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- Title: Lubang Buaya: Myth, Misogyny and Massacre (1) (Essay)
- Author : Nebula
- Release Date : January 01, 2007
- Genre: Reference,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 364 KB
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In 1992 when this work was first presented at a postgraduate seminar at the University of Sydney a very different political climate pertained in Indonesia. Then the airing of topics such as this in the public domain was totally taboo inside Indonesia, unless the writer adhered strictly to the "script" sanctioned by the Soeharto regime. Even outside Indonesia, scholars thought twice before venturing into this highly sensitive terrain. (2) At that juncture few expected that within a few years President Soeharto would be removed from power and that his New Order regime would fall (or begin to fall) with him, ushering Indonesia towards democracy. (3) Perhaps nothing has better epitomised the new atmosphere of political openness that has pertained in Indonesia since May 1998 than the public questioning of the New Order's foundation narrative that has begun to emerge, although not without considerable resistance and reluctance. (4) An important dimension of this questioning has been the hitherto unimaginable publication in Indonesia of numerous works of history related to this sensitive subject matter, a phenomenon echoed beyond Indonesia where overseas scholars have also been prompted by the new climate to engage in this re-examination. (5) I hope that this revised work can make a contribution to the revived scholarly discussion of this pivotal period in Indonesia's post-independence history. This foundation narrative in question, foundation myth to put it less politely, was centred on the regime's version of events associated with what it referred to as "Gestapu". (6) This acronym refers to what according to the regime was a coup attempt by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), a terrible disaster had it been successful from which the regime claimed to have narrowly saved the country thanks to the decisive intervention of then General Soeharto. Having thus emerged as Indonesia's savior in its hour of most desperate need, the regime narrative continued, Soeharto proceeded to establish the New Order in order to safeguard the nation and to steer it towards development and prosperity. The focus of this article is on a particular component of the Soeharto-New
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