Science, Policy & Outcomes and the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 62, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 231-248, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460…
Many Clicks but Little Sticks
Drawing on empirical cases from Indonesia, this article offers a critical approach to the promise of social media activism by analysing the complexity and dynamics of the relationship between social media and its users. Rather than viewing social media activism as the harbinger of social change or dismissing it as mere "slacktivism," the article provides a more nuanced argument by identifying the conditions under which participation in social med…
The Internet and Everyday Life in Indonesia
In July 2012, the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information, Tifatul Sembiring, declared that the government had shut down one million websites in view of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. This was in addition to another one million sites the ministry claimed to have blocked back in February 2012. Minister Sembiring, a politician from the Islamic-based Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party, PKS), said that his staff wou…
Online Collective Action
Informational Terrains of Identity and Political Power
Internet, sebagai teknologi yang melalui proses pengalihan dari tempat lahirnya ke Indonesia, mengalami proses transformasi dan lokalisasi yang terjadi dalam arena perebutan kekuasaan politik antara negara, korporasi, dan masyarakat sipil. Di dalam arena perebutan kekuasaan ini, titik utama pergulatan ini adalah pembentukan dan penegasan identitas. Berdasarkan pengalaman historis di Indonesia, tulisan ini mengungkapkan bagaimana internet bersisia…
Unveiling Saudi Feminism(s)
Ces discours occidentaux remplacent les savoirs locaux par une approche techno-utopique selon laquelle la technologie réaliserait de meilleures conditions sociales ou politiques. Ces discours manifestent en outre une tendance vers la désincarnation.Analyse Cet article met en question les comptes rendus ahistoriques, monolithiques et désincarnés sur les mouvements féministes saoudiens en soulignant : l’historicisation du militantisme des femmes sa…
Too Crowded for Crowdsourced Journalism
Background This article explores the complexity of citizen participation in social media and crowdsourced journalism by utilizing the case of r/SyrianCivilWar, the sub-community of Reddit where users discuss the Syrian crisis.Analysis In examining the limitations and affordances of the platform, the article identifies features that characterize the r/SyrianCivilWar community, namely: algorithmic driven public discourse, deliberative communication…
Challenging Technological Utopianism
Cyber‐Urban Space
Rejecting spatial dualism that separates the electronic and virtual realm of cyberspace from geographical space, the term cyber‐urban spaces recognizes the integration of the digital and material spaces and acknowledges our hybrid existence in this integrated realm. Cyber‐urban space reflects “where” contemporary urban people live much of the time, juggling multiple identities that transcend online and offline spheres.
Special Section
Special Section
In Curhat We Unite (and Divide)
This article explores the phenomenon of curhat , a form of emotional communication and expression in Indonesia, and how it has evolved into a critical method of political communication, profoundly shaping social media and political discourse in the country. By examining how curhat transitions from private expressions to public engagements within "scalable affective sociality," the study reveals the fluidity of this practice in shaping personal co…
Faith, Followers, and Factions
This introductory article lays the groundwork for the special issue on "Social Media and Society in Indonesia." It examines the co-constitutive relationship between social media and Indonesian society, focusing on their mutual shaping within enduring socio-cultural dynamics. The article calls for a nuanced understanding of how technologies are localized and how diverse "social media publics" emerge in the Indonesian context. It begins by tracing …
Sociology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · World Wide Web (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Islamic Finance and Communication (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Social media (4 works)