Moderator or Provocator? The Teacher’s Contribution of the Algemeene Middelbare School AI in Strengthening Indonesian Cultural Identity 1926–1932
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-212-5_12How to use a DOI?
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- Teacher; Indologist; AMS A I
- Abstract
This article analyses the story of the teachers of the Algemeene Middelbare School (AMS) AI Eastern Literature department in strengthening Indonesian cultural identity in its students from various regions in the Dutch East Indies. Indologists who teached at AMS AI were among others, Dr. W.F. Stutterheim, Dr. Th. G. Th. Pigeaud, Dr. C.C. Berg, Dr. J.H. Bavinck, C. Hooykaas, and Dr. A. Bekker. There were also indigenous teachers, like R. Katamsi and Jasawidagda. Thanks to the indologists and indigenous teachers, the school succeeded in creating an early Indonesian “golden generation”, with the likes of Amir Hamzah, Armijn Pane, Achdiat K. Mihardja, Tjan Tjoe Siem, Jartobitoe, and others. With the historical method, it is known that the teachers did contribute in seeding knowledge which became the foundation for Indonesian nationalism in the cultural sector. This historical reality deconstructs the understanding that not all indologists were ‘evil’ and agents of the colonial government who sought to strengthen colonial power. They were different from orientalists like J.H. Boeke, J.S. Furnivall, dan C. Snouck Hurgronje, because they were brave to open the minds and future in front of the indigenous students which led to Indonesia’s freedom. Concrete proof of the teacher’s role was, among others, creating a Indonesian curriculum, allowing students to indulge in politics outside class, taking students to visit historical sites to get closer to their heritage and appreciating their students’ artistical expressions on stage. The teachers strengthened Indonesian cultural nationalism, instead of killing the anti-colonial ideology.
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TY - CONF AU - Heri Priyatmoko AU - Singgih Tri Sulistiyono AU - Dhanang Respati Puguh PY - 2024 DA - 2024/02/12 TI - Moderator or Provocator? The Teacher’s Contribution of the Algemeene Middelbare School AI in Strengthening Indonesian Cultural Identity 1926–1932 BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Studies (ICCUS 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 118 EP - 124 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-212-5_12 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-212-5_12 ID - Priyatmoko2024 ER -