Billy Adison Aditijanto
Billy Adison Aditijanto is the current Research Assistant and Program Coordinator for the Indonesia Forum (2024-).
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Doing Cultural Research in the Global South panel discussion & The Art of Environmental Activism in Indonesia Book Launch
This page recaps Day 1 of the two-day event hosted by the Indonesia Forum, in collaboration with colleagues from Cultural Studies at Universitas Indonesia and The University of Melbourne’s School of Culture and Communication. The event took place on April 18-19, 2024, at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre. The event for Day 1 (April 18) […] -
Art Exhibition: ‘Revolution: Crosspoint of Power of 45-65’
About the exhibition Through the Revolution: Crosspoint of Power of 45-65, Patriot Mukmin, PhD researcher at the Victorian College of Art, University of Melbourne, delves into the events of Indonesia in 1965-66 – a period marred by the tragic loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. The exhibition aimed to explore the preceding era between 1945-65 […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/art-exhibition-by-postgraduate-member-patriot-mukmin
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Postgraduate Lunchtime Seminar: Glory be to the Catholics: Minority Overrepresentation and Disproportionate Influence in Suharto’s Indonesia
During the first two decades of Suharto’s New Order, a network of political operatives belonging to the Catholic minority achieved sustained overrepresentation in key positions and wielded disproportionate influence in policymaking. These successes, it is argued, were the result of a path-dependent process consisting of three sequences. Firstly, the removal of hostile rivals by Suharto’s […] -
Visiting Scholar Presentation: ‘Empowering Resilience: Unintended Consequences and Reflections on Women and Work after COVID-19 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
In this seminar, speaker Dr Fina Itriyati presents an ethnographic study that investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of low-income women in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a city affected by the crisis. By conducting 120 in-depth interviews with women engaged in various economic sectors, including formal and informal employment, this research explores the […] -
Navicula and Kopernik: Bringing Music and Technology Together for Social Change
On 28 November, the Indonesia Forum and the Faculty of Arts hosted a unique event on the transformational power of music and technology in addressing social and environmental issues. The event brought together seminal Balinese grunge group Navicula with Kopernik, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) that seeks to connect remote communities with simple, life-changing technology. Representing […] -
Dr Poppy Winanti on Meeting the Challenge of the Resource Curse
Many resource-rich regions in Indonesia are plagued by income inequality, high levels of corruption and rent-seeking, and relatively poor performance in poverty alleviation. Through learning from and drawing on other regions’ experiences in dealing with the resource curse, Bojonegoro District in East Java has implemented a series of policies in an attempt to avoid the […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/dr-poppy-winanti-challenge-of-the-resource-curse
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