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All Journal Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Gerry van Klinken, Gerry van
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Endangered; When newspaper archives crumble, history dies Klinken, Gerry van
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia Vol. 20, No. 1
Publisher : UI Scholars Hub

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Historians accept the death of oral sources, but expect newspaper archives in state institutions to be available for ever. Yet the majority of Indonesian newspaper titles in the National Library are today endangered. These crumbling papers are often the only copy in the world. This article frst reviews the role these archives have played in pathbreaking historical work, both Indonesian and foreign. Provincial newspapers record the chatter of a new, literate middle class that emerged in the middle of the tumultuous twentieth century. Indonesian historiography is transformed by the many surprises scholars experience when reading their lives there. When those sources turn to dust, historical research dies. This will affect not just specialized historians, but social scientists in many felds. The article then maps quantitatively the extent to which these papers are endangered. It fnally urges the social science community as a whole to campaign to save them through comprehensive digitization.
History has become a trump card: historical research and the climate crisis in Southeast Asia Klinken, Gerry van
Sejarah dan Budaya: Jurnal Sejarah, Budaya, dan Pengajarannya Vol 17, No 2 (2023): Dinamika Ekologi di Indonesia: Sejarah, Budaya dan Permasalahannya
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17977/um020v17i22023p272-287

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The climate crisis is above all a human crisis, not simply a technical one. Are the sciences of the humanities ready to offer intellectual leadership? This paper makes three suggestions for Indonesian historians to take a guiding role in bringing about a better, more sustainable, happier future for all Indonesians. The first is to write new kinds of histories. Material environmental histories could focus on deforestation and the petroleum industry. Cultural environmental histories could highlight traditional ecological knowledges that once flourished in villages that are today considered “backward.” The second suggestion is to engage in some of the biggest debates the country has ever had about how to achieve a more sustainable future. All these debates are really historical in nature, but only historians have the knowledge to offer a long-term perspective on them. The third suggestion is to dare to be imaginative – to dream of utopias, and not simply to report “facts” as if we ourselves were not part of them. Krisis iklim terutama sekali adalah krisis kemanusiaan, bukanlah krisis teknis. Apakah ilmu-ilmu humaniora siap memberikan kepemimpinan intelektual? Makalah ini mengajukan tiga saran bagi sejarahwan/wati Indonesia yang ingin berperan aktif menawarkan masa depan yang lebih bahagia kepada keluarga besar Indonesia. Yang pertama adalah, tulislah sejarah dalam bentuk baru. Sejarah lingkungan hidup material dapat menyoroti pembabatan hutan atau industri minyak. Sejarah LH budaya bisa fokus kepada kearifan ekologis tradisional di pedesaan dulu, tempat yang kini dianggap “terbelakang.” Saran kedua adalah: terjunlah ke dalam perdebatan paling dahsyat yang akan terdengar di Indonesia, yaitu bagaimana kita dapat mencapai masa depan yang berkelanjutan. Perdebatan ini pada intinya berpijak pada sejarah, dan hanya sejarahwan yang memiliki pengetahuan yang berwibawa untuk bicara tentang jangka panjang. Saran ketiga: beranikanlah diri untuk berimajinasi – untuk bermimpi tentang utopi, tidak hanya melaporkan “fakta” seolah kita berdiri di luar fakta itu.
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