ICLS1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dental Restoration, History Of Indonesia, Social Realism

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: International Comparative Literature
• Course: ICLS1001
• Professor: Josh Stenberg

Document Summary

Lecture 3 status of women in indonesia. R. a kartini (1879-1904) the representative symbol of women"s rights and education in indonesia. Known or her writings; letters to dutch feminists. "i must go into the "box" " Questions of whether women should be "outside" the home. She was expected to never leave the home as a woman of nobility, not to be seen in public. Fitting narratives of post-colonial views if she were more negative toward the dutch. "i would do the humblest work, thankfully and joyfully, if by it i could be independent. " Kartini is used during the sukarno era, perceived as a revolutionary. She was also used to emphasise the traditional roles of women, they focused on the domestic in her writing. Branch of indonesian feminism who is more impressed with people like s rukiah; an actual writer of the revolution. "tendus" and "the fall and the heart" - social realist writing in order to effect social change.