On Thursday (18/11), Department of History, UGM, held a book discussion with Dr. Arnout van der Meer, a historian from Colby College. In this occasion, Arnout explain his newest book entitled Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia. Guiding by Wildan Sena Utama, this discussion was responded by Sri Margana. This event also can be accessed by Departemen Sejarah UGM YouTube channel.

The book was published by Cornell University on 15 February 2021. This book explored how colonialism was legitimated and opposed by indigineus society daily life in the 19’s and early 20’s century. Arnout explained how resistance was identified on their language, manners, material symbol and status, even the motion and body posture. Through this book, Arnout aims to increase the understanding of the readers about the history of colonial Indonesia. For more information about this book, the online version can be accessed in this link. The audience hopes this book will be translated to the Indonesian version soon. read more

Pada Kamis (18/11) kemarin, Departemen Sejarah UGM kedatangan tamu seorang sejarawan dari Colby College USA, Dr. Arnout Van der Meer. Kali ini, Dr. Arnout secara virtual hadir dalam acara yang bertajuk Diskusi Buku Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia. Di acara yang diadakan via zoom meeting sekaligus disiarkan langsung di kanal YouTube Departemen Sejarah UGM ini, Dr. Arnout sebagai penulis buku ditemani Dr. Sri Margana sebagai pembahasnya. Selain itu, acara yang dipandu oleh Wildan Sena Utama ini dimulai pada pukul 09.00 WIB dan diikuti oleh sekitar 80 peserta dari civitas akademik maupun umum. read more

The History Department of FIB UGM held an online discussion or webinar on Friday, November 12, 2021 through Zoom Meeting. The webinar is entitled “Provenance Research Collaboration and Restitution of Colonial Objects”. The webinar, which will be held at 16.00-18.00 WIB or 10.00-12.00 AM CET, is specifically intended for UGM History Masters and Doctoral students. Dr. Sri Margana, UGM History lecturer, and Klaas Stutje, PhD, historian of PPROCE, the Netherlands, were the speakers and discussants in this webinar. In addition, this online discussion also brought Yulianti as the host. read more

Departemen Sejarah Fakultas Ilmu Budaya UGM mengadakan sebuah diskusi daring atau webinar pada hari Jumat, 12 November 2021 melalui Zoom Meeting. Webinar tersebut berjudul “Provenance Research Collaboration and Restitution of Colonial Objects” atau dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti “Kolaborasi Penelitian Asal dan Pengembalian Benda-benda Kolonial”. Webinar yang dilaksanakan pukul 16.00-18.00 WIB atau 10.00-12.00 AM CET ini diperuntukkan khusus bagi mahasiswa tingkat S2 dan S3 Sejarah UGM. Dr. Sri Margana, dosen Sejarah UGM, dan Klaas Stutje, PhD, sejarawan PPROCE, the Netherlands, menjadi pembicara dan pembahas dalam webinar ini. Selain itu, diskusi daring ini juga turut menghadirkan Yulianti, sebagai pembawa acara.  read more

Badan Keluarga Mahasiswa Sejarah (BKMS) has successfully held the 2021 History Week Opening Ceremony on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The opening ceremony was held online through the Zoom Meeting platform and live broadcast on the UGM BKMS YouTube channel. This year’s History Week carries the theme, “Medical Horizons in Historical Records: The Face of Reconstruction of Health Historiography in Indonesia” (Cakrawala Medis dalam Catatan Sejarah: Wajah Rekonstruksi Historiografi Kesehatan di Indonesia). The Opening Ceremony of History Week 2021 was hosted by Egit Andre Kelana and Faradeva Fathia Kurminta, UGM History Students. read more

Badan Keluarga Mahasiswa Sejarah (BKMS) UGM telah sukses melaksanakan Opening Ceremony History Week 2021 pada hari Sabtu, 2 Oktober 2021. Opening Ceremony tersebut dilaksanakan secara online melalui platform Zoom Meeting dan siaran langsung di kanal Youtube BKMS UGM. History Week tahun ini mengusung tema, “Cakrawala Medis dalam Catatan Sejarah: Wajah Rekonstruksi Historiografi Kesehatan di Indonesia”. Acara Opening Ceremony History Week 2021 ini dipandu oleh Egit Andre Kelana dan Faradeva Fathia Kurminta, mahasiswa Sejarah UGM. read more

Harvard University Asia Center organized a discussion series entitled Southeast Asia Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, Farabi Fakih, one of the history lecturers at Gadjah Mada University, was the speaker of the discussion. The topic of the discussion was The Rise of Managerial State in Post-Independence Indonesia (1950-1965). The discussion started at 10.00 EST or 21.00 WIB on the Zoom platform and was attended by 56 participants. Farabi presented a summary of his book entitled Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia’s Early Independence Period: The Foundation of the New Order State (1950-1965). More specifically, Fakih talked the authoritarian modernization under Soekarno’s rule. read more

Harvard University Asia Center mengadakan sebuah seri diskusi bertajuk Southeast Asia Lecture Series. Selasa, 28 September 2021, salah satu Dosen Sejarah Universitas Gadjah Mada, Farabi Fakih, menjadi narasumber dari diskusi tersebut. Seri diskusi pada hari itu mengambil judul The Rise of Managerial State in Post-Independence Indonesia (1950-1965). Diskusi dimulai pada pukul 10.00 EST atau 21.00 WIB melalui platform zoom dengan diikuti oleh 56 peserta. Farabi memaparkan ringkasan dari bukunya yang berjudul Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia’s Early Independence Period: The Foundation of the New Order State (1950-1965). Buku tersebut membahas tentang modernisasi otoriter di bawah kekuasaan Soekarno. read more

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a great shock to humanity. In one night, the world that was busy welcoming the second decade of the 21^st century must abruptly close. The economy suddenly plummeted together with the unexpected yet impactful disruption in socio-cultural activities. The government underwent every possible measurement to confine people at their houses or designated quarantine facilities while struggling to provide subsidies for impacted work fields. In confinement, people hardly adjust themselves to the situation while pondering whether humanity could survive this pandemic. Amidst the reflection, a question popped up: the Covid-19 is not the first pandemic in human history. To what extent have we learned from our past experiences dealing with similar issues? read more

Setelah hampir satu tahun mengalami pandemi, metode pembelajaran virtual seharusnya tak lagi menghalangi. Hal ini dibuktikan oleh Departemen Sejarah UGM yang sukses mengadakan virtual summer school bertajuk “The 3^rd International Summer School- Resilience and Control: Transmissible Disease and the Rise of Modern Society.” Virtual Summer School pertama yang diadakan oleh Fakultas Ilmu Budaya UGM sejak pandemi ini berlangsung pada 2-22 Agustus 2021. Acara ini dibuka oleh Kepala Kantor Urusan Internasional UGM, I Made Andi Arsana, S.T., M.Sc, Ph.D yang kemudian dilanjutkan oleh sambutan pembuka dari perwakilan universitas rekanan, Prof. Dr. Kate McGregor dari Melbourne University Australia, dan Kepala Departemen Sejarah FIB UGM, Dr. Abdul Wahid. read more