Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War 1945-1949

Panel Convenor(s)

• IH

  Ireen Hoogenboom

  Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian & Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Netherlands

Panel Discussant(s)

• RL

  Ravando Lie

Presenter(s)

• AW

  Abdul Wahid

  Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Co-Presenter(s)

• IH

  Ireen Hoogenboom

  Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian & Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Netherlands
• BP

  Bambung Purwanto

Presenter(s)

• SH

  Sarkawi B. Husain

  Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
• GS

  Galuh Ambar Sasi

  Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Indonesia

Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War 1945-1949(eds: Bambang Purwanto, Roel Frakking, Abdul Wahid, Gerry van Klinken, Martijn Eijkhoff, Yulianti, and Ireen Hoogenboom) was published by Amsterdam University Press and its Indonesian edition Dunia Revolusi, Perspektif dan Dinamika Lokal Pada Masa Perang Kemerdekaan Indonesia, 1945-1949 by Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia in 2023. The books are the result of collaborative research between Indonesian researchers led by Universitas Gadjah Mada and Dutch researchers, under the umbrella of the programme Independence, Decolonization, Violence and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950 conducted by NIOD, NIMH and KITLV.

Revolutionary Worlds looks at the Indonesian revolution (1945-1949) from a local and regional perspective. It breaks a new ground by challenging the established narratives of the Dutch historiography on Dutch military violence and the Indonesian state narrative on the Independence war. Built on previous studies, newly opened archives, egodocuments, and oral history - in Indonesia and the Netherlands - this book uncovers the complexity of the Indonesian revolutionary period, and presents the multifaceted realities, experiences, perspectives, and visions of different groups in society in Indonesia. The book focuses on different ideas of independence, survival strategies, minorities, mobilization, contestation of power, and the use of violence against the backdrop of Indonesian and Dutch authorities’ efforts to maintain or gain control.

Revolutionary Worlds shows that multiple factors were at play in shaping the course of the Indonesian revolution and therefore, besides offering a fresh look at this important period, could serve as a model for future research.

Presentations:

• 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)

  From the parliaments to the streets; The state of East indonesia, 1946-1950
  

  Presenter: Sarkawi B. Husain – Universitas Airlangga
• 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)

  Revolutionary worlds: an introduction
  

  Presenter: Abdul Wahid – Gadjah Mada University

  Co-Presenter: Ireen Hoogenboom – Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian & Caribbean Studies (KITLV)

  Co-Presenter: Bambung Purwanto
• 14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)

  The meaning of independence for women in Yogyakarta, 1945-1946
  

  Presenter: Galuh Ambar Sasi – Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana