Dr. Sofyan Ansori
Cultural/Environmental Anthropologist
Dr. Sofyan Ansori
Cultural/Environmental Anthropologist
My research project examines relationships between humans and fires in light of the current climate crisis.
Since 2015, my ethnographic work engages specifically with how Indigenous communities in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, navigate their thoughts and actions amid the recurring massive fires and the state’s ongoing desire to enforce anti-fire policies
My work covers a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to:
Fire politics
Anti-fire policy & law enforcement
Political ecology & environmental anthropology
Infrastructure care
Business & marketing ethnography
Indigenous communities
I am Indonesian-born currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia, with my small family. Like many others, I enjoy listening to music, binge-watching TV shows, and playing FIFA (now EAFC) on my XBOX console.
My typical weekend would involve streaming live football matches from the English Premier League and Serie A until my kids say otherwise.
Professionally, I am into ethnographic research and teaching on anthropological themes and social science in a broader sense. Topics I am now engaging in are fire politics, political ecology, infrastructure, (environmental) care, and business/marketing ethnography.