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Academia 2 months ago
PREMIUM
Amid disasters, worsening geopolitics, Indonesia’s ‘theater state’ could reach its limit
There are democratic there are practices that are deployed to bind a nation together, whereas in an authoritarian society, rituals and theater are imposed upon the masses, to instill fear and submission.
Art & Culture 8 months ago
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Diponegoro lives on, two centuries after the fact
Although the Java War started two centuries ago, the story of Diponegoro's heroism remains fresh to Indonesians today thanks to many serious scholarly works as well as the products of pop culture which advertise his trials and tribulations. The following is a non-exhaustive list of scholarly works and popular retellings of Diponegoro's life.
Art & Culture 1 year ago
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Recreating once-hidden historic Indonesian reliefs
An interactive exhibition at the Salihara arts center in Jakarta seeks to immerse the public in the scale and scope of reliefs conveying founding father and first Indonesian president Soekarno’s vision for the young country.
Politics 1 year ago
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Sukarno, Soeharto ‘would have endorsed me’, Prabowo says
Speaking at a national meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Thursday night, Prabowo said all past presidents would have backed some of his major policy programs, especially his plans for the country to achieve self-reliance.
Academia 2 years ago
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The force of nationalism is strong in Indonesia. This year it will reach fever pitch
The lack of a unifying theme to bind a collection of hundreds of languages, traditional cultures and ethnicities into a nation-state has resulted in a condition defined by what we are not rather than what we are.
