Becoming Ungovernable: Latah, Amok, And Disorder In Indonesia

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Written by Nadia Bulkin, and was originally published in Gamut Magazine. Aug 01, 2024

First published in Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror

If there is one Indonesian word you know, it’s probably amok. As in children dressing in Halloween costumes and running amuck, amuck, amuck (that’s a quote from the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus). The original connotation isn’t cute, ...

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