Category: Art & Literature
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Eksil Screening in Melbourne
Date Sunday, 6 October 2024 Time 3.00–6.00pm Venue Federation Hall Location Southbank CampusThe University of Melbourne Eksil (2022) is an award-winning documentary movie about ten Indonesian exiles who have been living in Europe for the past 60 years. They were students under the then-Indonesian civil service bond (Indonesian: Mahasiswa Ikatan Dinas, MAHID), studying abroad when […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/eksil-screening-melbourne
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Sustainable Eco-Textile Production in Indonesia: The Role of Sunda Wiwitan Women
Date Wednesday, 28 August 2024 Time 12:30 – 1:30pm Venue Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Room 321 Location The University of Melbourne Sunda Wiwitan is a local belief system (Indonesian: aliran kepercayaan) in Sundanese-speaking areas of West Java, Indonesia. The documentary Finding the Book of Life in the Land of AKUR: Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage by Positioning […] -
Southeast Asia Focus: Local Innovation in Conservation Materials & Practice
Date Wednesday, 21 August 2024 Time 1:00pm – 2:30pm Venue – Location Online Focusing on innovations in conservation materials, research and practice in Southeast Asia, this webinar invited conservators and cultural practitioners across Southeast Asia, including Assoc Prof Maria Bernardita Maronilla-Reyes, Musrizal Mat Isa, and Mohamad Habibi to share their experiences working in conservation. It […] -
Reinterpreting Alternatives: Movement and Collective Action in Bandung after the Reform
Date Thursday, 15 August 2024 Time 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Room 321 Location The University of Melbourne ‘Collectivism’ in the Bandung (West Java), Indonesian art scene, as well as in other cities, is deeply intertwined with Indonesia’s specific historical socio-political context. Bandung experienced a period of immense growth in the number of alternative […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/art-history-bandung-indonesia-collectivism-studios-to-sanggar
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The Sights & Sounds of Maluku: Eastern Indonesia’s Spice Island
A collaborative event with the Australia Indonesia Youth Association of Victoria Maluku is renowned for its equal population of Islam and Christianity, with adherents of both religions living side by side. Despite being in the less developed eastern part of Indonesia, Maluku holds a central place in Indonesia’s history and colonial legacy as the home of […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/the-sights-sounds-of-maluku-eastern-indonesias-spice-island
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Book Talk: ‘Marriage Migration, Intercultural Families and Global Intimacies’
Intercultural marriage is an important part of the personal lives of many Australians in this multicultural society. But pejorative stereotypes endure of marriages between Asian women and ‘Aussie’ men, especially if they have been brokered, or developed through correspondence courtship. The so-called ‘Mail Order’ bride stereotype, and families formed through transnational correspondence courtship, are explored […] -
Gender, Islam and Sexuality in Contemporary Indonesia
This page recaps Day 2 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 2 (April 19) […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/gender-islam-and-sexuality-in-contemporary-indonesia
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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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Book Launch: Prof Kate McGregor’s book ‘Systemic Silencing’
Wednesday 22nd of November 2023, 5.45pm-6.45pm Arts West Room 253 Professor Kate McGregor’s book Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory, and Sexual Violence in Indonesia (UW Press, 2023), is an outcome of her ARC Future Fellowship. It offers an in-depth empirical history of the system of enforced military prostitution during the Japanese occupation of the Netherlands East […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/book-launch-prof-kate-mcgregors-book-systemic-silencing
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Contemporary Indonesian Literature: In Conversation with Dias Novita Wuri
Contemporary Indonesian Literature: In Conversation with Dias Novita Wuri On Thursday 2nd of November evening, Dr Ken Setiawan from the Indonesian Studies Program was joined by our members and Indonesian Postgraduate students, in conversation with author Dias Novita Wuri to discuss her novella Jalan Lahir, or translated into English as Birth Canal. Birth Canal tells the […] -
Book Discussion with Magdalena Sitorus
On Wednesday (25/05), Indonesia Forum and 1965 Setiap Hari hosted an insightful discussion with Magdalena Sitorus, author of Onak dan Tari di Bukit Duri: Catatan Harian tentang Utati (2021), Taburan Kebaikan di Antara Kejahatan: Catatan Harian tentang Uchikowati (2021), and Jiwa-jiwa Bermartabat: Catatan Harian (2022). Sitorus and reviewer Bronwyn Beech Jones explored the perspectives of […]indonesiaforum.arts.unimelb.edu.au/book-discussion-with-magdalena-sitorus
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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 […]
