Introduction / Julian CH Lee and Marco Ferrarese Heavy metal nothingness : alluring foreignness and authenticity construction in early 2010s Malaysian metal / Marco Ferrarese Religiosity as a ‘currency’ of authenticity : Islam and group identity formation in Malaysia / Frederik Holst Close encounters of the authentic kind : exploring love, sex and intimacy among gay-identifying Malaysian men / Joseph N. Goh Ini Bukan Budaya Kita : this is not our Culture / Julian CH Lee A Postscript : Ini Budaya Kita: this is our culture / Nikkola Mikocki-Bleeker, Julian CH Lee and Ceridwen Spark Emplacing punk : subcultural boundary work and space in Indonesia / Erik Hannerz ‘Punk Sejati’ : the production of ‘do it yourself’ authenticity in the Indonesian hardcore punk scene / Sean Martin-Iverson Authenticity and the textiles of Sikka : an essay on the apposition of values / E. Douglas Lewis Culture as art : from practice to spectacle in Indonesia / Greg Acciaioli If you don’t do it who fucking will? : Authenticity and do-it-yourself practices in Bangkok’s underground rock subculture / Pablo Henri Ramirez Didou Questioning Thainess : Pleng Lukthung in the twenty-first century / Viriya Sawangchot Thailand after the 2014 coup : restoring ‘Thai-style democracy’ / Alessio Fratticcioli Buddhism and authenticity in the mountains of Southeast Asia / Sean Matthew Ashley Reshaping the quest for ‘authenticity’ in home-stay tourism in Northeast Thailand / Rebekah Farrell | 
