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Writing in the rain: Erasure, trauma, and Chinese Indonesian identity in the recent work of FX Harsono

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2015

Philip Smith
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Abstract

This is an examination of the recent work of Indonesian visual artist FX Harsono in relation to Chinese Indonesian identity, the erasure of history, and the challenge of communicating through trauma. It is my hope that this work will contribute to the dialogue on both the Chinese Indonesian experience and large-scale ethnic violence.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 119 - 133
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2015 

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