The Indonesian theater's laku aktor: a counter discourse to the neoliberal depoliticization of the subject.

Neoliberalism is getting more intense in line with the increasing democratization of Indonesia's post-Reformation political economy. The discourse of neoliberal freedom that positions individuals as a commodity and an object of administration leads to a process of depoliticization of the subject whi...

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Publicado en:Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 502 - 517
Autor principal: Siswanto, Zuhdi
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2024
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Sumario:Neoliberalism is getting more intense in line with the increasing democratization of Indonesia's post-Reformation political economy. The discourse of neoliberal freedom that positions individuals as a commodity and an object of administration leads to a process of depoliticization of the subject which is increasingly becoming a serious challenge for the Indonesian norm of collectivity. In moving toward an answer to this challenge, this experience-based article presents the spirit of Laku Aktor in the Indonesian theatrical acting system as a form of political subject category that can be positioned as a counter-discourse to the problem.