Appropriating Kartini: Colonial, National and Transnational Memories of an Indonesian Icon

"This collection of essays demonstrates vividly how and why the life and writings of Kartini spark different meanings to different people across different continents and times for a wide range of reasons. Truly engaging and enlightening."—Professor Dr Ariel Heryanto, Herb Feith Professor for the Study of Indonesia at Monash University, and author of Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture

"An icon of colonial Indonesia and a postcolonial intellectual avant la lettre,...