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The Origins of National Identity in Southeast Asia
November 7, 2017, 7:00 PM
Free
Arnout van der Meer, assistant professor of history at Colby, will give a talk titled “In Search of the Origins of National Identity in Southeast Asia.” He will trace the experiences of Javanese public prosecutor Soemarsono, whose refusal in 1913 to squat, sit on the floor, and wear ethnic dress in deference to his colonial superior resulted in the successful contestation of cultural hegemony in colonial Indonesia. By placing Soemarsono’s experiences in the civil service and the nascent nationalist movement in a global context, it will be demonstrated how broad global developments, such as the emergence of the civilizing mission ideology, the rise of Japan, the Chinese Revolution, and Islamic Modernism, intersect with the perspective of individual agents in world history.
Location: Room 100, Lovejoy Bldg., Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville.