Cultural Traffic: Indonesia and the world 1950-65

09/04/2009 - 15:00

9 April 2009
15.00 - 17.00 hrs
Leiden, the Netherlands

Workshop chaired by Henk Schulte Nordholt

This workshop on Cultural Traffic Indonesia-Abroad 1950-1965 that examines the movement of artists, writers and ideas between Indonesia and countries abroad over this vibrant period, including the development of cultural networks and ways these networks interacted with and influenced cultural expression and discourse in Indonesia. This workshop is part of an ongoing collaborative research project on Indonesia's cultural history 1950-1965. 

The report on workshop outcomes will be enlivened by literature readings by Indonesian and Dutch writers, and a presentation about Indonesian revolutionary songs of the 1950s and 1960s. To mark Election Day in Indonesia (April 9, 2009) it will include a discussion comparing the 1955 and 2009 elections, bringing the past into our present.

The program presents:

Jennifer Lindsay: Cultural Traffic Indonesia-Abroad 1950-1965   Gerry van Klinken: Elections of 1955 and 2009   Harry Poeze/Jaap Erkelens: Revolutionary Songs  

Literature readings by: Ajip Rosidi, Ramona Maramis, Chalik Hamid, Asahan Aidit, Heri Latief  

Questions and discussions lead by Henk Schulte Nordholt   

For further information and registration please contact Esrih Bakker: 071-527 2467 / mailto:bakker@kitvl.nl   

Thumbnail image: detail Kawan-kawan Revolusi (Comrade of Revolution) by S. Sudjojono