Eliza V. Handayani's Blog, page 2

Merebut Ruang

Ketika kau tidak menemukan orang-orang sepertimu dalam buku, film, atau percakapan umum, kau bisa jadi merasa terkucilkan. Itulah mengapa pihak-pihak intoleran tidak boleh dibiarkan mendefinisikan sendiri apa makna nilai-nilai Indonesia. Kita berhutang pada diri kita sendiri untuk menjaga keberagaman kita—untuk mewujudkan sebuah bangsa di mana semua orang dapat, dengan aman dan leluasa, menjadi diri mereka masing-masing.

Delapan Belas Tahun Kemudian

Esai ini merupakan bagian dari serangkaian yang ditugaskan oleh Pusat Australia-Indonesia—penulis dan komentator terkemuka dari Indonesia dan Australia memeriksa secara dekat masyarakat, budaya, dan situasi politik di negara masing-masing. Ketika diminta menyumbang esai untuk sebuah serial tentang identitas Indonesia dan Australia, langsung terpikir oleh Eliza untuk menyelusuri topik itu melalui tema trauma personal dan nasional, terutama tragedi Mei 1998.

Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Summit 2016

Eliza Vitri Handayani’s From Now On Everything Will Be Different is a taut and intense novel that depicts a moment in a society, and in two lives, when the hope that everything can be better is real, when it partly happens, a revolution experienced through the lens of a photographer, a young woman who, as author, offers us her own new writer’s voice. Handayani’s commitment as a writer is continuous with her work as a translator and also as an advocate for freedom of expression.

APWT 2016

The need for more diverse representations of Asians and how to increase literary exchange within the Asia Pacific region and with the rest of the world were two of important running themes in this year’s Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association (APWT) conference, which was hosted by the School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 25-26 November 2016. Eliza Vitri Handayani spoke at panels and read her work.

Eighteen Years Later

This essay is part of a series commissioned by the Australia-Indonesia Centre, with leading writers and commentators from Indonesia and Australia each looking closely at their own society, cultures and political situations. When asked to contribute an essay to the series, Eliza thought of exploring the subject of Indonesian identity through personal and national trauma—specifically the May 1998 tragedy.

Claiming Space

To censor is to say certain voices are not okay. When you don’t see people like yourself represented, you may feel isolated. That’s why intolerant groups must not be allowed to define what it means to be Indonesian. We owe it to ourselves to take care of our diversity—to realize a country where everyone can be true to themselves.

The Love Story of My Father and Me

A story about a girl who wants to grow into an independent woman, but her mother thinks a good woman is obedient and long-suffering, and her father takes advantage of such attitudes and exploits women who lead freer lifestyles. This is a story of the bond of family under the strain of abuse. This one's for all the girls who’ve had to find their own way, alone.

The Love Story of My Father and Me

A story about a girl who wants to grow into an independent woman, but her mother thinks a good woman is obedient and long-suffering, and her father takes advantage of such attitudes and exploits women who lead freer lifestyles. This is a story of the bond of family under the strain of abuse. This one's for all the girls who’ve had to find their own way, alone.

Australia Tour 2016

26 August-17 September 2016 Eliza had the opportunity to tour Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide to promote her novel From Now On Everything Will Be Different. Her appearances were supported by WrICE and Vagabond Press.

Melbourne Writers Festival 2016

At MWF Eliza spoke at the panels Muslim Feminism, Protest & Rebellion, and Writers Across Borders. She was also one of the surprise guests at Dumbo Feather's Caravan Conversation.