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 subjec...

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Published inInter-Asia cultural studies Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 502 - 516
Main Author Siswanto, Zuhdi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.05.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Democratization
Depoliticization
Discourse
Indonesian theater
Laku aktor
neoliberal individualization
Neoliberalism
Political economy
political theater
Politicization
Theater
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1464-9373
1469-8447
DOI:10.1080/14649373.2024.2336735