Author: Ati Kisjanto

Jauh dari mata, dekat di hati (Out of sight, but close to the heart). Museums, colonial collections and postcolonial diasporas by Wim Manuhuttu, historian and heritage professional.

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Tuesday 10 June at 6.30pm. At the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU and simultaneously via Zoom The debate surrounding colonial collections in Western museums has developed in the past decade under pressure of former colonized nations, civil society and postcolonial diasporas.Who gets to decide which artefacts are exhibited and which narratives are being…

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Book Club. Celebrating Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Birth Centennial. Wednesday 9 July 2025. 1-2.30pm UK time. 7-8.30pm Jakarta time. On Zoom

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We will discuss Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s The Fugitive. The book was set in the Japanese occupation. In the twilight days of Japanese power in his country, an Indonesian army officer sparks an insurrection against the occupation army but is forced to flee into the jungle when he is betrayed by one of his own comrades. (GoodReads)…

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The Battle for the Soul of Islam. Wednesday May 21. 2pm London time

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The Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA) is a membership organisation that runs a programme of lectures and other events looking at the whole of Asia. It also publish the quarterly journal Asian Affairs. The RSAA has an upcoming online event entitled “The Battle for the Soul of Islam”, on May 21st, which will focus on the contest…

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Back to the Future: Reflections on the Java War Bicentiennial by Professor Peter Carey. Saturday May 17 at 12pm London time, and only via ZOOM (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DAY AND TIME. AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE IN PERSON). This is because the speaker is joining us from Indonesia.

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There will be NO MEETING in April, due to the Idul Fitri holiday Peter is a retired history professor whose specialist subject is the Javanese Prince Diponegoro, who led a war against the Dutch from 1825-1830. Peter’s doctoral thesis was entitled: Dipanagara and the Making of the Java War: Yogyakarta History, 1785-1825. He later wrote a biography of…

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February Meeting. Just Energy Transition in Indonesia: Balancing Sustainability and Social Impact by Rezha Bayu Oktavian Arief. Tuesday 11th February, at 6.30pm.  At the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU and simultaneously via Zoom

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Rezha is the co-founder and CEO of Obviously Sustainable, a social enterprise and advisory firm focused on helping businesses and organisations achieve sustainability through research, policy advocacy, social impact programmes and impact measurement. He has a decade of experience in social impact and public policy work in an NGO, local startups and big tech companies such as…

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March meeting. Book Talk: Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence in Indonesia since 1945 by Professor Kirsten E Schulze. Tuesday 11th March, at 6.30pm, at the Indonesian embassy

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Kirsten will discuss her newly-published book that examines Islamist, separatist, and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945 through six case studies. It asks why conflict only emerged in some parts of Indonesia despite the shared history. Looking at where the violence is located not just in a geographic sense but above all in a conceptual…

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November Meeting

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AIS 2024 AGMand a talk onYoung People’s Role in Strengthening UK-Indonesia Relations Tuesday 12th November 6pm for 6.15pm,  The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London and simultaneously via Zoom(Zoom joining details: This link or meeting ID: 951 1003 9870 and Passcode: 186993) Please note the earlier than usual start timeAll the documents for the meeting are below or attached via the…

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November Meeting Talk

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Young People’s Role in Strengthening UK-Indonesia Relations by Hilmi Kartasasmita. Tuesday 12th November 6.30pm for 6.45pm,  The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London and simultaneously via Zoom Hilmi KartasasmitaMaster’s Student & President of The Indonesian Student’s Association at OxfordJunior Advisor in The Executive Office of The President (2019 – 2024)Founding Member of The Global Indonesia Professionals’…

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October Meeting: Batik Day. Wednesday 2nd October, 5pm, Museum of the Home, East London

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This is not on the usual day/date for AIS meetings – the second Tuesday of the month – because it is being held in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy to mark National Batik Day. This is 2nd October, the anniversary of when UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, recognised batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage…

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