Contentious belonging: the place of minorities in Indonesia

[Mohon perhatian: ada perubahan lokasi diskusi di Ambon, menjadi Auditorium Fakultas Pertanian (sebelumnya disebutkan Aula Rektorat]

Diskusi Buku

Contentious Belonging: the Place of Minorities in Indonesia

Editor: Greg Fealy dan Ronit Ricci, diterbitkan oleh ANU Indonesia Project dan ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Buku ini membahas tentang status minoritas dalam sejarah Indonesia. Acara akan berlangsung dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

Halaman depan dan Bab 1 dari buku ini dapat diunduh dari tautan berikut.

PROGRAM

08:30 – 09:00 Registrasi

09:00 – 09:15 Sambutan

• Perwakilan Universitas Pattimura
  
• Perwakilan Indonesia Project, The Australian National University (ANU)
  

09:15 – 10:15 Presentasi panel

Penulis:

• Associate Professor Greg Fealy (ANU)
  
• Associate Professor Ronit Ricci (ANU)
  
• Ihsan Ali-Fauzi (PUSAD Paramadina)
  

Pembahas:

• Profesor M.J. Pattinama (Universitas Pattimura)
  

10:15 – 11:30 Q&A dan diskusi

11:30 Penutup

Abstrak buku: Contention has surrounded the status of minorities throughout Indonesian history. Two broad polarities are evident: one inclusive of minorities, regarding them as part of the nation’s rich complexity and a manifestation of its “Unity in Diversity” motto; the other exclusive, viewing with suspicion or disdain those communities or groups that differ from the perceived majority. State and community attitudes towards minorities have fluctuated over time. Some periods have been notable for the acceptance of minorities and protection of their rights, while others have been marked by anti-minority discrimination, marginalisation and sometimes violence.

This book explores the complex historical and contemporary dimensions of Indonesia’s religious, ethnic, LGBT and disability minorities from a range of perspectives, including historical, legal, political, cultural, discursive and social. It addresses fundamental questions about Indonesia’s tolerance and acceptance of difference, and examines the extent to which diversity is embraced or suppressed.

About the Indonesia Update conference and book

Each year since 1983 the ANU Indonesia Project convenes a conference on Indonesia in Canberra, Australia: The Indonesia Update. To date, it is the largest conference on Indonesia held outside of Indonesia. In 2018, the Indonesia Update conference was held on 14 and 15 September, the basis of the book Contentious belonging: the place of minorities in Indonesia.

The book features contribution from 17 authors, each a specialist in their field; its table of contents is given below.