TY - JOUR
KW - Batik
KW - cultural heritage
KW - Football
KW - Indonesia
KW - Indonesia-Malaysia relations
KW - Jakarta
KW - Malaysia
KW - Palembang
KW - SEA Games
KW - South Sumatra
KW - cultural conflict
KW - cultural heritage
KW - cultural tradition
KW - diplomatic relations
KW - ethnopolitics
KW - geopolitics
KW - sport
AU - Marshall Clark
AB - Relations between Indonesia and Malaysia are generally characterised by diplomatic pleasantries, with reference often made to  shared values ,  special relationship  and  common cultural traditions , all of which are purportedly anchored by the same racial and ethnic  stock  (serumpun). Malaysian politicians and media in particular often mention the familial bond between the two countries (persaudaraan), borne by a common language, culture and history. Yet, in a general sense, bilateral ties over the last decade have been marked by rivalry, acrimony and conflict. Key issues include Malaysia s cavalier treatment of Indonesian foreign workers and various border or territorial disputes. Underlying these tensions is a low-level dispute over shared Indo-Malay cultural heritage and art forms, which increasingly overshadows all other aspects of the bilateral relationship. This article examines two of the most prominent bilateral spats in terms of this ongoing politicisation of cultural heritage: (1) the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Jakarta and Palembang in 2011; and (2) UNESCO s awarding of batik as a distinctly Indonesian form of intangible cultural heritage.
DO - 10.1080/13639811.2013.804979
M1 - 121
N2 - Relations between Indonesia and Malaysia are generally characterised by diplomatic pleasantries, with reference often made to  shared values ,  special relationship  and  common cultural traditions , all of which are purportedly anchored by the same racial and ethnic  stock  (serumpun). Malaysian politicians and media in particular often mention the familial bond between the two countries (persaudaraan), borne by a common language, culture and history. Yet, in a general sense, bilateral ties over the last decade have been marked by rivalry, acrimony and conflict. Key issues include Malaysia s cavalier treatment of Indonesian foreign workers and various border or territorial disputes. Underlying these tensions is a low-level dispute over shared Indo-Malay cultural heritage and art forms, which increasingly overshadows all other aspects of the bilateral relationship. This article examines two of the most prominent bilateral spats in terms of this ongoing politicisation of cultural heritage: (1) the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Jakarta and Palembang in 2011; and (2) UNESCO s awarding of batik as a distinctly Indonesian form of intangible cultural heritage.
SP - 396
EP - 417
TI - The politics of heritage: Indonesia-Malaysia cultural contestations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84890125328&doi=10.1080%2f13639811.2013.804979&partnerID=40&md5=6a2087ab95b86ceef434cb9a89aa6783
VL - 41
SN - 13639811 (ISSN)
ER -