Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris
Join our book club explored Indonesian literature giving you insight into this fascinating archipelago. In November we discussed Felix Nesi’s People from Oetimu. The novel explores the turbulent history and colonial experiences of the island of Timor, particularly focusing on the village of Oetimu in West Timor. It deals with themes of colonialism, collective memory,…
Tuesday November 11 at 18:30 at the Indonesian Embassy and via Zoom 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU. Every one of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands tells its story through food, flavours and culinary traditions, creating one of the world’s most vibrant culinary landscapes. Petty will share her culinary journeys across the archipelago, reflecting its extraordinary natural…
The rise and fall of the Majapahit Empire is one of intrigue, murder, secrets, suspense, revenge, and war in a land filled with beautiful temples and imposing palaces. It remains, however, the most powerful empire in Asia that most people have never heard of. At its peak the Majapahit empire, in the days of King…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…