A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324 2025-08-31T12:04:35+07:00 Inside Indonesia admin@insideindonesia.org Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/writing-back Lauren Bain thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au

<h4>Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism</h4>

<h4>Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism</h4> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/film-revolution Krishna Sen amber.au@gmail.com

<h4>Women are now on both sides of the camera</h4>

<h4>Women are now on both sides of the camera</h4> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/urban-poetry Michael Bodden thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au

<h4>Subversive ‘underground’ voices in Indonesian rap</h4> <h3>Michael Bodden</h3> <p>It’s Jakarta, June 2004 and the boom box is playing a hip-hop beat. It’s a far cry from the meditative gamelan music, saccharine love songs or even the sensual dangdut one expects to hear in Java. The rapper is Xaqhala and he spins a gritty, rhythmic poem of everyday youth experience.</p>

<h4>Subversive ‘underground’ voices in Indonesian rap</h4> <h3>Michael Bodden</h3> <p>It’s Jakarta, June 2004 and the boom box is playing a hip-hop beat. It’s a far cry from the meditative gamelan music, saccharine love songs or even the sensual dangdut one expects to hear in Java. The rapper is Xaqhala and he spins a gritty, rhythmic poem of everyday youth experience.</p> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/comic-heyday Laine Berman thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au

<h4>Indonesia’s comic scene is in a golden age but the industry remains marginal and plagued by self-doubt</h4>

<h4>Indonesia’s comic scene is in a golden age but the industry remains marginal and plagued by self-doubt</h4> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/crossing-male-boundaries Carmencita Palermo thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au

<h4>Confidence crisis for Bali’s women mask dancers</h4>

<h4>Confidence crisis for Bali’s women mask dancers</h4> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/woman-power Rucina Ballinger amber.au@gmail.com

<h4>In Bali, a new all-female dance-drama troupe is flouting traditional gender roles</h4>

<h4>In Bali, a new all-female dance-drama troupe is flouting traditional gender roles</h4> 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 2005-06-30T21:00:00+07:00 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/more-voices Barbara Hatley thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au

<h4>Women and marginalised groups seize new opportunities in the arts</h4>

<h4>Women and marginalised groups seize new opportunities in the arts</h4>