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Culture, Power, and Authoritarianism in the Indonesian State is a critical history of cultural policy in one of the world’s most diverse nations across the tumultuous twentieth century. It charts the influence of momentous political changes on the cultural policies of successive states, including colonial government, Japanese occupation, the killing and repression of the left and their affiliates, and the return of representative government, and examines broader social changes like nationalism and consumer culture. The book uses the concept of authoritarian cultural policy, or cultural policy that was premised on increased state control, tracing its presence from the colonial era until today. Tod Jones’ use of historical and case study chapters captures the central state’s changing cultural policies and its diverse outcomes across Indonesia.
Resistance on the National Stage analyzes the ways in which, between 1985 and 1998, modern theater pracxadtitioners in Indonesia contributed to a rising movement of social protest against the long-governing New Order regime of President Suharto. It examines the work of an array of theater groups and networks from Jakarta, Bandung, and Yogyakarta that pioneered new forms of theater-making and new themes that were often presented more directly and critically than previous groups had dared to do. Michael H. Bodden looks at a wide range of case studies to show how theater contributed to and helped build the opposition. He also looks at how specific combinations of social groups created tensions ...
Indonesian Postcolonial Theatre explores modern theatrical practices in Indonesia from a performance of Hamlet in the warehouses of Dutch Batavia to Ratna Sarumpaet's feminist Muslim Antigones. The book reveals patterns linking the colonial to the postcolonial eras that often conflict with the historical narratives of Indonesian nationalism.
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This volume featrues over 250,000 words and more than 125 photographs identifying and defining theatre in more than 30 countries from India to Uzbekistan, from Thailand to New Zealand and featuring extensive documentation on contemporary Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Australian theatre.
Provides information on the history and present practice of theater in the world.
Catatan Kesepian Seorang Penyair di Kota Seoul dan 45 Esai Lainnya merupakan kumpulan esai tentang persoalan-persoalan yang menyangkut perkembangan perpuisian kontemporer, pemikiran kesusastraan, pendidikan sastra, kehidupan kebudayaan, dan impresi-impresi kemanusiaan. Dari lebih seratus esai yang ditulis antara 1990-2011, empat puluh enam esai dipilih dan dimasukkan ke dalam buku ini, digolongkan berdasarkan temanya ke dalam enam bagian. “Saya terkejut pada saat membaca kalimat: Bagi saya kesepian telah menjadi epistemologi kreatif. Perasaan kesepian selalu membawa saya ke dalam suasana kreatif. Di samping itu, perasaan kesepian ini selalu mengingatkan saya untuk tidak tergantung kepada o...
Kebudayaan Indonesia telah lama menjadi fokus perhatian Negara. Di bawah pemerintahan kolonial Belanda, pendudukan Jepang, dan pemerintahan sendiri, kebijakan budaya telah berupaya untuk mendefinisikan dan mendiseminasikan sebuah versi budaya yang terkait dengan bahasa, sejarah, aliansi, dan tujuan Negara. Seiring meningkatnya sumber daya dikendalikan oleh Negara, versi budaya nasional yang demikian itulah yang menyebar di seluruh Indonesia. Setiap warga Indonesia harus menyesuaikan diri dengan budaya Indonesia versi Negara. Budaya nasional yang demikian itu seharusnya tidak boleh diterima begitu saja tanpa sikap kritis. Kebudayaan dan Kekuasaan di Indonesia memetakan pengaruh perubahan poli...