Art of Environmental Activism in Indonesia - Shifting Horizons

This book analyses the intersections between contemporary art and environmental activism in Indonesia. It is aimed at academics, students, artists, curators, policymakers, activists, and general readers with an interest in the environment, art history, and Indonesian culture, society, and politics.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Indonesian Artivism in the Capitalocene; 3. The Art of Development; 4. Urban Landscapes; 5. Urban Renewal; 6. Gendered Environments; 7. Anti-Development; 8. Contemporary Connectivities; 9. Makeable Environments?; 10. Shifting Horizons

About the author

Edwin Jurriëns is Associate Professor and Convenor of the Indonesian Studies programme at the Asia Institute of the Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of three sole-authored books, Visual Media in Indonesia: Video Vanguard (Routledge, 2017), From Monologue to Dialogue: Radio and Reform in Indonesia (2009) and Cultural Travel and Migracy: The Artistic Representation of Globalization in the Electronic Media of West Java (2004). He is also co-editor of some edited books, including Disaster Relief in the Asia-Pacific: Agency and Resilience (Routledge, 2014).

Summary

This book analyses the intersections between contemporary art and environmental activism in Indonesia. It is aimed at academics, students, artists, curators, policymakers, activists, and general readers with an interest in the environment, art history, and Indonesian culture, society, and politics.

Product details

• Authors: Edwin (Asia Inst. Of the Faculty of Arts Jurriens, Edwin Jurriëns
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032433677
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243367-7
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, ART / History / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Asian History