Deconstructing Indonesia
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An intellectual and social history of the birth and life of a nation. Every week at Columbia University (Zoom provided!)
New York, NY
Joined June 2025
Thanks to 100 folks joining the "Deconstructing Indonesia" first session! 🥳 Around 20 people offsite at Columbia University and the rest via Zoom. If you missed yesterday's session, here is the recording https://t.co/ep4CgyV8Rt
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Colonial imagination has long dictated the way we understand indigeneity, mostly as a passive recipient. Even though in reality, it's a constant negotiation. While Islam is imagined as a superficial foreign veneer that was imposed upon indigenous beliefs and culture
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We will challenge this narrative by reimagining indigenity and Islam through cases of Bugis and Malay divination tables; which will be discussed by this week's collaborated speaker Auf from Coretanist, together with our own Alsya! Peek a lil sneak peek for the class 👀
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Join our WhatsApp group on https://t.co/y65eErGT6j to get the Zoom link for the class! We look forward to see you all on Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 at 20.00 EST / Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 at 08.00 WIB sharp 😎
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Join our WhatsApp group on https://t.co/y65eErGT6j to get the Zoom link for the class! We look forward to see you all on Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 at 20.00 EST / Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 at 08.00 WIB sharp 😎
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We will challenge this narrative by reimagining indigenity and Islam through cases of Bugis and Malay divination tables; which will be discussed by this week's collaborated speaker Auf from Coretanist, together with our own Alsya! Peek a lil sneak peek for the class 👀
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Colonial imagination has long dictated the way we understand indigeneity, mostly as a passive recipient. Even though in reality, it's a constant negotiation. While Islam is imagined as a superficial foreign veneer that was imposed upon indigenous beliefs and culture
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For the Asmat, woodcarving is an act of remembrance, a bridge to the ancestors and a reaffirmation of life itself. This week we’ll learn about the creation myth of Fumeripits and connect the dots between mythology, art and cultural resilience in the ongoing suppression in Papua.
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For those joining us offline, we’ll meet at the Info Center at The Met (please have your ticket ready, it’s free for students and pay-as-you-wish for NYC residents). If you’re joining us online, we’ll livestream! See you all this Friday and DM us if you've any questions!
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For those joining us offline, we’ll meet at the Info Center at The Met (please have your ticket ready, it’s free for students and pay-as-you-wish for NYC residents). If you’re joining us online, we’ll livestream! See you all this Friday and DM us if you've any questions!
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For the Asmat, woodcarving is an act of remembrance, a bridge to the ancestors and a reaffirmation of life itself. This week we’ll learn about the creation myth of Fumeripits and connect the dots between mythology, art and cultural resilience in the ongoing suppression in Papua.
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This week, we'll discuss the multispecies as relationality! We will draw from case studies regarding two Indigenous communities, Wai Manu and Umbu Pabal, in Central Sumba. Looking forward to see you all at 19.00 WIB/07.00 EDT this Thurs, Dec 4, 2025 on Zoom!
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This week, we'll discuss the multispecies as relationality! We will draw from case studies regarding two Indigenous communities, Wai Manu and Umbu Pabal, in Central Sumba. Looking forward to see you all at 19.00 WIB/07.00 EDT this Thurs, Dec 4, 2025 on Zoom!
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How do we see it in relations with other indigenous groups and also non-indigenous communities? Looking forward to see you all at 19.00 WIB or 07.00 EDT this Friday on Zoom! The link will be shared in our group chat as per usual! Also, a little sneak peek for the class 👀
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Indigeneity is a negotiated and complex concept. This week, with @gegerriy, we will unpack various cases from Indonesia on how indigeneity can be both relations and strategies; how do people utilize the idea and practice of indigeneity in their daily life?
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What if everything you've been taught about education is actively complicit in the world's deepest crises? We will confront the uncomfortable truth that mainstream education, especially STEM, has been a weapon of coloniality.
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How do we see it in relations with other indigenous groups and also non-indigenous communities? Looking forward to see you all at 19.00 WIB or 07.00 EDT this Friday on Zoom! The link will be shared in our group chat as per usual! Also, a little sneak peek for the class 👀
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Indigeneity is a negotiated and complex concept. This week, with @gegerriy, we will unpack various cases from Indonesia on how indigeneity can be both relations and strategies; how do people utilize the idea and practice of indigeneity in their daily life?
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What if everything you've been taught about education is actively complicit in the world's deepest crises? We will confront the uncomfortable truth that mainstream education, especially STEM, has been a weapon of coloniality.
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