Venue: Theatre D, Old Arts
Presenters: Dr Manneke Budiman
During the New Order's rule, bahasa Indonesia was overly "inflated" by the overwhelming presence of euphemism (or the practice of softening expressions deemed to be sensitive in order to hide the truth; e.g., diamankan for 'being arrested', oknum for officials committing crimes, relokasi for ‘forced eviction’, etc.). The purpose to keep the positive image of the ruling power which had continuously been challenged due to its systemic violations of citizen’s civil rights.
Dr. Manneke Budiman will relate this linguistic phenomenon with the changing scene of Indonesian politics in the last 15 years or so, arguing that multiple factors intersect in the emergence of such a phenomenon, in response to both political crisis and awakening in post-New Order Indonesia.
Dr. Manneke Budiman is Senior lecturer and Vice-Dean for Academic, Research, and Student Affairs in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia.
Bookings not required.
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https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/6843-banality-of-expressions-language-and-politics-in-post-new-order-indonesia
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