Dr. Saraswati has been invited to give talks and keynote speeches to various communities and academic audiences around the world. Some of the venues include:

• Columbia University
• Rutgers University
• University of Washington-Seattle
• University of Chicago
• Spelman College
• Smith College
• University of California-Merced
• University of Maryland-College Park
• University of Kansas (February Sisters Annual Lecture)
• California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo
• California State University Long Beach
• Mount Royal University-Canada
• University of Barcelona
• NYU-Shanghai
• NYU-Abu Dhabi
• Universitas Indonesia-Depok
• Nanzan University-Nagoya in Japan
• Chulalongkorn University in Thailand
• MES Ponnani College in India
• King’s College-London
• Universitas Nasional in Indonesia
• University of the Western Cape
• Metro State University
• La Fayette College

Dr. Saraswati is the perfect speaker on these topics:

• colorism in Indonesia
• the neoliberal selfie and social media
• media and social media literacy
• beauty and body image
• pain beyond the neoliberal framework
• transnational feminism, feminist theory
• affect theory
• grief and gender
• meditation and wellbeing in academia
• creative ways to manage emotional pain in transforming our lives

She has also presented at non-academic events such as the Indonesian Diaspora Western Canada Convention, Indonesian Conference and Cultural Event in Honolulu, and the Real Person’s Guide to Sexuality in Kansas.

In addition, she has been a guest speaker on podcasts, radio and television programs.