MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Graduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
INS4210
Literature and society in Indonesia
Barbara Hatley
12 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton
Synopsis This subject reviews the development of modern literature in
Indonesia, in the context of twentieth century Indonesian social and political
life. It examines social factors contributing to the `birth' of Indonesian
literature, its connection with the nationalist movement, and its reflection on
key ideological and cultural issues since Independence. Works of prose, poetry
and drama from successive periods are read in conjunction with discussion of
social conditions of the time.
Assessment Written (7000 words): 75% + Seminar participation: 25%
Recommended texts
- Eagleton T Literary theory: An introduction Blackwell, 1988
- Foulcher K Pudjangga Baru Flinders U
- Foulcher K Social commitment in literature and the arts CSEAS,
Monash U
- Ricklefs M A history of modern Indonesia Macmillan
- Teeuw A Modern Indonesian literature vols 1 and 2, Nijhoff
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