Centre for Communication and Social Change

Farisha (Risha) Sestri Musdalifah

HDR student
ORCiD ID: 0000-0001-8949-9765
A portrait of woman wearing glasses, a black hijab, and a grey blazer, smiling while standing in front of a light-colored, tiled wall with windows.

Research topic: Negotiating religious and political identities on Instagram among Indonesian Muslim women Politicians

Supervisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Stephens, Dr. Giang Nguyen-Thu

Research interest: media and cultural studies; media sociology

Qualifications: Master of Science in Communication, Universitas Indonesia; Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology, Universitas Indonesia.

Publications

Nasyaya, A., Musdalifah, F. S., & Yogsunandar, H. 2025. Celebrities as legislators in Indonesia: A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of public narratives on social media X. Natapraja. 13, 1 (May 2025), 70–86. https://doi.org/10.21831/natapraja.v13i1.84707

Murti, K., Meilinda, N., Farodiyah, N. N., Mahdavikia, R., & Musdalifah, F. S. (2024). Media literacy based on environmental factors: A case study in Palembang City. Komunika: Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi, 7(1). https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.24042/komunika.v7i1.22730

Musdalifah, F. S., Nasyaya, A., & Santoso, A. D. (2023). Digital voices in early days: Analysing local government social media approaches to risk communication during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication, 39(4), 126–149. https://doi.org/10.17576/JKMJC-2023-3904-07 

Nasyaya, A., Musdalifah, F. S., & Arianti, Y. (2023). What Indonesian netizen says about Covid-19 vaccination? A corpus assisted discourse studies of YouTube’s comment. Policy & Governance Review, 7(2), 298–315. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.30589/pgr. v7i3.781 

Murti, K., Musdalifah, F. S., Andarinini, R. S., & Izzudin, M. (2023). Mass media framing on disaster: Case study landfire in South Sumatera. Natapraja, 11(1), 70–81. https://doi.org/10.21831/natapraja.v11i1.54904 

Musdalifah, F. S., Nasyaya, A., & Pratiwi, M. (2022). Social media and female politicians in Indonesia: A content analysis on their Instagram accounts. Jurnal Pemerintahan Dan Politik, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.36982/jpg.v7i4.2536 

Musdalifah, F. S., & Rahmawati, A. (2021). Female academics, double burden, and the role of family communication during the pandemic. Jurnal Sosiologi Pendidikan Humanis, 6(2), 119. https://doi.org/10.17977/um021v6i2p119-139 

Musdalifah, F. S. (2021). Consumerism on Clubhouse: Exclusivity from Jean Baudrillard’s perspective. Warta ISKI, 4(1), 81–88. https://doi.org/10.25008/wartaiski.v4i1.111 

Researcher biography

I have been a lecturer in Communication Science at Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia, since 2019. My work explores the intersection of gender, religion, and digital media. I also have a particular interest in media and digital culture, especially in understanding how technology and social platforms shape everyday life. Through my academic work, I aim to contribute to a more inclusive and critical media environment, that encourages digital literacy, challenges gendered bias, and broadens the possibilities for women’s participation in public life.