Historical Trauma and the Discourse of Indonesian-ness in Contemporary Indonesian Horror Films

Historical Trauma and the Discourse of Indonesian-ness in Contemporary Indonesian Horror Films

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Main Author: Sutandio, Anton
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2014
Subjects:
Film Studies
Indonesian-ness
Indonesian Horror Films
Historical Trauma
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395861044
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou13958610442021-08-03T06:22:50Z Historical Trauma and the Discourse of Indonesian-ness in Contemporary Indonesian Horror Films Sutandio, Anton Film Studies Indonesian-ness Indonesian Horror Films Historical Trauma This dissertation investigates six contemporary Indonesian terror-evoking films that address the historical trauma of the New Order regime under Soeharto. The films chosen were: Rizal Mantovani's Jelangkung/The Uninvited (2001) and Air Terjun Pengantin/The Bride's Waterfall (2009), Allan Luanrdi's Karma (2008) , Monty Tiwa's Keramat/Sacred (2009), Helfi Kardit's Arwah Goyang Karawang/Karawang Dance Ghost (2011), and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing (2012). The textual analysis of this dissertation focuses on the allegorical functions of these films in contextualizing different senses of historical trauma and negotiating the discourse of Indonesian-ness. The distinct cataclysmic tenor of each film suggests an unresolved trauma of the nation that points to the latent ideological influence of the fallen New Order regime. This influence manifests itself in the retrospective understanding of Indonesian history and the contemporary discourse of Indonesian-ness. The investigation focuses on three different components of historical trauma that pertains to pemuda/youth activists, gender performativity, and ethnicity, in particular the Chinese-Indonesians. Since this dissertation explicitly engages with political trauma, gender, and ethnic conflict, various studies on the respective fields constitute the analytical framework for this project. 2014-06-12 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395861044 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395861044 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic Film Studies
Indonesian-ness
Indonesian Horror Films
Historical Trauma
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Indonesian-ness
Indonesian Horror Films
Historical Trauma
Sutandio, Anton
Historical Trauma and the Discourse of Indonesian-ness in Contemporary Indonesian Horror Films
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