🇮🇩 – Dosen Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (FTK) Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, R. Hariyani Susanti, M.Hum., berpartisipasi sebagai pemateri (invited speaker) dalam forum akademik internasional Global South Network (GSN) PhD. in Progress Seminar Series yang diselenggarakan oleh Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, Inggris, pada Rabu (4/3/2026).
Seminar yang berlangsung secara daring ini diikuti oleh sekitar 50 peserta dari berbagai negara serta menghadirkan akademisi dan peneliti dari sejumlah universitas internasional. Kegiatan ini menjadi ruang diskusi ilmiah lintas disiplin yang mempertemukan mahasiswa doktoral dan peneliti untuk mempresentasikan perkembangan riset mereka sekaligus memperoleh masukan dari para akademisi internasional.
Seminar ini merupakan bagian dari kegiatan Global South Network (GSN) yang diprakarsai oleh Dr. Nauman Reayat, Lecturer in Law di Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, Inggris. Sejak didirikan pada tahun 2023, jaringan akademik ini aktif menyelenggarakan berbagai kegiatan ilmiah internasional yang mempertemukan akademisi, peneliti, dan mahasiswa doktoral dari berbagai negara untuk berdiskusi mengenai isu-isu global dari perspektif Global South.
Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Raden Hariyani Susanti yang juga sebagai Dosen Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia, mempresentasikan penelitiannya yang berjudul “Modesty and Moral Surveillance: Gendered Social Control in Indonesian Islamic Communities.” Penelitian ini mengkaji bagaimana budaya kesopanan (modesty culture) membentuk ekspektasi gender serta memengaruhi kehidupan sosial perempuan Muslim di Indonesia.
Berdasarkan penelitian kualitatif yang melibatkan wawancara mendalam dengan perempuan muda di wilayah Jawa dan Sumatra, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa konsep kesopanan tidak hanya berkaitan dengan cara berpakaian, tetapi juga mencakup norma sosial yang mengatur perilaku, mobilitas, serta reputasi perempuan di masyarakat. Dalam konteks ini, nilai kesopanan dapat berfungsi sebagai bentuk pengawasan sosial informal (moral surveillance) yang memengaruhi bagaimana perempuan menavigasi kehidupan sosial mereka.
Sesi seminar dipandu oleh Dr. Hind Elhinnawy, Senior Lecturer di School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Inggris, yang bertindak sebagai chair.
Diskusi akademik dalam seminar ini melibatkan sejumlah akademisi internasional sebagai discussants, di antaranya Professor Levi Geir Eidhamar dari University of Agder, Norwegia, Dr. Soe Tjen Marching dari SOAS University of London, Inggris, serta Dr. Ferdiansyah Thajib dari Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg, Jerman.
Selain itu, Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, Ph.D. Candidate di Queen Mary University of London, Inggris, turut berpartisipasi sebagai peer commentator yang memberikan tanggapan terhadap metodologi dan analisis penelitian.
Diskusi yang berlangsung secara interaktif ini memperkaya analisis penelitian dengan berbagai perspektif lintas disiplin, termasuk sosiologi, antropologi, studi agama, serta kajian gender.
Partisipasi Raden Hariyani Susanti, M.Hum. dalam forum akademik internasional ini menjadi salah satu bentuk kontribusi dosen UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau dalam memperkuat jejaring akademik global serta memperkaya diskursus internasional mengenai isu gender, budaya, dan masyarakat Muslim di kawasan Global South.
Saat ini, Raden Hariyani Susanti tengah menempuh studi doktoral di bidang Sosiologi di University of Leeds, Inggris, dengan fokus penelitian pada budaya kesopanan, ekspektasi gender, serta agensi perempuan dalam komunitas Muslim di Indonesia.
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UIN Suska Riau Lecturer Presents Gender Research at International Global South Network Seminar
🇬🇧 – R. Hariyani Susanti, M.Hum., a lecturer from the Indonesian Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training (FTK), Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, presented her research at the international Global South Network (GSN) PhD in Progress Seminar Series hosted by Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, on Wednesday (4 March 2026).
The online seminar brought together around 50 participants from different countries, including academics, researchers, and doctoral students from various universities around the world. The event served as an international interdisciplinary forum where doctoral researchers present their ongoing work and receive feedback from international scholars.
The seminar is part of the Global South Network (GSN) initiative founded by Dr Nauman Reayat, Lecturer in Law at Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, UK. Since its establishment in 2023, the network has organised numerous international academic activities that connect scholars, researchers, and doctoral students across disciplines to discuss issues concerning the Global South.
During the seminar, Raden Hariyani Susanti presented her research titled “Modesty and Moral Surveillance: Gendered Social Control in Indonesian Islamic Communities.” The study explores how modesty culture shapes gender expectations and influences the everyday lives of Muslim women in Indonesia.
Based on qualitative interviews with young Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, the research examines how modesty extends beyond clothing and encompasses broader social expectations regarding behaviour, mobility, and reputation within communities. In this context, modesty can function as a form of informal social monitoring, or “moral surveillance,” which influences how women navigate social expectations in their daily lives.
“This research seeks to understand how Muslim women in Indonesia negotiate modesty in everyday life, not only as a social expectation but also as part of their religious values and cultural identity,” Raden Hariyani explained during her presentation.
The session was chaired by Dr Hind Elhinnawy, Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.
The seminar also featured several international scholars as discussants, including Professor Levi Geir Eidhamar from the University of Agder, Norway, Dr Soe Tjen Marching from SOAS University of London, UK, and Dr Ferdiansyah Thajib from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-NĂĽrnberg, Germany.
In addition, Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, a PhD Candidate at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK, participated as the peer commentator, providing feedback on the research methodology and analysis.
The interactive discussion enriched the research with interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, anthropology, religious studies, and gender studies.
Raden Hariyani Susanti’s participation in this international academic forum reflects the growing global engagement of UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau scholars in contributing to discussions on gender, culture, and Muslim societies in the Global South.
Currently, Raden Hariyani Susanti is pursuing her PhD in Sociology at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, where her research focuses on modesty culture, gender expectations, and women’s agency in Muslim communities in Indonesia.
Through participation in international academic platforms such as this seminar, it is hoped that the research will not only contribute to scholarly knowledge but also strengthen global academic networks and enhance the international visibility of UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau.
