Associate Professor Helen Creese’s research interests include Balinese textual and literary traditions, Balinese history and historiography and gender. Her research spans historical and contemporary periods. It draws extensively on indigenous textual traditions written in Indonesian, Balinese, Old Javanese as well as colonial sources in Dutch and French. Her publications include translations of both classical and modern texts.
She is the author of Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois (2016); Women of the Kakawin World: Marriage and Sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali (2004); Guide and Index to the Hooykaas-Ketut Sangka Balinese Manuscript Collection in the Australian National University Library (2004); and Parthayana: The Journeying of Partha. An Eighteenth-Century Balinese Kakawin (1998). She has co-edited 'The Stigmatisation of Widows and Divorcees (janda) in Indonesian Society,' Special Issue of Indonesia and the Malay World (with Lyn Parker, 2016); From Langka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia (with Andrea Acri and Arlo Griffiths, 2011); 'Gender, Text, Performance and Agency in Asian Cultural Contexts,' Special Issue of Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (with Rosie Roberts, 2008); Seabad Puputan Bali: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (with Henk Schulte Nordholt and Darma Putra 2006); and 'Old Javanese Texts and Culture,' Special Issue of Bijdragen tot de Taal , Land- en Volkenkunde (with Willem Van der Molen, 2001).
Her current research projects include an investigation into textual traditions, identity and cultural production in contemporary Bali, a literary history of Bali, and a number of projects on precolonial Balinese history.
She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Humanities of Australia in 2007. She serves on an number of editorial advisory boards including the Southeast Asian Publications Series of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Asian Studies Review, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific and Indonesia and the Malay World.
Journal Article: Negotiating cultural constraints: strategic decision-making by widows and divorcees (janda) in contemporary Bali
Putra, I. Nyoman Darma and Creese, Helen (2016) Negotiating cultural constraints: strategic decision-making by widows and divorcees (janda) in contemporary Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 104-122. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100869
Book: Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois
Creese, Helen Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2016.
Book Chapter: Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?
Creese, Helen (2016). Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?. In Richard Fox and Annette Hornbacher (Ed.), The materiality and efficacy of Balinese letters: situating scriptural practices (pp. 166-190) Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004326828_008
Journal Article: The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali
Creese, Helen (2016) The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 84-103. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100862
(2013)
Textual traditions, identity and cultural production in contemporary Bali
(2011–2013) ARC Discovery Projects
Languages at Large: A tertiary awareness and experience program for year 10 students
(2009–2010)
Pesantren Literature: Findings its position in the history of Indonesian Literature
Doctor Philosophy
Literary Representations of War and Warfare in Old Javanese Kakawin Poetry
(2014) Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating English Listening Websites for Independent Study
(2013) Doctor Philosophy
Putra, I. Nyoman Darma and Creese, Helen (2016) Negotiating cultural constraints: strategic decision-making by widows and divorcees (janda) in contemporary Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 104-122. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100869
Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois
Creese, Helen Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2016.
Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?
Creese, Helen (2016). Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?. In Richard Fox and Annette Hornbacher (Ed.), The materiality and efficacy of Balinese letters: situating scriptural practices (pp. 166-190) Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004326828_008
The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali
Creese, Helen (2016) The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 84-103. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100862
Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois
Creese, Helen Bali in the early nineteenth century: the ethnographic accounts of Pierre Dubois. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2016.
Kapandyan, A. A. Sg Putri and Creese, Helen "A Puputan Tale: The Story of a Pregnant Woman" and "Cerita Seorang Wanita Hamil Muda tentang 'Puputan Badung'". Edited by Helen Mary Creese and I Nyoman Darma Putra Denpasar, Bali: Pustaka Larasan, 2013.
Perempuan dalam dunia kakawin: perkawinan dan seksualitas di istana Indic Jawa dan Bali
Creese, Helen and Bagus Putra Yadnya, Ida (Trans) Perempuan dalam dunia kakawin: perkawinan dan seksualitas di istana Indic Jawa dan Bali. Edited by I Nyoman Darma Putra Denpasar, Indonesia: Pustaka Larasan, 2012.
From Lanka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia
From Lanka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia. Edited by Andrea Acri, Helen Creese and Arlo Griffiths, Leiden, Netherlands: KITLV Press, 2011.
Seabad Puputan Badung: perspektif Belanda dan Bali
Seabad Puputan Badung: perspektif Belanda dan Bali. Edited by Helen Creese, Darma Putra and Henk Schulte Nordholt Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan, 2006.
Balinese Manuscript Collection Index
Creese, Helen Balinese Manuscript Collection Index. Canberra: Australian National University, 2004.
Women of the Kakawin World: marriage and sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali
Creese, H. M. Women of the Kakawin World: marriage and sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2004.
Pārthāyaṇa = The journeying of Pārtha : an eighteenth-century Balinese kakawin
Creese, Helen Pārthāyaṇa = The journeying of Pārtha : an eighteenth-century Balinese kakawin. Leiden, Netherlands: KITLV Press, 1998.
Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?
Creese, Helen (2016). Im-Materiality: where have all the aksara gone?. In Richard Fox and Annette Hornbacher (Ed.), The materiality and efficacy of Balinese letters: situating scriptural practices (pp. 166-190) Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004326828_008
Creese, Helen (2011). Ramayana traditions in Bali. In Andrea Acri, Helen Creese and Arlo Griffiths (Ed.), From Laṅkā eastwards: The Rāmāyaṇa in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia (pp. 93-118) Leiden, Netherlands: KITLV Press.
Singing the text: On-air textual interpretation in Bali
Creese, H. (2009). Singing the text: On-air textual interpretation in Bali. In Putten, J. van der and Kilcline Cody, M. (Ed.), Lost Times and Untold Tales from the Malay World (pp. 210-226) Singapore: NUS Press.
Creese, Helen (2006). Badad Arya Tabanan. In Helen Creese, Darma Putra and Henk Schulte Nordholt (Ed.), Seabad puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (pp. 187-195) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
Buku catatan harian perang Badung 1906
Creese, H. M. (2006). Buku catatan harian perang Badung 1906. In H. Creese, D. Putra and H. Schulte Nordholt (Ed.), Seabad Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (pp. 111-124) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
Cerita seorang wanita hamil muda tentang Puputan Badung
Creese, H. M. (2006). Cerita seorang wanita hamil muda tentang Puputan Badung. In H. Creese, D. Putra and H. Schulte Nordholt (Ed.), Seabad Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (pp. 165-186) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
Kidung (Geguritan) Bhuwanawinasa
Creese, H M (2006). Kidung (Geguritan) Bhuwanawinasa. In H. Creese, D. Putra and H. Schulte Nordholt (Ed.), Seabad Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (pp. 125-164) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
Creese, Helen (2006). Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bal) should read: Seabad Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali. In Puputan Badung: Perspektif Belanda dan Bal (pp. 125-164) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
Creese, H. M., Putra, D. and Schulte Nordholt, H. (2006). Satu Perang, Dua Perspektif. In H. Creese, D. Putra and H. Schulte Nordholt (Ed.), Seabad Pupatan Badung: Perspectif Belanda dan Bali (pp. xi-xxii) Denpasar, Bali: KITLV Jakarta, Universitas Udayana, Pustaka Larasan.
In search of Majapahit: The transformation of Balinese identities
Creese, H. M. (2000). In search of Majapahit: The transformation of Balinese identities. In A. Vickers, I. N. Putra and M. Forde (Ed.), To Change Bali: Essays in Honour of I Gusti Ngurah Bagus (pp. 15-46) Wollongong: Bali Post, Uni. Wollongong.
Arps, Bernard , Creese, Helen, Cohen, Matthew Isaac and Foley, Kathy (2017) Debate: Tall tree, nest of the wind: The Javanese shadow-play Dewa Ruci performed by Ki Anom Soeroto: A study in performance philology. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia), 173 1: 115-131. doi:10.1163/22134379-17301007
Buried treasure amidst grains of Balinese sand
Creese, Helen (2016) Buried treasure amidst grains of Balinese sand. Asian Currents, .
Putra, I. Nyoman Darma and Creese, Helen (2016) Negotiating cultural constraints: strategic decision-making by widows and divorcees (janda) in contemporary Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 104-122. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100869
INTRODUCTION The stigmatisation of widows and divorcees (janda) in Indonesian society
Parker, Lyn and Creese, Helen (2016) INTRODUCTION The stigmatisation of widows and divorcees (janda) in Indonesian society. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 1-6. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1111647
The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali
Creese, Helen (2016) The legal status of widows and divorcees (janda) in colonial Bali. Indonesia and the Malay World, 44 128: 84-103. doi:10.1080/13639811.2015.1100862
The Utsawa Dharma Gita competition: the contemporary evolution of Hindu textual singing in Indonesia
Creese, Helen (2014) The Utsawa Dharma Gita competition: the contemporary evolution of Hindu textual singing in Indonesia. Journal of Hindu Studies, 7 2: 296-322. doi:10.1093/jhs/hiu026
Putra, I Nyoman Darma and Creese, Helen (2012) More than just "Numpang Nampang": women's participation in interactive textual singing on Balinese radio and television. Indonesia and the Malay World, 40 118: 272-297. doi:10.1080/13639811.2012.725559
Judicial processes and legal authority in pre-colonial Bali
Creese, Helen M. (2009) Judicial processes and legal authority in pre-colonial Bali. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde, 165 4: 515-550. doi:10.1163/22134379-90003631
Old Javanese legal traditions in pre-colonial Bali
Creese, Helen M. (2009) Old Javanese legal traditions in pre-colonial Bali. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 165 2/3: 241-290.
Gender, text, performance and agency in Asian cultural contexts
Roberts, R. and Creese, H. (2008) Gender, text, performance and agency in Asian cultural contexts. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, 16 1-9.
The regulation of marriage and sexuality in precolonial Balinese law codes
Creese, H. (2008) The regulation of marriage and sexuality in precolonial Balinese law codes. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, 16 1-17.
Curious modernities: Early twentieth-century Balinese textual explorations
Creese, H. M. (2007) Curious modernities: Early twentieth-century Balinese textual explorations. Journal of Asian Studies, 66 3: 723-758. doi:10.1017/S0021911807000940
A Puputan Tale: "The story of a pregnant woman"
Creese, Helen (2006) A Puputan Tale: "The story of a pregnant woman". Indonesia, 82 1-37.
Reading the Bali Post: women and representation in post-Suharto Bali
Creese, Helen (2004) Reading the Bali Post: women and representation in post-Suharto Bali. Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, 10 1: .
Review of Puspakrema: a Javanese Romance from Lombok, by TH. C. Van der Meij
Creese, H. M. (2003) Review of Puspakrema: a Javanese Romance from Lombok, by TH. C. Van der Meij. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 34 3: 575-576. doi:10.1017/S002246340327048X
William Cummings. Making blood white: Historical transformations in early modern Makassar
Creese, Helen (2003) William Cummings. Making blood white: Historical transformations in early modern Makassar. American Historical Review, 108 3: 814-815. doi:10.1086/529620
Erotic Literature in Nineteenth-Century Bali
Creese, Helen and Bellows, Laura (2002) Erotic Literature in Nineteenth-Century Bali. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 33 3: 385-413. doi:10.1017/S0022463402000309
Images of women and embodiment in Kakawin literature
Creese, H. M. (2001) Images of women and embodiment in Kakawin literature. Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, 5: 1-19.
Old Javanese studies: a review of the field
Creese, Helen (2001) Old Javanese studies: a review of the field. Bijdragen tot de Taal Land en Volkenkunde, 157 1: 3-33. doi:10.1163/22134379-90003816
Ultimate loyalties: The self-immolation of women in Java and Bali
Creese, H. M. (2001) Ultimate loyalties: The self-immolation of women in Java and Bali. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde (BKI), 157 1: 131-166.
Balinese television histories: Broadcasting historical discourses in late New Order Indonesia
Creese, H. M. (2000) Balinese television histories: Broadcasting historical discourses in late New Order Indonesia. RIMA, 34 1: 39-84.
The Balinese kakawin tradition: a preliminary description and inventory
Creese, Helen (1999) The Balinese kakawin tradition: a preliminary description and inventory. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 155 1: 45-96. doi:10.1163/22134379-90003880
Balinese Babad as historical sources - a reinterpretation of the fall of Gelgel
Creese, H. (1991) Balinese Babad as historical sources - a reinterpretation of the fall of Gelgel. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde: journal of the humanities and social sciences of Southeast Asia, 147 2-3: 236-260.
Three transitional texts: Turn of the century Balinese views of the world
Creese, H. M. (2004). Three transitional texts: Turn of the century Balinese views of the world. In: R. Cribb, Asia Examined: Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 2004. 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Canberra, Australia, (1-16). 29 June-2 July 2004.
Kakawin Sebagai Sumber Sejarah Sosial Nusantara
Creese, Helen (2003). Kakawin Sebagai Sumber Sejarah Sosial Nusantara. In: Simposium Internasional Pernaskahan Nusantara Denpasar. Simposium Internasional Pernaskahan Nusantara Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, (43-63). 27-29 July, 2003.
Women, tradition and reformation in Bali
Creese, H. M. (2002). Women, tradition and reformation in Bali. In: Gao, M., Hatley, B., Allen , P. and et al, Asian Studies Conference 2002: Program and Abstract Book. After Sovereignty: Nation and Place (Asian Studies Association of Australia), Hobart, (109-109). 30th June - 3rd July 2002.
Inside the 'Inner Court' : The world of women in Balinese Kidung poetry
Creese, H. M. (2000). Inside the 'Inner Court' : The world of women in Balinese Kidung poetry. In: B. Andaya, Other Pasts: Women, Gender and History. Engendering Early Modern Southeast Asian History, University of Hawaii, (125-146). 20-22 March, 1998.
Intersections: Gender and sexuality in Asia and the Pacific: Gender, text, performance and agency in Asian cultural contexts (2008) Volume 16
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde (2001) Volume 157 Issue 1
(2013)
Textual traditions, identity and cultural production in contemporary Bali
(2011–2013) ARC Discovery Projects
Languages at Large: A tertiary awareness and experience program for year 10 students
(2009–2010)
(2008) University of Technology Sydney
(2008) University of Technology Sydney
(2006–2008) ARC Discovery Projects
Cultural Constructions of Bali in the Nineteenth Century
(2005–2006) UQ Early Career Researcher
(2005–2006) Australian National University
A literary history of Bali: New perspectives on regional literature in Indonesia
(2000–2002) ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
(1999) ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Creating history in late twentieth century Bali
(1997) ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Representing women in Southeast Asian history: some insights from Balinese Literary Sources
(1997) University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
Pesantren Literature: Findings its position in the history of Indonesian Literature
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Theory and Practice of Yoga in the Mahabharata
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The representation of women in power and middle-class ideology in the Indonesian online news media
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Language ecology and language policy
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Literary Representations of War and Warfare in Old Javanese Kakawin Poetry
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Evaluating English Listening Websites for Independent Study
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Ashes in My Mouth: Women, Testimony and Violence during the Indonesian Massacres of 1965-1966
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Cultural Violence: Its Practice and Challenge in Indonesia
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Pentecostalism in Java: approaches to inter-religious encounter in contemporary Indonesia
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
CODESWITCHING IN INDONESIAN ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
AN ART HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SCULPTURE OF CANDI SUKUH IN CENTRAL JAVA: ITS MEANINGS AND RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS 1437-1443 C.E
(2005) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
EXPOSING STATE TERROR: VIOLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY INDONESIAN LITERATURE
(2005) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
NARRATING IDENTITY: CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF MODERN BALINESE WRITERS
(2003) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
A history of Shariah law in Aceh: Debates and political struggles among the Acehnese ulama
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
A study of languages and cultures in contact among Iranian female immigrants in Australia
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
NAVIGATION AND NEGOTIATION: THE LIFE HISTORIES OF FOUR JAPANESE MANAGERIAL WOMEN
(2008) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
REVISITING MOTIVATION IN ESP MASS EDUCATION (AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY AT TRISAKTI UNIVERSITY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA)
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor