Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Nov 20, 2018
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Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 2018
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing cc-by-nc license at ... more This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing cc-by-nc license at the time of publication.
Postmemory, Silence, and Trauma in Family Narratives
Memory Culture of the Anti-Leftist Violence in Indonesia
Through four different family narratives, this chapter will explore intergenerational memory of t... more Through four different family narratives, this chapter will explore intergenerational memory of the 1965 violence – how memories are conveyed from one generation to the other. These narratives show the interconnectedness of the past with the present, the public and private, and the local and national sphere. A large portion of these stories point to the silences in the families which do not merely reflect trauma of the past, but also a strategy or navigating device to be able to continue living together in a community where members have had different positions during the violence. Besides family, communal celebrations and history lessons at school also serve as conduits for memories of violence to be sustained, despite repression by the state.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Knowledge Sciences and Education (ICSKSE 2022), 2022
This paper examines the complexities of writing women's histories, particularly in the context of... more This paper examines the complexities of writing women's histories, particularly in the context of conflict and violence. The paper firstly describes the patriarchal structure that tends to marginalize and undermines women's narratives in history. The same structure also highly affected gender-based violence that occurred widely during conflict and violence in Indonesia. The second part of this chapter describes the complexities in exploring women's narratives. One of the reasons for this complexity is the distinct and specific ways that women take in telling their stories. Histories in the perspective of women are usually told in a private manner, sometimes trivial and anchored in objects. These distinctiveness should be seen as a way to give meaning of larger political events into everyday lives. Another reason for the complexity is the strong character of silence in women's stories. We agree with that silence is not absence and that it can also be analyze in certain ways. Finally, this article also describes several ways to explore and analyze historical sources in order to place women as agents and in the center of Indonesia's history.
Book Review Bagi pembaca di Indonesia, istilah counterinsurgency (pemberontakan, kekacauan) hampi... more Book Review Bagi pembaca di Indonesia, istilah counterinsurgency (pemberontakan, kekacauan) hampir tidak pernah digunakan untuk menggambarkan perang kemerdekaan atau periode Revolusi pada 1945-1949. Bagi kita, peristiwa Revolusi seolah sudah jelas: ini adalah periode paling penting dalam sejarah, dimana kita mendirikan dan mempertahankan sebuah negara bangsa. Siapa kawan dan lawan juga sangat jelas. Belanda adalah musuh yang mencoba kembali berkuasa dan Indonesia adalah korban yang melawan sampai titik darah penghabisan. Jika timbul korban jiwa, keterpaksaan untuk migrasi, atau kerusakan infrastruktur, hal tersebut terjadi sebagai konsekuensi perang. Petani yang harus menyerahkan hasil panennya untuk dijadikan logistic gerilyawan, atau keluarga yang tercerai berai karena perang gerilya, dianggap sebagai pengorbanan bagi negara. Narasi-narasi heroisme ini seringkali membuat kita, masyarakat Indonesia, semakin enggan untuk melihat periode Revolusi sebagai masa-masa yang dipenuhi dengan kekerasan. Kita menelan begitu saja bahwa Revolusi adalah upaya mempertahankan kemerdekaan dan cenderung abai pada kompleksitas dimensi yang muncul dalam peristiwa tersebut. Pengabaian inilah yang coba diruntuhkan oleh editor Bart Luttikhuis dan Dirk Moses dalam buku Colonial Counterinsurgency. Di sisi lain, buku ini juga mencoba menggugat pengabaian yang terjadi di Belanda sendiri, yang memandang bahwa kekerasan yang terjadi
The aim of this article is to examine further the concept of collaboration in genocide and mass k... more The aim of this article is to examine further the concept of collaboration in genocide and mass killings through the case study of anti-communist mass killings in Indonesia in 1965-66. High degree of civilian involvement in the killings has misled to a conclusion that the state (in this case, the Indonesian army) did not have a significant role in the killings. The Indonesian state and some scholars interpret the violence as a result of horizontal conflict between the communists and religious or nationalist groups; or violence that could not be generated an overarching pattern, because in some areas the army took the lead, while in other areas, it was the civilians. This article examines the killings in East Java, one of the provinces with a high death toll. Previous studies in this province conclude that civilians were dominant in taking actions against the communists and leftists. However, this does not mean that the army did not have a significant role in the violence. Through the analysis of the newly-accessed East Java military (Kodam V Brawijaya) archives collection, this article will show that although mass killings were executed by civilians in early October 1965 in East Java, they became coordinated and systematic under the military command since mid-October 1965. Readings on the archives strongly show that the military structurally facilitated the violence, while on the other hand, civilians collaborate with the military to remove Indonesian leftists. The collaboration in East Java shows a structurally coordinated move to persecute the communists.
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 2019
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at ... more This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at the time of publication.
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Nov 20, 2018
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at ... more This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at the time of publication.
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 2018
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing cc-by-nc license at ... more This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing cc-by-nc license at the time of publication.
Postmemory, Silence, and Trauma in Family Narratives
Memory Culture of the Anti-Leftist Violence in Indonesia
Through four different family narratives, this chapter will explore intergenerational memory of t... more Through four different family narratives, this chapter will explore intergenerational memory of the 1965 violence – how memories are conveyed from one generation to the other. These narratives show the interconnectedness of the past with the present, the public and private, and the local and national sphere. A large portion of these stories point to the silences in the families which do not merely reflect trauma of the past, but also a strategy or navigating device to be able to continue living together in a community where members have had different positions during the violence. Besides family, communal celebrations and history lessons at school also serve as conduits for memories of violence to be sustained, despite repression by the state.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Knowledge Sciences and Education (ICSKSE 2022), 2022
This paper examines the complexities of writing women's histories, particularly in the context of... more This paper examines the complexities of writing women's histories, particularly in the context of conflict and violence. The paper firstly describes the patriarchal structure that tends to marginalize and undermines women's narratives in history. The same structure also highly affected gender-based violence that occurred widely during conflict and violence in Indonesia. The second part of this chapter describes the complexities in exploring women's narratives. One of the reasons for this complexity is the distinct and specific ways that women take in telling their stories. Histories in the perspective of women are usually told in a private manner, sometimes trivial and anchored in objects. These distinctiveness should be seen as a way to give meaning of larger political events into everyday lives. Another reason for the complexity is the strong character of silence in women's stories. We agree with that silence is not absence and that it can also be analyze in certain ways. Finally, this article also describes several ways to explore and analyze historical sources in order to place women as agents and in the center of Indonesia's history.
Book Review Bagi pembaca di Indonesia, istilah counterinsurgency (pemberontakan, kekacauan) hampi... more Book Review Bagi pembaca di Indonesia, istilah counterinsurgency (pemberontakan, kekacauan) hampir tidak pernah digunakan untuk menggambarkan perang kemerdekaan atau periode Revolusi pada 1945-1949. Bagi kita, peristiwa Revolusi seolah sudah jelas: ini adalah periode paling penting dalam sejarah, dimana kita mendirikan dan mempertahankan sebuah negara bangsa. Siapa kawan dan lawan juga sangat jelas. Belanda adalah musuh yang mencoba kembali berkuasa dan Indonesia adalah korban yang melawan sampai titik darah penghabisan. Jika timbul korban jiwa, keterpaksaan untuk migrasi, atau kerusakan infrastruktur, hal tersebut terjadi sebagai konsekuensi perang. Petani yang harus menyerahkan hasil panennya untuk dijadikan logistic gerilyawan, atau keluarga yang tercerai berai karena perang gerilya, dianggap sebagai pengorbanan bagi negara. Narasi-narasi heroisme ini seringkali membuat kita, masyarakat Indonesia, semakin enggan untuk melihat periode Revolusi sebagai masa-masa yang dipenuhi dengan kekerasan. Kita menelan begitu saja bahwa Revolusi adalah upaya mempertahankan kemerdekaan dan cenderung abai pada kompleksitas dimensi yang muncul dalam peristiwa tersebut. Pengabaian inilah yang coba diruntuhkan oleh editor Bart Luttikhuis dan Dirk Moses dalam buku Colonial Counterinsurgency. Di sisi lain, buku ini juga mencoba menggugat pengabaian yang terjadi di Belanda sendiri, yang memandang bahwa kekerasan yang terjadi
The aim of this article is to examine further the concept of collaboration in genocide and mass k... more The aim of this article is to examine further the concept of collaboration in genocide and mass killings through the case study of anti-communist mass killings in Indonesia in 1965-66. High degree of civilian involvement in the killings has misled to a conclusion that the state (in this case, the Indonesian army) did not have a significant role in the killings. The Indonesian state and some scholars interpret the violence as a result of horizontal conflict between the communists and religious or nationalist groups; or violence that could not be generated an overarching pattern, because in some areas the army took the lead, while in other areas, it was the civilians. This article examines the killings in East Java, one of the provinces with a high death toll. Previous studies in this province conclude that civilians were dominant in taking actions against the communists and leftists. However, this does not mean that the army did not have a significant role in the violence. Through the analysis of the newly-accessed East Java military (Kodam V Brawijaya) archives collection, this article will show that although mass killings were executed by civilians in early October 1965 in East Java, they became coordinated and systematic under the military command since mid-October 1965. Readings on the archives strongly show that the military structurally facilitated the violence, while on the other hand, civilians collaborate with the military to remove Indonesian leftists. The collaboration in East Java shows a structurally coordinated move to persecute the communists.
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 2019
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at ... more This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the prevailing CC-BY-NC license at the time of publication.
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