Centennial Cosmopolitics in Bali
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19214219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret J Wiener (0000-0002-0479-4579, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1844 • E-ISSN: 1469-588X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00141844.2026.2650466 |
| OpenAlex | W7154693998 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article considers cosmopolitics in Indonesia through an analysis of the 2008 centennial of the colonial conquest of Klungkung, once Bali’s paramount realm. Starting from a division of labour between civil servants and descendants of Klungkung rulers in coordinating commemorative events, it zeroes in on a ritual the latter organised that complicates familiar approaches to politics and religion. This involves tracking why the rite was held, the Forces to whom it was directed, and the translations through which scholars and Balinese render those Forces legible. Such legibility, resting on invocations of religion, obscures friction between that category and Balinese practices. Heeding Stengers’s proposal to slow down draws attention to the unpredictable ways these Forces intrude on experience, the obligations they impose, and the world that meeting such obligations makes, a world which diverges from the one that scholars and politicians – as well as investors and tourists – take for granted
Centennial · Colonialism · CONQUEST · Politics · Protectorate · Rite of passage · Asian Studies and History · Maritime Security and History · Philippine History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |