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.
Here is the recording of this discussion: