Examining a tranche of early 20th-century photographs of Malay women, O for Other critiques the layered histories behind the images, reckoning with their legacies.
Lay Sheng looks at how the child slave controversy in the early 20th century elucidated larger debates on hygienic modernity, gender propriety and endemic racism at the heart of empire.
Welyn dwells into the world of Pua Kumbu heritage as it is trafficked between world heritage-making, grassroots activism and state preservation projects.
With Welyne Jehom, we explore the significance of Pua Kumbu textiles for Iban women and their community, and how this has changed in recent times.