Tag: Culture, indonesia
Educating global citizens?
The privileged are increasingly opting for international schools where students learn the good and the bad of multiculturalism
Front stage with the PKS
At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party Greg Fealy PKS delegates...
Affirming difference
Elite Christian schools in Indonesia can become places where religious, ethnic and class identities are heightened, particularly in relation to the nation’s ethnic...
The poetry of Malay multiculturalism
Malay arts are offering multicultural communities new avenues for exploring identity and citizenship
Stories for today
A contemporary artist brings new life to a moribund Indonesian theatre genre Margaret Chan Wayang beber with Dani Iswardana and Tri Ganjar Wicaksono, 2006 Dani...
Reading Indonesia
Review: A new textbook invites readers to consider a broad concept of ‘Indonesia’ Andy Fuller The Indonesia Reader, edited by Tineke Hellwig and Eric Tagliacozzo,...
A rare view
Review: Barbara Hatley’s new book documents a career-long study of, and passion for, performance in Central Java Emma Baulch Javanese Performances on an Indonesian...
Big business, big damage
Bioprospecting is threatening Bunaken National Park Walter Balansa Bunaken coral reefs are home to great biodiversity Walter Balansa...
In search of sustainable farming
Bali-based NGOs are an important part of Indonesia’s growing sustainable agriculture movement Nicola Edwards A farmer from Selat in Bali examines the...
