The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 4 — Indonesian Republic, Third World Revolution

About this episode

The episode explores Indonesia's historical significance in colonialism and revolution, focusing on the Indonesian Revolution and its impact on global politics.

The fourth episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This installment picks up with the Indonesian Revolution securing sovereignty from the Dutch in 1949. The Communist of Party of Indonesia, or PKI, revived after its repression to once again become a mass force in politics and society. All while Sukarno put Indonesia at the vanguard of global Third World revolution, hosting the legendary Bandung Afro–Asian Conference. Featuring Rianne Subijanto, Made Supriatma, and Farabi Fakih. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Dan’s Berlin event: “Trump 2.0 and the Rebirth of the American Left.” June 12, 6pm at Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) in room EB 202 of the Erweiterungsbau (Straße des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin). Part of the Take Back the Future conference hosted by Socialist Democratic Student League, the campus affiliate of Die Linke . Followed by drinks with Dig listeners and friends of the pod. For drink details come to the talk or keep an eye on The Dig ’s Instagram @thedigradio . Our huge new Thawra study guide and resource website…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Denvir

Guests: Rianne Subijanto, Made Supriatma, Farabi Fakih

Topics covered

• Indonesian history
• colonialism
• revolution
• Third World politics
• global history
• political economy

Keywords

• Indonesia
• revolution
• colonialism
• Third World
• Bandung Conference
• politics
• PKI
• Sukarno

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Communist Party of Indonesia, Socialist Democratic Student League, Die Linke, Versobooks, plutobooks, The Dig

Books & works: From the Clinics to the Streets

Places: Indonesia, Berlin

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