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		<title>The secret weapon the West uses against Asia</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Jakarta Post, 4 October 2008
By Nury Vittachi 
Today, boys and girls, we will learn about an extremely dangerous weapon of mass destruction which is frequently used by Western governments to cause massive damage to Asian countries. It is small, portable, and cannot be detected by any security scanner. It is called The Travel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">From <em>The Jakarta Post</em>, 4 October 2008</font><br />
<font face="Verdana" size="2">By Nury Vittachi </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Today, boys and girls, we will learn about an extremely dangerous weapon of mass destruction which is frequently used by Western governments to cause massive damage to Asian countries. It is small, portable, and cannot be detected by any security scanner. It is called The Travel Advisory Note. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">These deadly items are carefully prepared in secret labs by unnamed officials known as “risk assessment experts”, or, more accurately, “scum of the earth”. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Take the time a couple of years ago when I had a work trip which involved spending a week at a luxury hotel in Bali. (Yeah, life’s a bitch.) </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">The day before catching my flight to Jakarta, an Australian friend said: “You can’t go to Indonesia. A travel advisory note has been issued against it.” </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">I decided to investigate. It turned out that American intelligence agents had checked out the 235 million people in Indonesia and found a suspected Muslim. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">This got them very excited. I could picture the scene. They probably overhead this guy saying to his wife, “I think I’ll wipe out Western civilization tonight” or it might have been, “I think I’ll try the Western-style crustacean tonight.” </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">The U.S. government issued a travel advisory note ordering Americans to avoid the country. It was adopted in every American state, including Alaska, Hawaii, Britain and Australia. The Indonesian tourist industry died. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Two weeks later, a person in Vietnam was heard saying, “I think I have bird flu” or it may have been, “I think I’ll have a burger too.” The U.S. government promptly issued a travel advisory notice. The Vietnamese tourism industry died. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">By the end of that summer, a wall of travel advisory notes had cut off almost the whole of Asia from the West. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Now I know you think I am exaggerating. Well, I am. But only a little. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Yet the tales above are not the most outrageous part of the story. That’s the next bit-and it’s not exaggerated at all. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">In 2006, I had several speaking invitations to visit major cities in the West. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">So I decided to check out the risk situation. The American government had issued a notice saying that the entire United States was on Orange Alert — which was just one step away from “confirmed all-out terrorist attack”. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">And the UK? That was even worse. The chance of a terrorist attack on Britain was “highly likely”, according to Home Secretary John Reid. He said: “The threat in this country is very high indeed,” and could only be categorized as “severe”. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Then I flipped to the various records of travel advisory documents and “risk assessment” ratings. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Yes, much of Asia was still listed as a dangerous, no-go area. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">And yes, the U.S. and the UK were still listed as completely safe. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Is more proof needed that travel advisory notices exist only to stop people coming<br />
to Asia? </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">It reminded me of the good old days of the summer of 2003, when the SARS virus was found in Toronto and my home base, Hong Kong. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Hong Kong was promptly isolated from the planet. The World Health Organization instructed everyone to shun Hong Kongers as if we were lepers or former Big Brother contestants.<br />
And my friends in Toronto? </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">For them, the self-same WHO diagnosed a program of tea, sympathy, and lots of hugs.<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">The writer is a journalist and columnist. He can be reached at</font></em><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font><a href="http://www.vittachi.com"><font face="Verdana" size="2">www.vittachi.com</font></a><font face="Verdana" size="2"> [1] </font></p>
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		<title>Stanley in Melbourne</title>
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Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo, a Commissioner for the Indonesian Human Rights Commission responsible for the sub-commission for Education and Public Awareness will be visiting Melbourne, and a few other capital cities of Australia.
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<p>Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo, a Commissioner for the Indonesian Human Rights Commission responsible for the sub-commission for Education and Public Awareness will be visiting Melbourne, and a few other capital cities of Australia.</p>
<p>While in Melbourne Stanley will be making a number of presentations from Tuesday, 21 October to Thursday, 23 October 2008. For further details, see the Indonesia Forum&#8217;s <a href="http://www.indonesiaforum.unimelb.edu.au/events.html">notice</a> as well as the Asia Institute&#8217;s Asia Week’s <a href="http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/events/asiaweek.html">Calendar of Events</a>.</p>
<p>I hope to see you there.</p>
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		<title>When poetry meets jazz</title>
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Singing Srengenge
“When fine poetry meets fine jazz, a new music is born.”
Australian writer/singer Jan Cornall and Indonesian poet, Sitok Srengenge perform
and discuss a selection of works from their jazz poetry CD, Jan Cornall - Singing Srengenge
Tuesday 30 September 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room (YHM),  [...]]]></description>
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<p>INDONESIAN PROGRAM, Asia Institute<br />
presents a free public performance<br />
Singing Srengenge<br />
“When fine poetry meets fine jazz, a new music is born.”</p>
<p>Australian writer/singer Jan Cornall and Indonesian poet, Sitok Srengenge perform<br />
and discuss a selection of works from their jazz poetry CD, Jan Cornall - Singing Srengenge</p>
<p>Tuesday 30 September 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm<br />
Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room (YHM),  Sidney Myer Asia Building, The University of Melbourne<br />
RSVP  25 September 2008: justinw@unimelb.edu.au or shanafi@unimelb.edu.au</p>
<p>Further information: Justin Wejak on 03 8344 7184 or 0408 285 838</p>
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		<title>Undang-undang yang Porno? Oleh Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ</title>
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Undang-undang yang Porno?
Rabu, 17 September 2008 &#124; 00:25 WIB
Oleh Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ
Pada tahun 2006 sebuah Panitia Khusus DPR menyiapkan teks RUU Antipornografi  dan Antipornoaksi. RUU itu menimbulkan kontroversi di masyarakat, akhirnya  menghilang dari peredaran.
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<p><strong>Undang-undang yang Porno?</strong></p>
<p>Rabu, 17 September 2008 | 00:25 WIB</p>
<p align="center">Oleh <strong>Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ</strong></p>
<p>Pada tahun 2006 sebuah Panitia Khusus DPR menyiapkan teks RUU Antipornografi  dan Antipornoaksi. RUU itu menimbulkan kontroversi di masyarakat, akhirnya  menghilang dari peredaran.</p>
<p>Kini kita dikagetkan bukan hanya oleh sebuah RUU Antipornografi baru, tetapi  oleh berita bahwa RUU itu, dengan memanfaatkan bulan Ramadhan, mau cepat-cepat  disahkan dengan menghindar dari debat publik. Bak maling memanfaatkan terang  remang-remang. Apa mereka tidak tahu malu?</p>
<p>Dengan tepat pernah ditegaskan filsuf Immanuel Kant, setiap kebijakan politik  yang takut mata publik adalah kotor. Mengesahkan RUU antiporno dengan menghindar  dari sorotan publik adalah politik porno sendiri!</p>
<p>Lebih gawat lagi, dalam beberapa media, RUU itu disebut ”hadiah Ramadhan”.  Menghubungkan sebuah undang-undang yang kontroversi dengan bulan suci Ramadhan  yang ingin kita hormati, tak lain adalah sebuah pemerasan, sebuah ancaman  tersembunyi.</p>
<p>Orang yang berani menyuarakan kritiknya disindir kurang menghormati bulan  suci Ramadhan! Dan kita tahu nasib orang yang dicap kurang menghormati unsur  agama di negara ini. Sindiran ini sebuah cara amat keji untuk membungkam  kebebasan menyatakan pendapat!</p>
<p><strong>Debat publik dulu</strong></p>
<p>Tentang apakah kita perlu sebuah UU khusus untuk memberantas pornografi—yang  kita sepakati sedang merajalela dan memang perlu diberantas—bisa ada perbedaan  pendapat. Ada yang mengatakan, semua sarana hukum untuk memberantas pornografi  sudah tersedia; jadi buat apa sebuah UU khusus? Dan ada yang berpendapat, hanya  dengan sebuah UU khusus pornografi bisa betul-betul diberantas.</p>
<p>Akhirnya DPR harus memutuskan hal ini, dengan keputusan mayoritas. Tetapi,  dan itu yang menentukan, sebelum publik diberi kesempatan membahas RUU itu  secara bebas dan terbuka.</p>
<p>Mengingat RUU itu bukan tentang kebijakan politik biasa, tetapi menyangkut  kehidupan dan cara kerja sehari-hari masyarakat. Tak bisa sebagian masyarakat  menentukan bagaimana semua harus membawa diri. Semua berhak menyatakan pendapat.  Semua wajib didengar dulu sebelum akhirnya diambil keputusan.</p>
<p>Karena itu harus dituntut bahwa RUU Antipornografi dibuka kepada publik lebih  dulu, baru diambil keputusan. Dari yang sekarang saja diketahui, ada beberapa  kekurangan yang perlu pembahasan. Definisi ”pornografi” tetap kabur (memang  sulit, tetapi justru karena itu definisi tidak boleh sepihak), kurang dibedakan  antara orang di bawah umur dan orang dewasa (cukup serius itu), serta, amat  mengkhawatirkan, ada anjuran tak langsung agar masyarakat mengambil hukum dalam  tangannya sendiri (apa kita mau membongkar sendiri negara hukum dan menyerahkan  negara kita ke tangan laskar-laskar vigilantes?)</p>
<p>Maka, sekali lagi, menghindar dari debat publik atas suatu rencana  undang-undang yang begitu peka, yang dalam bahaya melanggar keutuhan asasi orang  di Indonesia, akan merupakan tindakan tidak etis. Jangan kita mau memberantas  pornografi dengan politik yang porno sendiri.</p>
<p><strong>Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ</strong> <em>Rohaniwan; Guru Besar di Sekolah  Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara, Jakarta</em><br />
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Estetika dan Mitos Perempuan dalam Iklan
Sumbo Tinarbuko
IKLAN sebagai salah satu perwujudan kebudayaan massa tidak hanya bertujuan  menawarkan dan mempengaruhi calon konsumen untuk membeli barang atau jasa,  tetapi juga turut mendedahkan nilai tertentu yang secara terpendam terdapat di  dalamnya. Oleh karena itulah, iklan yang sehari-hari [...]]]></description>
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<p>Estetika dan Mitos Perempuan dalam Iklan<br />
Sumbo Tinarbuko</p>
<p>IKLAN sebagai salah satu perwujudan kebudayaan massa tidak hanya bertujuan  menawarkan dan mempengaruhi calon konsumen untuk membeli barang atau jasa,  tetapi juga turut mendedahkan nilai tertentu yang secara terpendam terdapat di  dalamnya. Oleh karena itulah, iklan yang sehari-hari kita temukan di berbagai  media massa cetak maupun elektronik dapat dikatakan bersifat simbolik. Artinya,  iklan dapat menjadi simbol sejauh imaji yang ditampilkannya membentuk dan  merefleksikan nilai hakiki.</p>
<p align="right"><a href="http://andreyuris.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/estetika-dan-mitos-perempuan-dalam-iklan/">selengkapnya</a></p>
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		<title>Festival Film Malaysia di Melbourne</title>
		<link>http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/arielh/2008/08/16/festival-film-malaysia-di-melbourne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arielh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tadi malam aku ikuti acara pembukaan Australian Malaysian Film Festival di Melbourne. Film pembuka yang disajikan berjudul Sepi (mulai diluncurkan Juni 2008) berisi serangkai tiga cerita yang saling berkait. Sangat mengesankan. Bagi yang mau mengintip teasernya, ini ada di youtube



Sebagai orang Indonesia, aku merasa pengaruh budaya pop Indonesia di filem ini cukup menonjol. Yang paling [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Tadi malam aku ikuti acara pembukaan Australian Malaysian Film Festival di Melbourne. Film pembuka yang disajikan berjudul <em><a href="http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Sepi/movie/14728/">Sepi</a> </em>(mulai diluncurkan Juni 2008) berisi serangkai tiga cerita yang saling berkait. Sangat mengesankan. Bagi yang mau mengintip <em>teaser</em>nya, ini ada di youtube</font></p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com.au/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D_6XpKpwtQ5Q&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=video_result&amp;resnum=3&amp;ct=thumbnail&amp;usg=AFQjCNF81t-KIRWrNwb5q0QnwPwutJSQjA"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/_6XpKpwtQ5Q/2.jpg" border="1" height="101" width="134" /></a></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Sebagai orang Indonesia, aku merasa pengaruh budaya pop Indonesia di filem ini cukup menonjol. Yang paling terasa pada pengunaan lagu-lagu pop Indonesia dengan lirik berbahasa Indonesia yang ber&#8221;beza&#8221; ketimbang bahasa Malaysia. Tetapi juga menonjolnya demam bersajak di kalangan anak muda yang ditampilkan di filem mengingatkan aku pada filem <em>Ada Apa Dengan Cinta</em>. Diluar filem praktek ini boleh jadi lebih kuat di Kuala Lumpur ketimbang di Jakarta; aku nggak tahu dan bukan itu pokok masalahnya. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Kerangka bercerita yang bercabang dan bermuara pada satu kerangka besar dalam <em>Pulp Fiction </em>memberikan banyak ilham sineas kita di Asia. Belakangan menjadi populer di Indonesia (ingat <em>Berbagi Suami</em> yang konon sangat populer di Malaysia). Rupanya format itu juga digemari di Malaysia. Untuk orang yang awam soal filem Malaysia seperti aku, yang juga cukup mengherankan adalah populeritas filem horor buatan dalam negeri di negeri jiran ini. Jadi bukan cuma di Indonesia yang aku duga masih kalah &#8220;Islami&#8221; ketimbang Malaysia, karena kuatnya pengaruh Kejawen dan Hindu di tanah air.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Apa yang tertulis di atas tidak menyarankan bahwa filem Malaysia masih kalah hebat ketimbang filem Indonesia. Dari segi jumlah produksi, Indonesia tampaknya jauh di atas Malaysia dan Australia. Tetapi tidak dari segi kualitas. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Dan yang lebih mengesankan buat aku adalah usaha bersungguh-sungguh dari pemerintah Malaysia dan komunitas seniman filem negeri itu untuk memasarkan karya-karya sinematik mereka ke Australia. Festival Filem Malaysia di Australia tahun ini merupakan kelanjutan tahun sebelumnya. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Di Australia dan khususnya di Melbourne, ada sejumlah penggiat acara-acara yang memasarkan filem dari Indonesia. Tapi &#8212; tanpa bermaksud merendahkan nilai serta minat mereka &#8211;kegiatan yang didominasi mahasiswa Indonesia ini lebih banyak diadakan sebagai acara hiburan di antara sesama mereka sendiri. Walau ada publikasi untuk umum, dan masyarakat Australia bisa ikut bergabung, tetapi fokus acara dan format acara masih terpusat pada mereka sendiri. Acara mereka mirip pesta ulang tahun anak-anak muda Indonesia dengan teman-teman gaulnya. Sangat meriah dan menyenangkan, tapi penuh main-main dan seloroh &#8220;lokal&#8221;. Dan penuh pidato dengan gaya berbahasa ala acara talk show di televisi.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Semua itu berbeda sekali dengan acara filem festival yang pernah aku ikuti dan diadakan oleh komunitas etnis lain di Melbourne (masyarakat Melbourne berasal dari 248 negara, mereka bicara dalam 289 bahasa, dan menganut 128 kepercayaan/ agama). Acara mereka sangat profesional, dan melibatkan kaum professional yang bekerja di bidang yang berkait dengan filem (produksi, distribusi, pendidikan, dan sebagainya). Pengelolaan acara Festival diserahkan pada sebuah lembaga profesional di Melbourne dan salah seorang pemimpinnya punya nama Ade Djajamihardja. Apakah dia dari tanah Parahiangan? Saya tidak tahu. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Secara keseluruhan, acara pembukaan Festival Filem Malaysia di Melbourne tadi malam, jauh lebih bagus ketimbang yang dikesankan oleh <a href="http://www.australianmalaysianfilmfestival.com.au/">website</a> mereka. Selain menonton filem perdana, ada acara ramah-tamah dengan hidangan makan-minum kecil untuk para undangan. Masih ada lagi promosi berbagai majalah perfileman dari Malaysia, dan DVD beberapa judul filem (termasuk satu yang diputar dalam Festival ini!). Semua ini dibagikan gratis oleh salah satu dari daftar panjang sponsor Festival ini: <a href="http://www.finas.gov.my/index.php">Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia</a> (atau FINAS).</font></p>
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		<title>Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/arielh/2008/08/12/mereka-bilang-saya-monyet-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arielh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Acungan jempol layak ditujukan kepada Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet (2008), salah satu filem Indonesia paling belakangan yang mengesankan. Paling tidak buat saya. Kualitas filem ini dapat dirasakan terutama pada kesegaran cara bertuturnya. Banyak adegan-adegan yang sebenarnya tidak sepenuhnya baru (percakapan lewat telpon, duduk di kafe, kerja di depan komputer), tetapi bisa diperbaharui dengan cara yang [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Acungan jempol layak ditujukan kepada <em>Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet</em> (2008), salah satu filem Indonesia paling belakangan yang mengesankan. Paling tidak buat saya. Kualitas filem ini dapat dirasakan terutama pada kesegaran cara bertuturnya. Banyak adegan-adegan yang sebenarnya tidak sepenuhnya baru (percakapan lewat telpon, duduk di kafe, kerja di depan komputer), tetapi bisa diperbaharui dengan cara yang segar. Tema yang diangkat cukup serius, masalah susahnya bertumbuh dewasa, khususnya bagi cewek, dalam masyarakat yang penuh penindasan (baik oleh generasi lebih tua, mau pun eksploitasi seksual antar jenis kelamin). Tema yang serius itu tidak menjadi sebuah beban untuk bertutur yang lancar.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Filem ini berhasil mengatasi dua hambatan utama dalam banyak karya sinematik Indonesia mutakhir atau masa lampau. Pertama, sebagian besar filem kita nyinyir dalam bertutur, apalagi sejak maraknya sinetron. Tema yang mereka teramat ringan, tapi ditampilkan dengan gegap gempita. Sehingga seperti tong kosong yang nyaring. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Kedua, mungkin sebagai reaksi terhadap kecenderungan umum yang utama tadi, ada beberapa filem kita yang membawa tema teramat berat, dan menjadi beban ketika hendak dituturkan. Akibatnya filem itu jadi gagap, batuk-batuk dan banyak loncatan adegan yang gelap, dan membosankan. Ibarat suling atau gitar yang rongganya tersumbat ide besar, dan tidak berhasil secara bebas mengalunkan nada-nada indah.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Walau diangkat dari cerpen Djenar Maesa Ayu dengan judul sama, cerita dalam filem ini memuat beberapa perubahan yang penting, karena berbagai alasan yang bisa kita duga sendiri. Untungnya berbagai perubahan ini berhasil memperkaya kisah dan memperlancar cara bertutur. Selamat untuk Djenar Maesa Ayu dalam debut pertama sebagai sutradara, produser dan (bersama Indra Herlambang) sebagai penulis naskah. Juga pemeran utamanya (Titi Handayani Sjuman).</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Beberapa cuplikan adegan dari filem itu:</font></p>
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<dd><a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mereka-bilang-saya-monyet-7/3605833079">10:17  </a></dd>
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<dd>Views:<em>1</em>09:00</dd>
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<dt><a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mereka-bilang-saya-monyet-10/2354952498">mereka bilang saya monyet 10</a> </dt>
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		<title>Launch of Popular Culture in Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/arielh/2008/07/08/launch-of-popular-culture-in-indonesia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arielh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 2 July Professor Krishna Sen, FAHA (Executive Director, Humanities and Creative Arts, Australian Research Council)  launched a new book Popular Culture in Indonesia; Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics (London: Routledge, 2008) that I edit.
The event began at 6:00pm (refreshment) in the University Professional Bookshop (The University of Melbourne), for 6:30pm (presentations) in Theatre [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday 2 July Professor Krishna Sen, FAHA (Executive Director, Humanities and Creative Arts, Australian Research Council)  launched a new book <a href="http://www.routledgeasianstudies.com/books/Popular-Culture-in-Indonesia-isbn9780415461122"><em>Popular Culture in Indonesia; Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics</em></a> (London: Routledge, 2008) that I edit.</p>
<p>The event began at 6:00pm (refreshment) in the University Professional Bookshop (The University of Melbourne), for 6:30pm (presentations) in Theatre 2 of the Alan Gilbert Building. It was followed by a panel discussion on contemporary Indonesian films with Professor Krishna Sen and Professor Barbara Hatley (School of Asian Languages and Studies, University of Tasmania). The University of Melbourne Bookshop, Indonesian Forum, and Asia Institute co-hosted the event.</p>
<p><img src="http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/arielh/files/2008/07/12.JPG" alt="12.JPG" /></p>
<p>The rsvp that closed a week prior to the event was unexpected large that we had to move the original venue (Theatre 1) to a larger space in the next floor (Theatre 2). As expected, not all who have rsvp-ed actually could make it, while others who had not rsvp-ed joined the celebration. I think the event was a great success, and feel most grateful for those who had made this possible. The first ten copies of the book that left from the printer a week earlier, and couriered to the book launch for sale at a discounted price, were sold out.</p>
<p>A set of <a href="http://users.tpg.com.au/arielh/popculture/launch_photo00.htm">photos of the event</a> and selected <a href="http://users.tpg.com.au/arielh/popculture/launch_audio.htm">audio files</a> in mp3 from the launch are available online.</p>
<p>Because the event took place during the ASAA Conference, I had encountered the fair and difficult question from several friends and colleagues: why the launch had not taken place as part of the Conference. There are several reasons for this, below are two most important ones.</p>
<p>The first has to do with miscommunication with (and those within) the publisher. When I discussed with the publisher the idea of launching the book within the Conference, they advised me unequivocally that the publisher would not take part in the ASAA Conference. So we had to seek an alternative venue for the launch, while keeping the original date, so that those who had intended to be in Melbourne for the conference would be able to join the launch. This is especially important for Krishna Sen who had agreed to launch the book in Melbourne, because she would be in Melbourne for the Conference. Contrary to the information I had received earlier from the publisher, it turned out that the publisher of the book had a stand in the Conference Exhibition hall. I did not realise this until I came to the Conference on the first day. I spoke with the person attending the booth, expressing my surprise. Separately I also wrote to the publisher in London to enquire about the contradiction. They all explained that the belated decision to be part of the Conference was made at the last minute, and they apologised for not informing me this change earlier. I imagine even if they had advised me any earlier, it would have been too late to request for an inclusion of the launch into the Conference.</p>
<p>But having the launch off the Conference has several benefits, too. It allowed many of my students and local friends who did not participate in the Conference to attend the book launch. Not all who attened the Conference were inclined to join the Conference dinner in the same evening (about one and a half hour after the launch). I am very grateful to those who took the trouble to take the public transportation from the Conference to the book launch, before hurried back again to the Conference venue for the dinner they had paid.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[dari  Koran Tempo, 5 Juli 2008
Corby Leluasa ke Salon, Dokter Mengaku Kecolongan
DENPASAR - Nyoman Ratep, ketua tim dokter yang merawat Schapelle Leigh Corby, 28 tahun, mengaku kecolongan oleh ulah warga negara Australia, terpidana kasus penyelundupan 4,2 kilogram mariyuana, itu yang leluasa merawat dirinya di salon kecantikan. “Dia tidak pernah meminta izin. Padahal mestinya harus tetap [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="1">dari  <em>Koran Tempo</em>, 5 Juli 2008</font></p>
<p><strong><font size="5">Corby Leluasa ke Salon, Dokter Mengaku Kecolongan</font></strong></p>
<p>DENPASAR - Nyoman Ratep, ketua tim dokter yang merawat Schapelle Leigh Corby, 28 tahun, mengaku kecolongan oleh ulah warga negara Australia, terpidana kasus penyelundupan 4,2 kilogram mariyuana, itu yang leluasa merawat dirinya di salon kecantikan. “Dia tidak pernah meminta izin. Padahal mestinya harus tetap berada dalam ruang perawatan,” katanya kemarin.</p>
<p>Corby, terpidana 20 tahun penjara itu, tengah menjalani perawatan di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Sanglah, Denpasar. Ia mengalami depresi berat akibat merasa terkurung di sel tahanannya di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kerobokan. Ia juga tertekan akibat hukuman berat itu, padahal ia merasa tak bersalah. Ia mulai menjalani perawatan sejak Jumat, 20 Juni lalu.</p>
<p>Rabu lalu, gadis cantik itu dipergoki wartawan&#8211;yang memang terus memburu beritanya&#8211;saat merawat diri di salon kecantikan Gardenia. Tidak sebatas menata rambut, tapi juga creambath, lulur, hingga manicure dan pedicure. Ia dikawal dua petugas kepolisian bersenjata laras panjang. Beritanya pun menyebar hingga ke media cetak dan televisi luar negeri.</p>
<p>Namun, menurut dokter Ratep, ulah Corby itu bukanlah masalah yang terlalu serius. Salon kecantikan yang melayani Corby masih berada dalam area rumah sakit. “Dia ke salon juga dikawal petugas,” katanya.</p>
<p>Setelah peristiwa itu, Corby diingatkan agar tak lagi berkeliaran di luar kamar. Ia tetap dibolehkan merawat diri, tapi petugas salon kecantikan yang harus datang ke kamar perawatannya di Paviliun Amertha, Wings Internasional, yang bertarif Rp 1,5 juta per hari.</p>
<p>Selama dirawat, selain diawasi petugas medis, kamarnya dijaga secara bergantian oleh enam petugas Brimob Kepolisian Daerah Bali. Kesehatan Corby, menurut dokter, masih cukup labil sehingga belum bisa dikembalikan ke sel tahanannya. ROFIQI HASAN.</p>
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