Pelangi Bahasa, Budaya dan Sastra Indonesia (Rainbow of Indonesian Language, Culture and literature) 

The Indonesian archipelago, a vast region comprising more than 17,000 islands, is home to the Indonesian people, numbering around 255 million people making Indonesia the fourth most populous country in the world. Ethnically, culturally, and linguistically, Indonesia is also one of the world’s most diverse countries, with around 700 ethnolinguistic groups.  

Bahasa Indonesia, with over 200 million speakers, is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is Indonesia’s national, official, and unifying language. Along with its local colloquial-(Malay) varieties across the archipelago, Bahasa Indonesia is the medium embodying the nation’s diverse and vibrant cultures.  

We value and celebrate the beauty and harmony of Indonesia’s diversity through culture and language education. 

2021 Indonesia Day: Celebrating 100 years of Idrus 

(Abdullah) Idrus was one of Indonesia’s greatest writers and a pioneer of the Modern Indonesian prose literature of Angkatan 1945 (“Generation of 1945”). The ANU Indonesian Language Program is organising a series of events to celebrate the centenary of Idrus’s birth in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra and the Indonesian Department of Udayana University in Bali.  

The events include a webinar, the Idrus Prize Prose Competition and the launch of online Warung Pojok Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (“Indonesian Language and Literature Corner”).

 

 

Webinar: Idrus, Bahasa Sastra and Pengajaran Bahasa Indonesia (“Idrus, literary language and teaching Indonesian")

28th of October 2021 at 14:00 AEST / 10:00 WIB 

This webinar features three invited speakers, including the second son of Idrus, Rick (Slamet Riyadi) Idrus, ANU Professor of Indonesian literature George Quinn, and two Professors of Indonesian literature from Sanata Dharma University and Udayana University, Novita Dewi and Nyoman Darmaputra. The talks will cover a range of topics, including Idrus’s works and life highlights to Indonesian language and literature.

Register here.

The 2021 Prose Competition and Idrus Prize

The Idrus Prize, named in honour of Idrus, is awarded annually to the winner of an international prose writing/reading competition for Indonesian students.

You will have to read an Indonesian short story, Hyang Ibu, make a video recording of it, and upload it to YouTube. The competition closes on 15 November 2021, at 23:59 AEST.

If you would like to participate in the Indonesian prose competition, please see further information and register here.

Warung Pojok Indonesia (Indonesia Corner Hut)

Warung Pojok Indonesia was initiated by the Indonesian Language Program at the ANU School of Culture, History & Language. It was made possible through the collaboration with the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature at Udayana University, CIRHSS and the Indonesian Literature Association (HISKI). Warung Pojok Indonesia is run by experts, lecturers and teachers of Indonesian language and literature, and is assisted by a team of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering with Warung Pojok Indonesia, please contact I Wayan Arka

Beginning on Tuesday 30 November, Warung Pojok Indonesia will operate every Tuesday at 12pm (AEST) for 1-2 hours, depending on the demand. The event is held online via Zoom. Contact I Wayan Arka for a Zoom link to join the group.

For more information on Warung Pojok Indonesia (in Indonesian), see here.