Reviews

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture invites us to embark on a visual journey of difficult episodes in Indonesian history

A small museum in Java is preserving a storytelling tradition, and the thoughts and feelings behind it

David Reeve reviews David Bourchier’s important contribution to understandings of political thinking in Indonesia

Reflections on contemporary Indonesia and Australia-Indonesia relations at the AsiaTOPA festival

Indonesian performances at the AsiaTOPA festival opened up ‘creative conversations’ between Australians and Indonesians

Reviewing the history behind and themes in Hanung Bramantyo's Kartini

Reviews: ‘Linking People’ and ‘Troppo’

A new book examines Indonesian labour struggles through the lens of international political economy theory 

Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne 

The Fighting Art of Pencak Silat and Its Music reveals the multitude of martial arts practices and celebrations

Celebrating fifty years of the Indonesian Community Association of Victoria (IKAWIRIA)

Natali Pearson reviews two powerful dance works by Eko Supriyanto currently touring internationally

Two recently republished memoirs illustrate the divergence of experiences during the Indonesian Revolution

Indonesian literature is increasingly open to LGBT stories but the struggle to be heard remains

Asylum seekers stuck in Indonesia 

Joost Coté

A look into Indonesian migrant women, identity, and cultural performances. 

Benedict Anderson’s memoir showcases a broad-minded approach to the world and Indonesia

Review: Stormy with a Chance of Fried Rice

Book Review: Imam Samudra’s Revenge, by Angus McIntyre