Literature

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

Review: Tarian bumi is the story of four generations of Balinese women

A new novel explores the ambiguous role of the outlaw in today's Indonesia

Women’s movement activists and artists unite

Cultural engagement is yet to reach its full potential

Pramoedya Ananta Toer questions the dominant understanding of Indonesia’s historical path

The revolution begun in 1945 must be completed

Preserving the literary past

Three women authors take the Indonesian literary world by storm

Always controversial, Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s most respected journalists and best-known authors for over four decades.

Djenar Maesa Ayu – one of Indonesia’s exciting new female authors

Australia: an alternative West in Asia?