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Politics and Literature in Independent Indonesia: The View from the Left

Politics and Literature in Independent Indonesia: The View from the Left Politics and Literature in Independent Indonesia: The View from the Left* Keith Foulcher. Asian Studies, Flinders University The evolution of the Indonesian national art forms, such as literature, drama, paint- ing and music is a significant part of the broader history of Indonesian nationalism. From the end of the nineteenth century, the practice of the modern Indonesian arts has been one form of expression taken by the political and cultural consciousness ' which brought into being the idea of "Indonesia", both as a nation state and the basis for a personal and community identity. As such, the political and social under- pinning of the modern Indonesian arts has never really been in dispute, either among artists themselves or among critics and historians. Precisely because the arts have been an expression of a political consciousness, however, their history is characterized by ideological debate and struggle. The close link between the arts and Indonesian national awareness is the common conviction, but the precise nature of that inter- action has been the subject of ongoing and often bitter debate. Artists with right- wing political affiliations, or those without any overt political commitments, have sought in their own view to "free" the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Journal of Social Science Brill

Politics and Literature in Independent Indonesia: The View from the Left

Foulcher, Keith
Asian Journal of Social Science , Volume 15 (1): 83 – Jan 1, 1987
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Brill
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© 1987 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1568-4849
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10.1163/080382487X00073
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Politics and Literature in Independent Indonesia: The View from the Left* Keith Foulcher. Asian Studies, Flinders University The evolution of the Indonesian national art forms, such as literature, drama, paint- ing and music is a significant part of the broader history of Indonesian nationalism. From the end of the nineteenth century, the practice of the modern Indonesian arts has been one form of expression taken by the political and cultural consciousness ' which brought into being the idea of "Indonesia", both as a nation state and the basis for a personal and community identity. As such, the political and social under- pinning of the modern Indonesian arts has never really been in dispute, either among artists themselves or among critics and historians. Precisely because the arts have been an expression of a political consciousness, however, their history is characterized by ideological debate and struggle. The close link between the arts and Indonesian national awareness is the common conviction, but the precise nature of that inter- action has been the subject of ongoing and often bitter debate. Artists with right- wing political affiliations, or those without any overt political commitments, have sought in their own view to "free" the

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Published: Jan 1, 1987

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