Clearing a space: Postcolonial readings of modern Indonesian literature.(Book Review)

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Clearing a space: Postcolonial readings of modern Indonesian literature Edited by KEITH FOULCHER and TONY DAY Leiden: KILTV, 2002. Pp. 381. Index. DOI: 10.1017/S0022463404250275

Although modern Indonesian literature originated as a response to the Dutch colonial regime and later often butted heads with the post-colonial state, the use of bahasa Indonesia has tended to isolate it from mainstream post-colonial cultural studies. This book attempts to redress this deficiency by subjecting an extensive range of Indonesian writing to post-colonial reading strategies. Originating ...

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