Myra Mentari Abubakar is currently enrolled at the School of Culture, History, and Language.  Her thesis, entitled A Study of Female Heroism in Indonesia, theorises the concept of female heroism in Indonesia and evaluates the evolving significance of this concept from the nineteenth century to the present. It answers how Indonesian memorial practices have fostered female heroes. She explores the historical processes and cultural and political narratives that have shaped what constitutes a female hero in Indonesia.