Steven Farram
Biographic Data
| ID | 728939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Farram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Farram |
| SIGNATURE | FARRAM S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Darwin University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-3597-3792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down
Henry Reynolds’ latest book is presented as a correction to existing perceptions of north Australian history. After several decades living in the north, he concluded that seeing national history ‘f...
Cinco do Oriente: The Legend and the Legacy of Timor-Leste’s Most Famous Band
Cinco do Oriente is Timor-Leste’s most famous band. It was active for a relatively short period (1972 to 1975) and mainly performed songs made famous by Western groups. Yet Cinco do Oriente is praised today as a pioneer of the local music scene. The band was definitely popular, but it was not the only one performing at the time, and it was not the first. It is argued here that Cinco do Oriente has become a legend, not because of its music, but as…
Pahlawan, Pengkhianat, Atau Penjahat (Hero, Traitor, or Villain): A Personal Journey Through Indonesian History
This article concerns Indonesian heroes, traitors, and villains from different regions and eras. The factors influencing the categorisation of individuals as heroes or villains are examined. Examples include regional leaders who opposed the Dutch East India Company or collaborated with it. Similar cases are examined from the period of the Netherlands Indies colonial state. Also discussed are nationalists who were members of the Indonesian Communi…
The Tiwi of Melville Island, the Portuguese of Timor, and Slavery
For over 180 years, it has been reported in academic and popular literature that Portuguese raiders from Timor captured and enslaved people from the Tiwi Islands in north Australia. The experience of slave-raiding is often cited as an explanation for the islanders' fierce hostility to intruders. However, this is despite the lack of any solid evidence to support the slave-raiding claims. Additionally, if Portuguese slave-raiding of the Tiwi Island…
Lyndon Megarrity on North Australian development
Lyndon Megarrity was surprised to discover how often northern Australia has featured in government files as a Commonwealth issue since 1901. The north, he contends, has played a role of national si
Australia and the 1947 United Nations Consular Commission to Indonesia
The Netherlands’ colonial empire was a source of wealth, pride and prestige, being seen by some as an essential element of Dutch identity and the key to the Netherlands’ status as a European power. The most prized of the empire’s components was Indonesia. When nationalists declared the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945, Dutch colonialists refused to take it seriously, but they soon discovered that the Indonesians were wi…
Unruly Days: Territory Life, 1911–1921’, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 30 June 2018–17 May 2020
Displayed in one of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s (MAGNT) major galleries, this stand-alone exhibition concerns the Northern Territory (NT) during its first decade under Co
The Maubara fort, a relic of eighteenth-century local autonomy and Dutch–Portuguese rivalry on Timor
The European rivals for colonial domination on the island of Timor in the eighteenth century relied on alliances with the many Timorese principalities for influence outside their own small settlements; the Dutch at Kupang and the Portuguese at Lifau. The central Timorese principality of Maubara sought an alliance with the Dutch in 1755, resulting in the building there of a Dutch fort a few years later. The Dutch had hoped that this alliance would…
Douglas Kammen . Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor. Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. 231 pp
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Colonial Neighbours in an Era of Change: Portugal and the Netherlands in Timor, 1945-1949
This article describes conditions in Timor in 1945–1949. Many problems facing the Portuguese and Dutch administrations revolved around Timorese activities such as unauthorized immigration, localized warfare, and livestock theft. Australia’s ambitions in the region and the support granted to independence movements by other nations created new challenges. The latter was particularly true for the Dutch, who had to deal with the influence of the Indo…
Ganyang! Indonesian Popular Songs from the Confrontation Era, 1963-1966
Many political policies of Soekarno-era Indonesia were celebrated in popular song. By far the most referenced policy was Indonesia’s Confrontation with Malaysia. This article examines the contents of many of those songs and discusses the reasons for their creation and popularity. At the time, the creation of an ‘Indonesian identity’ based on cultural practices was a matter considered of the utmost importance by Soekarno and his left-wing supporte…
Exhibition Reviews
The PKI in West Timor and Nusa Tenggara Timur 1965 and beyond
This paper examines the aftermath in West Timor and elsewhere in the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), of the 30 September 1965 'coup' in Jakarta that resulted in the banning of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the large-scale killing of its members and associates. An assessment is given of PKI strength in NTT in 1965, along with an analysis of the killings, including the numbers killed, who carried out the killings, who was targeted…
Usi Lan Ai: The raja who died by fire. The death of Raja Bil Nope in Netherlands Timor, 1910
In the early twentieth century the Dutch in the Netherlands Indies began a concerted effort to confirm their authority throughout the archipelago. This policy had dire consequences for some indigenous rulers in Netherlands Timor, whose kingdoms were virtually destroyed. Other rulers felt that by allying themselves with the Dutch they could strengthen their position and rid themselves of rivals. This was the case with the ruler of Amanuban, Raja B…
Jacobus Arnoldus Hazaart and the British interregnum in Netherlands Timor, 1812-1816
The term 'British interregnum', in relation to Indonesia, refers to two short periods in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when the British took control of most of the Netherlands Indies from the Dutch, only to hand it back a few years later. The British did this as a result of their wars with France. The first occupation occurred in 1795-1797 after a pro-France regime had been established in Holland. After peace was declared in …
Revolution, religion and magic; The PKI in West Timor, 1924-1966
The Indonesian Communist Party began as a socialist organization in Java in 1914 and after various permutations took on the name Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) in 1924. Outside the Russian sphere, it was the first commu nist party in Asia. Most studies of the PKI stress its activities in Java, and to a lesser extent Bali and Sumatra, while the other islands have been largely ignored.1 An examination of the history of the PKI in the Timor region, …
Ganyang! Indonesian Popular Songs from the Confrontation Era, 1963-1966
Many political policies of Soekarno-era Indonesia were celebrated in popular song. By far the most referenced policy was Indonesia’s Confrontation with Malaysia. This article examines the contents of many of those songs and discusses the reasons for their creation and popularity. At the time, the creation of an ‘Indonesian identity’ based on cultural practices was a matter considered of the utmost importance by Soekarno and his left-wing supporte…
Jacobus Arnoldus Hazaart and the British interregnum in Netherlands Timor, 1812-1816
The term 'British interregnum', in relation to Indonesia, refers to two short periods in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when the British took control of most of the Netherlands Indies from the Dutch, only to hand it back a few years later. The British did this as a result of their wars with France. The first occupation occurred in 1795-1797 after a pro-France regime had been established in Holland. After peace was declared in …
The PKI in West Timor and Nusa Tenggara Timur 1965 and beyond
This paper examines the aftermath in West Timor and elsewhere in the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), of the 30 September 1965 'coup' in Jakarta that resulted in the banning of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the large-scale killing of its members and associates. An assessment is given of PKI strength in NTT in 1965, along with an analysis of the killings, including the numbers killed, who carried out the killings, who was targeted…
Usi Lan Ai: The raja who died by fire. The death of Raja Bil Nope in Netherlands Timor, 1910
In the early twentieth century the Dutch in the Netherlands Indies began a concerted effort to confirm their authority throughout the archipelago. This policy had dire consequences for some indigenous rulers in Netherlands Timor, whose kingdoms were virtually destroyed. Other rulers felt that by allying themselves with the Dutch they could strengthen their position and rid themselves of rivals. This was the case with the ruler of Amanuban, Raja B…
Revolution, religion and magic; The PKI in West Timor, 1924-1966
The Indonesian Communist Party began as a socialist organization in Java in 1914 and after various permutations took on the name Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) in 1924. Outside the Russian sphere, it was the first commu nist party in Asia. Most studies of the PKI stress its activities in Java, and to a lesser extent Bali and Sumatra, while the other islands have been largely ignored.1 An examination of the history of the PKI in the Timor region, …
Pahlawan, Pengkhianat, Atau Penjahat (Hero, Traitor, or Villain): A Personal Journey Through Indonesian History
This article concerns Indonesian heroes, traitors, and villains from different regions and eras. The factors influencing the categorisation of individuals as heroes or villains are examined. Examples include regional leaders who opposed the Dutch East India Company or collaborated with it. Similar cases are examined from the period of the Netherlands Indies colonial state. Also discussed are nationalists who were members of the Indonesian Communi…
The Tiwi of Melville Island, the Portuguese of Timor, and Slavery
For over 180 years, it has been reported in academic and popular literature that Portuguese raiders from Timor captured and enslaved people from the Tiwi Islands in north Australia. The experience of slave-raiding is often cited as an explanation for the islanders' fierce hostility to intruders. However, this is despite the lack of any solid evidence to support the slave-raiding claims. Additionally, if Portuguese slave-raiding of the Tiwi Island…
Colonial Neighbours in an Era of Change: Portugal and the Netherlands in Timor, 1945-1949
This article describes conditions in Timor in 1945–1949. Many problems facing the Portuguese and Dutch administrations revolved around Timorese activities such as unauthorized immigration, localized warfare, and livestock theft. Australia’s ambitions in the region and the support granted to independence movements by other nations created new challenges. The latter was particularly true for the Dutch, who had to deal with the influence of the Indo…
Revolution, religion and magic; The PKI in West Timor, 1924-1966
The Indonesian Communist Party began as a socialist organization in Java in 1914 and after various permutations took on the name Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI) in 1924. Outside the Russian sphere, it was the first commu nist party in Asia. Most studies of the PKI stress its activities in Java, and to a lesser extent Bali and Sumatra, while the other islands have been largely ignored.1 An examination of the history of the PKI in the Timor region, …
Jacobus Arnoldus Hazaart and the British interregnum in Netherlands Timor, 1812-1816
The term 'British interregnum', in relation to Indonesia, refers to two short periods in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when the British took control of most of the Netherlands Indies from the Dutch, only to hand it back a few years later. The British did this as a result of their wars with France. The first occupation occurred in 1795-1797 after a pro-France regime had been established in Holland. After peace was declared in …
Usi Lan Ai: The raja who died by fire. The death of Raja Bil Nope in Netherlands Timor, 1910
In the early twentieth century the Dutch in the Netherlands Indies began a concerted effort to confirm their authority throughout the archipelago. This policy had dire consequences for some indigenous rulers in Netherlands Timor, whose kingdoms were virtually destroyed. Other rulers felt that by allying themselves with the Dutch they could strengthen their position and rid themselves of rivals. This was the case with the ruler of Amanuban, Raja B…
The PKI in West Timor and Nusa Tenggara Timur 1965 and beyond
This paper examines the aftermath in West Timor and elsewhere in the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), of the 30 September 1965 'coup' in Jakarta that resulted in the banning of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the large-scale killing of its members and associates. An assessment is given of PKI strength in NTT in 1965, along with an analysis of the killings, including the numbers killed, who carried out the killings, who was targeted…
Exhibition Reviews
Ganyang! Indonesian Popular Songs from the Confrontation Era, 1963-1966
Many political policies of Soekarno-era Indonesia were celebrated in popular song. By far the most referenced policy was Indonesia’s Confrontation with Malaysia. This article examines the contents of many of those songs and discusses the reasons for their creation and popularity. At the time, the creation of an ‘Indonesian identity’ based on cultural practices was a matter considered of the utmost importance by Soekarno and his left-wing supporte…
Douglas Kammen . Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor. Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. 231 pp
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Colonial Neighbours in an Era of Change: Portugal and the Netherlands in Timor, 1945-1949
This article describes conditions in Timor in 1945–1949. Many problems facing the Portuguese and Dutch administrations revolved around Timorese activities such as unauthorized immigration, localized warfare, and livestock theft. Australia’s ambitions in the region and the support granted to independence movements by other nations created new challenges. The latter was particularly true for the Dutch, who had to deal with the influence of the Indo…
Unruly Days: Territory Life, 1911–1921’, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 30 June 2018–17 May 2020
Displayed in one of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s (MAGNT) major galleries, this stand-alone exhibition concerns the Northern Territory (NT) during its first decade under Co
The Maubara fort, a relic of eighteenth-century local autonomy and Dutch–Portuguese rivalry on Timor
The European rivals for colonial domination on the island of Timor in the eighteenth century relied on alliances with the many Timorese principalities for influence outside their own small settlements; the Dutch at Kupang and the Portuguese at Lifau. The central Timorese principality of Maubara sought an alliance with the Dutch in 1755, resulting in the building there of a Dutch fort a few years later. The Dutch had hoped that this alliance would…
Lyndon Megarrity on North Australian development
Lyndon Megarrity was surprised to discover how often northern Australia has featured in government files as a Commonwealth issue since 1901. The north, he contends, has played a role of national si
Australia and the 1947 United Nations Consular Commission to Indonesia
The Netherlands’ colonial empire was a source of wealth, pride and prestige, being seen by some as an essential element of Dutch identity and the key to the Netherlands’ status as a European power. The most prized of the empire’s components was Indonesia. When nationalists declared the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945, Dutch colonialists refused to take it seriously, but they soon discovered that the Indonesians were wi…
The Tiwi of Melville Island, the Portuguese of Timor, and Slavery
For over 180 years, it has been reported in academic and popular literature that Portuguese raiders from Timor captured and enslaved people from the Tiwi Islands in north Australia. The experience of slave-raiding is often cited as an explanation for the islanders' fierce hostility to intruders. However, this is despite the lack of any solid evidence to support the slave-raiding claims. Additionally, if Portuguese slave-raiding of the Tiwi Island…
Pahlawan, Pengkhianat, Atau Penjahat (Hero, Traitor, or Villain): A Personal Journey Through Indonesian History
This article concerns Indonesian heroes, traitors, and villains from different regions and eras. The factors influencing the categorisation of individuals as heroes or villains are examined. Examples include regional leaders who opposed the Dutch East India Company or collaborated with it. Similar cases are examined from the period of the Netherlands Indies colonial state. Also discussed are nationalists who were members of the Indonesian Communi…
Cinco do Oriente: The Legend and the Legacy of Timor-Leste’s Most Famous Band
Cinco do Oriente is Timor-Leste’s most famous band. It was active for a relatively short period (1972 to 1975) and mainly performed songs made famous by Western groups. Yet Cinco do Oriente is praised today as a pioneer of the local music scene. The band was definitely popular, but it was not the only one performing at the time, and it was not the first. It is argued here that Cinco do Oriente has become a legend, not because of its music, but as…
Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down
Henry Reynolds’ latest book is presented as a correction to existing perceptions of north Australian history. After several decades living in the north, he concluded that seeing national history ‘f...
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