LEKRA reappraised

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‘LEKRA represents the first sustained attempt in modern Indonesian history to address what has been one of the major themes of world-wide intellectual and cultural history since the mid-nineteenth century. It was the first organisational response in Indonesia to the question of the relationship between a commitment to social and political change and the practice of art and literature’ (p.201).

Heryanto, Ariel (1987) “LEKRA reappraised”, book review, Inside Indonesia, 13 (Dec): 20.

keywords: book review, Inside Indonesia, Keith Foulcher, LEKRA

Sukarno, Suharto, Megawati: Why Do Some Indonesians Have Only One Name?

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“Sukarno, Suharto, Megawati: Why Do Some Indonesians Have Only One Name?” interview with Palash Ghosh, International Business Times, 19/09/2013, http://www.ibtimes.com/sukarno-suharto-megawati-why-do-some-indonesians-have-only-one-name-1408204

keywords: Christianity, Indonesian, Javanese, Muslim, names, surname

Ariel Heryanto, Valuing popular culture

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“Ariel Heryanto, Valuing popular culture” interview with Aimee Dawis, The Jakarta Post, 25/06/2009, http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/25/ariel-heryanto-valuing-popular-culture.html

keywords: Asia, Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Australian National University, Chineseness, popular culture, SEASREP

The rich only see the poor when they start to riot

It would be easier for those in the buses to see the expensive cards. The rich are trained not to see the poor, until stability breaks down. Then they call the poor “rioters” or “looters”.

“The rich only see the poor when they start to riot”, interview with Christianto, The Jakarta Post, 16/09/2000, http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/09/16/the-rich-only-see-poor-when-they-start-riot.html

keywords: ersatz capitalism, injustice, lifestyle, rioters, status, workers

The Manipulation of Indonesia’s Ethnic Chinese

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“The Manipulation of Indonesia’s Ethnic Chinese”, interview, Kasarinlan, 13(3), 1998, http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/kasarinlan/article/viewArticle/355

keywords: anti-Chinese, economic crisis, May riots, military, Suharto’s downfall, terror

Resensi buku Language of Development and Development of Language

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Resensi buku Language of Development and Development of Language, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1995.

Ariel Heryanto, tidak menjanjikan pemecahan yang tiba-tiba terhadap masalah sosial yang ada. Tetapi, paling tidak, ia memberikan kesadaran untuk mengkritisi pesan kebahasaan, proses sosial dan pemaknaan yang bermunculan dalam keseharian.

Alkap Pasti, “(Politik) Bahasa dan Mitos Pembangunan”, Kompas, 17/12/1995: 18.

Resensi Identitas dan Kenikmatan; politik budaya layar Indonesia

Resensi buku Identitas dan Kenikmatan; politik budaya layar Indonesia, terjemahan Eric Sasono, Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 2015 (Cetakan Pertama, Juni 2015; Cetakan Kedua dengan revisi, September 2015; Cetakan Ketiga, Februari 2018; Cetakan Keempat, Mei 2018; Cetakan Kelima, Juli 2019; Cetakan Keenam, Agustus 2024).

 

Resensi Budaya Populer di Indonesia, Mencairnya Identitas Pasca-Orde Baru

Resensi buku Budaya Populer di Indonesia, Mencairnya Identitas Pasca-Orde Baru, A. Heryanto (ed.), penerjemah Eka S. Saputra, Yogyakarta: Jalasutra, 2012.