Ben Murtagh
Biographic Data
| ID | 641915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Murtagh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Murtagh |
| SIGNATURE | BEN MURTAGH |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5968-5556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Vladimir Braginsky (1945-2024)
Interview with Nuril Basri, November 2024
Situating anti-LGBT moral panics in Indonesia
who explored the affective dimensions of anti-queer sentiments in Indonesia; Saskia Wieringa (University of Amsterdam), who examined the linkages between 'Communistphobia' and homophobia in Indonesia and discussed sexual moral panics as a political project; and the two co-editors of this special issue of Indonesia and the Malay Word
‘There’s no place for us here’
The sudden onset of sustained anti-LGBT discourse in Indonesia in 2016 gives pause to revisit a number of Indonesian movies from recent years, a cinema which has, since its re-emergence in the early 2000s, been noted for its positive engagement with non-normative genders and sexualities. Was there anything in those movies that forewarned the homophobic discourse that dominated politics and the media in the early months of 2016? When queer cinemat…
Double Identities in Dorce's Comedies
Dorce Gamalama is one of Indonesian television’s best-known celebrities. She first rose to fame in the 1980s and her career is very much based on her public profile as a transsexual woman. This article focuses on Dorce’s performance of gender and class in two films: Dorce ketemu jodoh (Dorce meets her match, 1990) and Dorce sok akrab (Dorce up close, 1989). In Dorce ketemu jodoh, Dorce represents herself as a woman, albeit one who is unlike other…
A Jawi Sourcebook for the Study of Malay Palaeography and Orthography
This special issue of Indonesia and the Malay World was compiled by friends and colleagues as a tribute to Professor E. Ulrich Kratz's three decades of teaching Jawi and traditional Malay literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and to mark his 70th birthday on 14 October 2014. Reflecting Ulrich's deep interest in Malay manuscript texts and letters over many years (see the list of publications compiled by He…
Genders and Sexualities in Indonesian Cinema
Indonesia has a long and rich tradition of homosexual and transgender cultures, and the past 40 years in particular has seen an increased visibility of sexual minorities in the country, which has been reflected through film and popular culture. This book examines how representations of gay, lesbian and transgender individuals and communities have developed in Indonesian cinema during this period. The book first explores Indonesian engagement with…
Gay, Lesbi and Waria Audiences in Indonesia
Since the fall of President Suharto in 1998, Indonesian cinema has been noted for its concern with the representation of gay and lesbi sexualities. However, even during the New Order (1966–1998) a small number of films were produced which represented non-normative genders and sexualities. To date there has been no research on how Indonesia's sexual minorities respond to representations of themselves in film. Drawing on a number of focus groups co…
Coklat Stroberi
This article focuses on the 2007 Indonesian film Coklat Stroberi and its accompanying novel and pop video. The novel by Christian Simamora was based on the film script. The song ‘Di sini untukmu’ was written especially for the film, in which the band Ungu made a cameo appearance, and the accompanying pop video features numerous scenes from it. While in recent years quite a number of Indonesian films have featured gay characters, this film is nota…
Beautiful Men in Jakarta and Bangkok
Recent years in Indonesia have seen a marked growth in the number of novels taking lesbian or gay relationships as a key if not central theme. One of the most popular of these novels has been Andre
Istana Kecantikan
This article discusses the first Indonesian film to deal with specifically gay rather than waria (male to female transvestites) subjectivities. The 1980s was a period that saw growing public consciousness of the gay subject position, and the release of this film in 1988 may be seen as the first cinematic attempt to react to this new level of awareness. For this reason, it can be argued that the film says as much about Indonesian perceptions of th…
Syair Perang Inggeris Di Betawi
(2002). Syair Perang Inggeris Di Betawi: A Malay account of the British invasion of Java of 1811. Indonesia and the Malay World: Vol. 30, No. 86, pp. 27-36
Istana Kecantikan
This article discusses the first Indonesian film to deal with specifically gay rather than waria (male to female transvestites) subjectivities. The 1980s was a period that saw growing public consciousness of the gay subject position, and the release of this film in 1988 may be seen as the first cinematic attempt to react to this new level of awareness. For this reason, it can be argued that the film says as much about Indonesian perceptions of th…
Double Identities in Dorce's Comedies
Dorce Gamalama is one of Indonesian television’s best-known celebrities. She first rose to fame in the 1980s and her career is very much based on her public profile as a transsexual woman. This article focuses on Dorce’s performance of gender and class in two films: Dorce ketemu jodoh (Dorce meets her match, 1990) and Dorce sok akrab (Dorce up close, 1989). In Dorce ketemu jodoh, Dorce represents herself as a woman, albeit one who is unlike other…
Coklat Stroberi
This article focuses on the 2007 Indonesian film Coklat Stroberi and its accompanying novel and pop video. The novel by Christian Simamora was based on the film script. The song ‘Di sini untukmu’ was written especially for the film, in which the band Ungu made a cameo appearance, and the accompanying pop video features numerous scenes from it. While in recent years quite a number of Indonesian films have featured gay characters, this film is nota…
Beautiful Men in Jakarta and Bangkok
Recent years in Indonesia have seen a marked growth in the number of novels taking lesbian or gay relationships as a key if not central theme. One of the most popular of these novels has been Andre
Vladimir Braginsky (1945-2024)
Syair Perang Inggeris Di Betawi
(2002). Syair Perang Inggeris Di Betawi: A Malay account of the British invasion of Java of 1811. Indonesia and the Malay World: Vol. 30, No. 86, pp. 27-36
Istana Kecantikan
This article discusses the first Indonesian film to deal with specifically gay rather than waria (male to female transvestites) subjectivities. The 1980s was a period that saw growing public consciousness of the gay subject position, and the release of this film in 1988 may be seen as the first cinematic attempt to react to this new level of awareness. For this reason, it can be argued that the film says as much about Indonesian perceptions of th…
Beautiful Men in Jakarta and Bangkok
Recent years in Indonesia have seen a marked growth in the number of novels taking lesbian or gay relationships as a key if not central theme. One of the most popular of these novels has been Andre
Coklat Stroberi
This article focuses on the 2007 Indonesian film Coklat Stroberi and its accompanying novel and pop video. The novel by Christian Simamora was based on the film script. The song ‘Di sini untukmu’ was written especially for the film, in which the band Ungu made a cameo appearance, and the accompanying pop video features numerous scenes from it. While in recent years quite a number of Indonesian films have featured gay characters, this film is nota…
Gay, Lesbi and Waria Audiences in Indonesia
Since the fall of President Suharto in 1998, Indonesian cinema has been noted for its concern with the representation of gay and lesbi sexualities. However, even during the New Order (1966–1998) a small number of films were produced which represented non-normative genders and sexualities. To date there has been no research on how Indonesia's sexual minorities respond to representations of themselves in film. Drawing on a number of focus groups co…
Genders and Sexualities in Indonesian Cinema
Indonesia has a long and rich tradition of homosexual and transgender cultures, and the past 40 years in particular has seen an increased visibility of sexual minorities in the country, which has been reflected through film and popular culture. This book examines how representations of gay, lesbian and transgender individuals and communities have developed in Indonesian cinema during this period. The book first explores Indonesian engagement with…
A Jawi Sourcebook for the Study of Malay Palaeography and Orthography
This special issue of Indonesia and the Malay World was compiled by friends and colleagues as a tribute to Professor E. Ulrich Kratz's three decades of teaching Jawi and traditional Malay literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and to mark his 70th birthday on 14 October 2014. Reflecting Ulrich's deep interest in Malay manuscript texts and letters over many years (see the list of publications compiled by He…
Double Identities in Dorce's Comedies
Dorce Gamalama is one of Indonesian television’s best-known celebrities. She first rose to fame in the 1980s and her career is very much based on her public profile as a transsexual woman. This article focuses on Dorce’s performance of gender and class in two films: Dorce ketemu jodoh (Dorce meets her match, 1990) and Dorce sok akrab (Dorce up close, 1989). In Dorce ketemu jodoh, Dorce represents herself as a woman, albeit one who is unlike other…
Situating anti-LGBT moral panics in Indonesia
who explored the affective dimensions of anti-queer sentiments in Indonesia; Saskia Wieringa (University of Amsterdam), who examined the linkages between 'Communistphobia' and homophobia in Indonesia and discussed sexual moral panics as a political project; and the two co-editors of this special issue of Indonesia and the Malay Word
‘There’s no place for us here’
The sudden onset of sustained anti-LGBT discourse in Indonesia in 2016 gives pause to revisit a number of Indonesian movies from recent years, a cinema which has, since its re-emergence in the early 2000s, been noted for its positive engagement with non-normative genders and sexualities. Was there anything in those movies that forewarned the homophobic discourse that dominated politics and the media in the early months of 2016? When queer cinemat…
Vladimir Braginsky (1945-2024)
Interview with Nuril Basri, November 2024
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