When Janet De Neefe travelled to Bali 26 years ago she fell in love – not only with a man, but also with the island's fascinating culture, warm people and mouth-watering food. Since then, Janet has been collecting Balinese recipes, teaching local cooking methods and heralding the delights … [Read more...]
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Dilan ITB 1997
August 29, 2026 by
After six months of studying in Cuba, on March 7, 1997, I finally returned to Indonesia, which was heating up ahead of the election. I was reunited with the political hustle and bustle that colored the atmosphere at that time. I also met Ancika, my girlfriend, four years after my relationship with … [Read more...]
Annah, Infinite
August 25, 2026 by
An experimental work of creative non-fiction that challenges art history, confronts colonial ableism, and reclaims a stolen spirit. This is an escape story. In Annah, Infinite, the dominant narratives surrounding Paul Gauguin’s famous painting Annah la Javanaise (1893-94) are turned upside down. … [Read more...]
Communication against Capital
August 24, 2026 by
Communication against Capital explores the revolutionary communication strategies of the pergerakan merah, the anticolonial "red movement" in 1920s Indonesia. Rianne Subijanto tells the story of ordinary lower-class women and children and people of diverse races and ethnicities who waged their … [Read more...]
Fasisme dan Buku
August 22, 2026 by
Times have changed, and most book activists now believe that books can only be countered with books, not through bans or burning. If anyone still thinks books can be banned and burned—and there will certainly always be groups with such primitive views—then they are profoundly out of touch with the … [Read more...]
