Indonesia Rising: What does it mean to be Indonesian?

Indonesia is one of Australia's nearest neighbours but the nature of its people, art and culture remain a mystery to many.In the fourth instalment of Global Roaming's Indonesia Rising, hosts Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue leave the politics behind for a deeply personal insight into Indonesian identity and the country's rich history of literature, poetry and art.Guest: Laksmi Pamuntiak, Indonesian poet and novelist.Reading recommendations:Hamish: The Question of Red by Laksmi Pamuntiak.Geraldine: The Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher KochLaksmi: Indonesia, Etc. by Elizabeth Pisani, Race, Islam and Power by Andreas Harsono, Saman by Ayu Utami, the essays of Goenawan Mohamad in Tempo,  Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, and the Buru Tetralogy and The Mute’s Soliloquy Pramoedya Ananta Toer.Mentions: Global Roaming with David Van Reybrouck - Indonesia Rising: The struggle to reclaim historyGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] all the episodes of Global Roaming on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.*Hamish is in Indonesia as the winner of the 2024 Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award.