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Osaka Human Sciences. 2017, 3, p. 61-81

The representation of gender and sexuality in Indonesian films : A case study of films released post-2000

Fukuoka, Madoka

Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

English

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2017-03

This article focuses on the representation of gender and sexuality in modern Indonesian society by analyzing films released post 2000. After Suharto’s resignation in 1998, subjects related to gender and sexuality have received great attention in Indonesia, and criticisms of and debates, and discussions on these subjects continue even today. The representation of gender and sexuality in films is an important topic, as it is related to the process of Islamization in Indonesian society, especially of the urban middle class. As Heryanto (2011) pointed out, non-religiously motivated agents and other factors (such as the post-authoritarian politics, the expansion of global capitalism in consumer goods and services, the developments in new media technology) have partaken in the broad processes of Islamization. In this article, two films directed by the young female director Nia Dinata are analyzed as representative works that deviate from gender and sexuality norms. The 2003 film entitled “Arisan!” and its sequel “Arisan!2” in 2010 are analyzed as films that explore gender and sexuality issues through the depictions of the life style, homosexuality, friendships and family relationships of urban middle class.

10.18910/60591

60591

The representation of gender and sexuality in Indonesian films : A case study of films released post-2000

Fukuoka, Madoka

Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

English

2017-03

Osaka Human Sciences

3

61

81

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/60591

10.18910/60591

https://doi.org/10.18910/60591