Media, Culture and Politics in Indonesia

ISBN-13: 9789793780429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 256 str.

Krishna Sen; David T. Hill

Opis

Media, Culture, and Politics in Indonesia is about the institutions and policiesthat determine what Indonesians write, read, watch, and hear. It covers theprint media, broadcast radio and television, computers and the internet,videos, films and music. This book argues that the texts of the media can beunderstood in two broad ways:. as records of a "national" culture and political hegemony constructed bySuhartos New Order. as contradictory, dissident, political and cultural aspirations that reflectthe anxieties and preoccupations of Indonesian citizens.Media, Culture, and Politics, now brought back to life as a member ofEquinox Publishings Classic Indonesia series, explains what has escapedstate control, not only by self-conscious resistance, but also because of theownership patterns, technologies, and modes of consumption of media textsand institutions. The role of the media in the downfall of Suharto is examinedand the legacy of his New Order is analyzed.This dynamic and innovative text is suitable for all students of Indonesianlanguages and culture, Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, cultural studies,media studies, and contemporary politics.Krishna Sen is Professor of Asian Media and Dean of the Humanities ResearchCentre at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western AustraliaDavid T. Hill is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Fellow of the AsiaResearch Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia