Indonesian Research
The Indonesian Language and Culture section at UNSW@ADFA contributes to the production and dissemination of knowledge on Indonesia in various ways: written publications, conference participation, seminar organisation, journal editing, course development and teaching. Its scholarly activities derive from a rich diversity of disciplinary perspectives, including History, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Politics and Social Anthropology.
Current research interests include regional autonomy and the growing social connections between Sumatra and Malaysia, the development of Islamic economy, the rise of Islamism, the Indonesian language, the representation of mystical elements in Indonesian novels, Indonesian cultural politics of the pre- and post-independence periods, the modern in Indonesian literature and theatre, the political and cultural significance of a Dutch colonial concentration camp in West Papua, the origin and causes of ethnic movements and ethnic minority issues, the political role of the Chinese in post-New Order Indonesia, broadcast journalism and the Indonesian public sphere, the representation of patriotism and cosmopolitanism in popular culture, and self-reflexivity in art and the audio-visual media.
Staff of the Indonesian Language and Culture section is involved in the editorial board of the Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs (RIMA) – an inter-disciplinary journal on the cultures of the Indonesian and Malaysian world based in Canberra.
Current Indonesian Staff:
Dr Minako Sakai, Ida Nurhayati, Paul Tickell, Dr Edwin Jurriëns, Tony Kiting