Speaking Across the Lines: 1965, the Family, and Reconciliation in Indonesia

• Main Author: Leong, Kar-Yen
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Indonesia; 1965; history; human rights; generations; historical reconciliation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss37/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1874/viewcontent/KK_2037_2C_202021_203_20Regular_20Section_20__20Leong.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In the aftermath of the 1965 killings, Suharto’s New Order regime in Indonesia initiated a series of policies and ideological programs that sought to turn the Southeast Asian nation into an “integral state.” The family unit then became institutionalized and idealized as an object providing the state...