Media, Culture and Politics in Indonesia

Media, Culture, and Politics in Indonesia is about the institutions and policies
that determine what Indonesians write, read, watch, and hear. It covers the
print media, broadcast radio and television, computers and the internet,
videos, films and music. This book argues that the texts of the media can be
understood in two broad ways:

. as records of a "national" culture and political hegemony constructed by
Suharto's New Order

. as contradictory, dissident, political and cultural aspirations that reflect
the anxieties and preoccupations of Indonesian citizens.

Media, Culture, and Politics, now brought back to life as a member of
Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia series, explains what has escaped
state control, not only by self-conscious resistance, but also because of the
ownership patterns, technologies, and modes of consumption of media texts
and institutions. The role of the media in the downfall of Suharto is examined
and the legacy of his New Order is analyzed.

This dynamic and innovative text is suitable for all students of Indonesian
languages and culture, Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, cultural studies,
media studies, and contemporary politics.

Krishna Sen is Professor of Asian Media and Dean of the Humanities Research
Centre at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia

David T. Hill is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Fellow of the Asia
Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia