The Rise and Fall of the Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat (LEKRA)
After the G30S, the artworks of members of the Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat (LEKRA, the Institute of People’s Culture) tended to be ignored or dismissed…
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The Strike King: A Biography of Soerjopranoto
Through the Fabriek Bond personnel, Soerjopranoto mobilized a mass of workers to protest against the injustice of business owners and the colonial government. In…
Jugun Ianfu: The Tragic Fate of Comfort Women in Japan’s Era
Jugun Ianfu was a comfort woman who accompanied the Japanese army during the war. During the Asia-Pacific War, they had to meet the sexual…
Exploring Cinema in the Dutch East Indies
Who doesn’t know the cinema, one of the most popular places of the century. Almost everyone is always excited when they go to this…
Rockefeller Foundation and Sanitation Program in the Dutch East Indies
The arrival of Rockefeller Foundation officials in the Dutch East Indies presented the colonial government with a dilemma. On the one hand, they doubted…