Editions - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:04:34 +0700 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb admin@insideindonesia.org (Inside Indonesia) Writing back https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/writing-back https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/writing-back Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism ]]> thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au (Lauren Bain) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 Film revolution? https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/film-revolution https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/film-revolution Women are now on both sides of the camera]]> amber.au@gmail.com (Krishna Sen) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 Urban poetry https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/urban-poetry https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/urban-poetry Subversive ‘underground’ voices in Indonesian rap

Michael Bodden

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.

]]> thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au (Michael Bodden) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 Comic heyday! https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/comic-heyday https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/comic-heyday Indonesia’s comic scene is in a golden age but the industry remains marginal and plagued by self-doubt]]> thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au (Laine Berman) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 Crossing male boundaries https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/crossing-male-boundaries https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/crossing-male-boundaries Confidence crisis for Bali’s women mask dancers]]> thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au (Carmencita Palermo) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 Woman power https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/woman-power https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/woman-power In Bali, a new all-female dance-drama troupe is flouting traditional gender roles]]> amber.au@gmail.com (Rucina Ballinger) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700 More voices https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/more-voices https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-8324/more-voices Women and marginalised groups seize new opportunities in the arts]]> thusharadibley@yahoo.com.au (Barbara Hatley) Edition 83: Jul-Sep 2005 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 +0700