Title: The New World Order's Deputy, or, A New Theory of Dominoes: Australian popular media perceptions of Regional Autonomy following the Indonesian Crises of the late 1990sSubmitted by: Jeff Doyle, School of Language, Literature and Communication, Australian Defence Force AcademyThis study will range over the popular Australian media reception and analysis of issues of Regional Autonomy during and following the various crises within South East Asia, with special focus on Indonesia, in the last two decades, and most centrally on Australian understanding and assessment of the unfolding issues arising in Aceh, Ambon and Irian Jaya, among other concerns. The study will focus on the failures (or otherwise) of Australia's popular (and sometimes more specialist) political perceptions of its nearest neighbours, highlighting the ongoing ignorance about Indonesian cultures and especially about Indonesian sensibilities towards 'overt' political criticism of its leaders. The study will critique Australian political cartooning and TV current affairs, to demonstrate, in summary, that the level of much Australian popular media response smacks of continuing trivialisation of, or indeed an 'orientalisation' underpinning, Australia's view of Indonesia. Return to Abstracts menuCarol Burnett Phone: 61 - 3 - 9349 1899 Email: c.burnett@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
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