I am a Research Fellow (Indonesian Engagement) with the Monash Sustainability Institute, and an Anthropologist affiliated with the School of Political and Social Inquiry. In 2012 I was Director of the Monash Asia Institute .
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Indonesia Council Open Conference 2013 / University of Tasmania / Hobart, 11-12 July 2013 // Dr. Max M. Richter / Monash University / max.richter@monash.edu //Indonesia’s 2009 Presidential Election: Some Ethnographic Dimensions // This paper casts light on some under-represented facets of elections in Indonesia, in this case the 2009 Presidential Election. While for context it ... Read more
“Institutional strengthening, Australian Development Awards Fellowships and Community Engagement in the Context of REDD+” // Dr Tina Kalivas (Monash Sustainability Institute) and Dr Max Richter (Monash Asia Institute), Monash University, Australia // Monash University’s program of activity in Indonesia addresses several themes including: community engagement, institutional strengthening, peaceful inter-group relations, sustainable development, poverty reduction and ... Read more
Monash Sustainability Institute and Anthropology at Monash University supported a Causal Explanation for Social Scientists masterclass led by Professor A.P. Vayda, Adjunct Professor at Monash University, held at the Monash Asia Institute from 19 to 26 November 2012. Most participants were doctoral students from Monash, Deakin, La Trobe and Melbourne Universities, also including Jessica Bird, ... Read more
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with Sawung Djabo, book launch @ MAI Sat 24 Nov 2012As well as having the good fortune of Dr. Aline Scott-Maxwell launching ‘Musical worlds in Yogyakarta’, Sawung Djabo played some of his great songs, including ‘Yogyakarta’. He was later interviewed on SBS Radio by Sri Dean: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/indonesian/highlight/page/id/244063/t/SAWUNG-JABO-AND-HIS-MUSIC (part one); http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/indonesian/highlight/page/id/244067/t/SAWUNG-JABO-ANAK-ANGIN.WAV (part two) Read more
New Book: ‘Musical Worlds in Yogyakarta’ by Max M Richter , KITLV PressNew Book on Southeast Asia / Anthropology: ‘Musical Worlds in Yogyakarta’ by Max M Richter (ISBN: 978-90-6718-390-1, July 2012, 222 pp, paperback) Publisher: KITLV Press // ‘Musical Worlds in Yogyakarta’ is an ethnographic account of a vibrant Indonesian city during the turbulent early post-Soeharto years. The book examines musical performance in public contexts ranging from the ... Read more
ABC Radio Australia (Indonesia program) interview with two Dayak scholars on forestry and local wisdom, 5 Sept 2012Interview with Dr Arnusianto Mage and Mr Tampung Saman by Mr Nuim Khayath on ABC Radio Australia, during the 10-week Australia Leadership Awards (ALA) fellowship program at Monash University (Monash Sustainability Institute). http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/indonesian/radio/onairhighlights/kearifan-lokal-untuk-menyelamatkan-hutan/1011054 Read more
The 1st ASEAN-Australia Youth Summit, Melbourne, 28 July 2012Youth Leaders of Today, Nation Builders Tomorrow // Official AAYS coverage and outcome of the Summit – Nicholas Metherall // The First ASEAN-Australia Youth Summit (AAYS), held in Melbourne on the 28th of July, opened a new pathway for dialogue and collaboration between the many different student councils of Southeast Asia in Australia. Overall the event can ... Read more
ABC RN Drive ‘Closeup’ segment: Indonesian DangdutBroadcast: Thursday 5 April 2012 6:40PM What kind of music do you get when you mix Deep Purple with the essence of Arabic, Indonesian and Bubble Gum Pop? The answer is Dangdut, a wildly popular style of music in Indonesia, which some say should be given UNESCO status. But Dangdut is not without controversy, our guests ... Read more
Paper delivered at Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 19th Biennial Conference 2012 The University of Western Sydney, 11 – 13 July 2012Public Interaction, Street Art and Enviro/Social Inclusion in Indonesia Max M. Richter, Director, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University / Commercial districts and neighborhood laneways across Indonesia form social arenas where millions of people ‘hang out’, gossip, build alliances and pursue business. Street music, graffiti and related expression found in these settings are very often vessels through ... Read more
Paper delivered at 11th Borneo Research Council conference, 25-7 June 2012, Universiti Brunei DarussalamForest, Rural and Urban Musical Markers in Indonesia: South and Central Kalimantan in Comparative Perspective Dr Max M. Richter Director, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia Email: max.richter@monash.edu This paper is part of a multi-sited ethnographic study that compares musical performance and intellectual forums in terms of their potential or actual roles as arenas of education on cultural ... Read more
Court performersYogyakarta court performers Yogyakarta court performers. Read more- Recent MAI seminarMAI Occasional Seminar “ ‘Knowledge’ – Development Elixir or Hegemonic Discourse?” Dr Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Department of Social and Cultural Change, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn/Germany Thursday 8th March 2012 Read more
