Danarto wished to eliminate strict barriers between art forms and to create text that strained and pushed against itself, while functioning as a unit. DANARTO (1940-2018) was a painter. In the 1960s, we at Gadjah Mada Universitys literature and culture department founded a monthly wall magazine. … [Read more...]

Mean Streets of New York City More than 40 years ago, after I decided to pursue a career in writing, I dramatically proclaimed to my mother, “I’d rather cut off my right arm than not become a writer.” Looking  back, I’ve had a hate-love relationship in the field I put my faith in. In fact, a … [Read more...]

Intan Paramaditha grew up in Indonesia before travelling to the USA as a Fulbright Scholar to complete a MA in English Literature at the University of California San Diego, and a PhD in Cinema Studies at New York University. She has lectured in film and screen studies at Macquarie since 2016, with … [Read more...]