Memory transmission and reconciliation discourse in Ugoran Prasad's short story 'Perempuan Sinting di Dapur' (Jati, 2020
2020 UGM article applying postmemory to Ugoran Prasad's short story 'Perempuan Sinting di Dapur', in which a dying man's guilt over slandering a widow's husband as an infidel in 1965 is transmitted to a young narrator. Literary context; Gerwani not named.
Sulami's narrative versus the New Order narrative (Rahayu, 2020)
Ruth Indiah Rahayu's 2020 essay introducing Sulami's unpublished two-volume prison novel Menanti Rembulan Ndadari, written in the 1970s, with Sulami's biography (arrested 6 Oct 1967) and the conditions of writing in Bukit Duri and Tangerang, set against New Order narratives.
Tempo, 3 October 2020: Cinema of friendship between women ex-prisoners ('You and I')
Tempo feature (3 Oct 2020) on Fanny Chotimah's documentary 'You and I' (DMZ festival award) about Solo ex-political prisoners Kaminah and Kusdalini, Pemuda Rakyat/Gita Patria choir members detained in 1965 and later rejected by family; contrasts it with the Pengkhianatan film's razor-blade scene and the Plantungan docu
Memory transmission of 1965 in the novels Pulang and Amba (Mulyadi and Putra, 2021)
2021 article applying postmemory and '1.5 generation' concepts to the 1965 novels Pulang (Leila Chudori) and Amba (Laksmi Pamuntjak), distinguishing exiles, 1.5-generation and second-generation characters. Literary context.
Women's resistance through writing in the albums Dunia Milik Kita and Salam Harapan (Saraswati and Subono, 2021)
2021 article by Saraswati and supervisors on Dialita's albums Dunia Milik Kita (2016) and Salam Harapan (2019), arguing songs by women prisoners are 'penulisan perempuan' and a form of resistance, with an account of Dialita's origins. Companion to the 2022 thesis summary.
A bitter portrait of 1965 survivors in You and I (Historia, 2021)
Historia review (5 May 2021) of Fanny Chotimah's documentary You and I, following two elderly Solo survivors, Kaminah and Sri Kusdalini, former choir members under Pemuda Rakyat held as political prisoners; Kaminah's bond began in Gerwis/Gerwani's women's field. Film review.
Tempo.co, 14 April 2021: Film 'You and I' about two women ex-prisoners streams online
Short Tempo.co news item (14 Apr 2021) that the documentary 'You and I' by Fanny Chotimah, about ex-political prisoners Kaminah and Kusdalini, streams on Bioskop Online from 9 April 2021 after winning the Festival Film Indonesia 2020 documentary prize and the DMZ Asian Perspective Award. Mostly promotional; Gerwani is
Tempo, 1 May 2021: Rukiah's second life
Tempo feature (1 May 2021) on publisher Ultimus (Bandung) reissuing works by woman writer S. Rukiah, banned after 1965 because she was jailed as a Lekra activist: 'Kejatuhan dan Hati' and 'Tandus' (2017), children's book 'Pak Supi' (2018), and nine more children's titles found in libraries. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Tale of two Lekra writers: S. Rukiah Kertapati (Tempo, 1 May 2021)
Tempo feature, 1 May 2021, by Moyang Kasih Dewi Merdeka and Hardian Putra Pratama, on the forgotten Lekra writer S. Rukiah Kertapati: poet and novelist, Lekra leadership member from the 1959 congress, wife of BTI leader Sidik Kertapati. Soldiers took her from Purwakarta (article dates the arrest 1969; she was held at C
Mysterious poet and supporter of children's literature: Sugiarti Siswadi (Tempo, 1 May 2021)
Tempo article, 1 May 2021, by Isma Savitri and Hardian Putra Pratama, on Lekra writer Sugiarti Siswadi: Lekra central leadership member from 1959, children's-literature advocate, author of the banned Sorga Dibumi, and editor of Api Kartini. Researchers cannot trace her life; one suspects she was jailed in Semarang in 1
Political subject in Martin Aleida's short story 'Ode untuk Selembar KTP' (Nugroho, 2022)
2022 UGM article reading Martin Aleida's short story 'Ode untuk Selembar KTP' through Ranciere: a woman jailed thirteen years, ending at Plantungan, sells land to bribe an official to remove the 'ET' code from her ID. Literary context on stigma.
Women's voices in the songs of the Dialita choir (Saraswati, 2022)
2022 Universitas Indonesia gender-studies thesis summary analysing five Dialita songs (Lagu untuk Anakku, Ibu, Salam Harapan, Tetap Senyum Menjelang Fajar, Ujian), written by women prisoners at Ambarawa, Bukit Duri and Plantungan, as feminine writing in Cixous's sense. Lyric analysis.
Mohammad Arief, santri's son who composed Genjer-genjer (Historia preview, 2022)
Historia.id article (preview only, 2022) on the song Genjer-genjer and its composer Mohammad Arief, countering the film's claim that Gerwani and Pemuda Rakyat sang it by saying it reflects Japanese-occupation suffering and that Arief was a santri's son. Partial text.
Tempo, 20 August 2022: Mia Bustam's third memoir (learning not to hold grudges)
Tempo feature (20 Aug 2022, Dian Yuliastuti and Seno Joko Suyono) on the launch of Mia Bustam's third memoir, 'Kelindan Asa dan Kenyataan'. It recounts her arrest in Yogyakarta on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention without trial (Vredeburg, Wirogunan, Plantungan, Bulu) for Lekra membership, release in 1978, and her later
Mia Bustam's paintings and embroidery (Tempo, 20 Aug 2022)
Tempo feature (20 Aug 2022) by Seno Joko Suyono and Nurdin Kalim on the paintings and embroidery of Mia Bustam, former wife of the painter S. Sudjojono. Her children recall her Lekra activity, the loss of a self-portrait when the Lekra secretariat was raided in 1965, and works made in Wirogunan prison (1966-71) and at
Tempo, 20 November 2022: Dialita's bold voice (Akademi Jakarta award)
Tempo report (20 Nov 2022, Dian Yuliastuti and Seno Joko Suyono) on the Dialita choir winning the 2022 Akademi Jakarta award. Formed 2011 by daughters and women ex-prisoners (including Utati and Mudjiati, Bukit Duri and Plantungan), it sings songs composed in detention, such as 'Salam Harapan' and 'Taman Bunga Plantung
Tempo.co, 10 December 2024: Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, portrait of a resilient woman
Tempo.co report (10 Dec 2024, Istiqomatul Hayati and Ihsan Reliubun) on the launch of Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, 'Mutiara Kisah Masa Lalu' (Ultimus, 7 Dec 2024), completing her tetralogy. It gives her biography, arrest on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention (including Plantungan) as a Lekra member, and her children's acc
Tempo.co, 10 December 2024: Pearls of Mia Bustam's tetralogy - first love, divorce and prison
Tempo.co report (10 Dec 2024, Istiqomatul Hayati and Ihsan Reliubun) on Mia Bustam's four memoirs: 'Sudjojono dan Aku' (written from 1985, on her marriage and divorce, edited by Hersri Setiawan), 'Dari Kamp ke Kamp' (13 years' detention), 'Kelindan Asa dan Kenyataan' and 'Mutiara Kisah Masa Lalu'. Her children explain
Tempo.co, 11 December 2024: Human Rights Day - how Dialita fights the stigma of the 1965 tragedy
Tempo.co report (11 Dec 2024, Ihsan Reliubun and Reza Maulana) on the Dialita choir at Human Rights Day and Mia Bustam's book launch. Chair Uchikowati's mother Hartati was a Gerwani member; her parents were arrested on 1 Nov 1965 (mother freed 1973). Dialita was founded in 2011 by ex-prisoners from Bukit Duri, Ambarawa
Tamasya Taman Bunga: In Search of Mia Bustam (zine, 2025)
Booklet by the Bersemai Sekebun community and Lauk Buku (2025) retracing the life of artist and Lekra figure Mia Bustam through Semarang sites, with essays and a tour report. It covers her 1965 arrest, imprisonment in Plantungan camp and Bulu women's prison, and her four memoirs. Gerwani is not named; it concerns women
Tamasya Taman Bunga: In Search of Mia Bustam (zine, 2025)
Booklet by the Bersemai Sekebun community and Lauk Buku (2025) retracing the life of artist and Lekra figure Mia Bustam through Semarang sites, with essays and a tour report. It covers her 1965 arrest, imprisonment in Plantungan camp and Bulu women's prison, and her four memoirs. Gerwani is not named; it concerns women
Tempo, 16 November 2025: Rare archive of Lekra artist Mia Bustam (Biennale Jogja solo exhibition)
Tempo magazine report (16 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Iwan Kurniawan) on the Biennale Jogja solo exhibition of Lekra artist Mia Bustam at Benteng Vredeburg (opened 6 Oct 2025), based on Astrid Reza's thesis. It covers her arrest, nearly 14 years' detention (Plantungan gardener), embroidery, paintings, Api Kartini mag
Dialita (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)
Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on Dialita ('Di Atas Lima Puluh Tahun'), the Jakarta choir formed 2011 by Uchikowati Fauzia of women ex-prisoners and relatives, trained by Buru ex-prisoner Martin Lapanguli, performing songs composed in prison. Encyclopedic summary.
Tempo.co, 21 September 2026: Oka Rusmini - recording the wounds of women survivors of 1965
Tempo.co interview (21 Sep 2026, Yosea Arga) with Balinese writer Oka Rusmini about her poetry book 'Kembang' (28 Aug 2026), inspired by the film 'You and I' on survivors Kusdalini and Karminah. She discusses women's layered trauma, state stigma and sexual violence; one poem evokes the slander of young women prisoners