Fragmented Memories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24224484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Afrimadona Afrimadona, Ratri Istania (0000-0001-7446-1414), Ehito Kimura, Thomas B Pepinsky (0000-0002-4000-217X), Dimas Ramadhan |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-34 |
| Publication date | 2026-10-09 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/as.2026.3180064 |
| OpenAlex | W7221756691 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
This study examines the legacies of Indonesia’s 1965–66 killings, providing the first systematic data on mass awareness of and support for this violence, using a survey list experiment. We find that awareness of the episode is low overall, yet support for the past violence is high. We also investigate how knowledge and beliefs about the incident vary across demographic groups. Younger Indonesians are more likely than their older counterparts to know about the killings, and less likely to support the violence. Indonesians living in urban areas are less likely to know about the killings, but more likely to support them. We interpret these findings against the backdrop of Indonesia’s political history, concluding that collective memory of 1965–66 remains deeply fragmented across Indonesian society.
Collective memory · generational differences · Indonesia · memory fragmentation · urban-rural differences · Asian Studies and History · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Memory, violence, and history
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