This book examines popular culture in Indonesia, the world s
most populous Muslim nation, and the third largest democracy. It
provides a full account of the key trends since the collapse of the
authoritarian Suharto regime (1998), a time of great change in
Indonesian society more generally. It explains how one of the most
significant results of the deepening industrialization in Southeast
Asia since the 1980s has been the expansion of consumption and new
forms of media, and that Indonesia is a prime example of this
development. It goes on to show that although the Asian economic
crisis in 1997 had immediate and negative impacts on incumbent
governments, as well as the socioeconomic life for most people in
the region, at the same time popular cultures have been
dramatically reinvigorated as never before. It includes analysis of
important themes, including political activism and citizenship,
gender, class, age and ethnicity. Throughout, it shows how the
multilayered and contradictory processes of identity formation in
Indonesia are inextricably linked to popular culture. This is one
of the first books on Indonesia's media and popular culture in
English. It is a significant addition to the literature on Asian
popular culture, and will be of interest to anyone who is
interested in new developments in media and popular culture in
Indonesia and Asia.
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