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Language does not merely function as a means of communication. The main thing is the utility of language as a field for the articulation of thoughts. Therefore, it is also a realm of war of ideas. Not infrequently, language also becomes a political battlefield infiltrated by various ideologies. This time, Chronicles traces the origins of the Indonesian language around the Movement Era. Where did the seeds come from? How did it develop? Do we really understand the origins of Indonesia's unifying language? Recorded August 26, 2024. #Chronicles #BagusMuljadi #HilmarFarid --------------------- About Hilmar Farid: Bang Fay, his nickname, is a historian, writer, and intellectual who served as Director General of Culture (2015-2024). His works include "Rewriting the Nation: Pramoedya and the Politics of Decolonization" (2014), "The Story of Three Statues" (2012), and most recently "War of Voices: Language and the Politics of the Movement" (2024). He is also still actively teaching at the Jakarta Arts Institute — in addition to 'teaching' on his podcast, @JalinIndonesia. Dive deeper into Hilmar Farid's thoughts: https://hilmarfarid.id/ --------------------- Notes and references for the conversation in Chronicles: https://sgpp.me/knowledgebank --------------------- For collaboration and cooperation invitations, contact us here: https://sgpp.me/contactus --------------------- Section 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:46 - Culture is not the same as civilization 0:08:42 - The Dutch and the repression of indigenous thought 0:20:07 - Not speaking a language does not mean not being nationalistic 0:24:54 - The challenges of regional language diversity 0:29:38 - Don't understand Indonesia half-heartedly 0:40:03 - Literature as a reflection of civilization 0:46:48 - Demystification: What are the markers of local knowledge and myth? 0:55:26 - The inferiority of colonial heritage 1:03:37 - Should culture be regulated? 1:11:34 - Optimism for the future of cultural management