Regime and representation: Islam in Indonesian television, 1962 to 1998

Rakhmani, I. (2013) Regime and representation: Islam in Indonesian television, 1962 to 1998. RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 47 (1). pp. 61-88.

Abstract

This article traces the changes in the representation of Islam on Indonesian television before the rise of Islamic themes in the early 2000s. By understanding the televised manifestations of Islam relative to the ruling power within the television system, one can see that as long ago as the 1970s Islamic culture already enjoyed a privileged position in television content. Long before the more recent trend of 'Islamic commodification', state interest and business logic had gradually set precedents for how Islam is manifested in the commercial system today.

Publication Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation:	Asia Research Centre
Publisher:	University of Sydney, Dept. of Indonesian and Malayan Studies
Copyright:	University of Sydney, Dept. of Indonesian and Malayan Studies
Publishers Website:	http://sydney.edu.au/arts/indonesian/
Notes:	The department of Indonesian Studies evolved from the former department of Indonesian and Malayan Studies, which was the earliest Australian university department to specialise in the study of Indonesian languages and societies.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/21415

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