Intan Paramaditha

Intan Paramaditha
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationAuthor
AwardsPEN Translates Award (UK)

The Stella Prize longlist (Australia)

Tempo Best Literary Fiction (Indonesia)
Academic background
Alma materNew York University
Academic work
InstitutionsMacquarie University
Sarah Lawrence College
University of Indonesia
Notable worksApple and Knife; The Wandering

Intan Paramaditha is an Indonesian author[1] and noted feminist academic.[2] Her work has been described as focusing on "the intersection between gender and sexuality, culture and politics".[3]

Literary works

Paramaditha's works have been described as "gothic feminist".[4] In 2005, Intan Paramaditha's short-story collection Sihir Perempuan (Black Magic Woman) was shortlisted for the Khatulistiwa Literary Award.[5] In 2010 Intan co-authored horror anthology Kumpulan Budak Setan (The Devil’s Slaves Club) with Eka Kurniawan and Ugoran Prasad,[2] and in 2013 her short story Klub Solidaritas Suami Hilang (The Missing Husbands Solidarity Club) won the Kompas Best Short Story Award.[6]

Her debut novel, Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red-Shoes Adventure), received a PEN Translates Award from English PEN in 2018,[7] the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant from PEN America,[8] and the Tempo Best Literary Work for Prose Fiction in 2017;[1] it was translated into English by Stephen J. Epstein and published by Harvill Secker in February 2020.[9] The Wandering was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize.[10]

Her short story anthology, Apple and Knife, contains short stories from earlier collections, and was published in English in 2018.[2]

Paramaditha's essay, "On the Complicated Questions Around Writing About Travel," was selected for The Best American Travel Writing 2021.[11]

Academic career and research

Paramaditha holds a PhD in cinema studies from New York University.[12] She is now based in Sydney, Australia, and teaches Media and Film Studies at Macquarie University.[13] She previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College[14] and the University of Indonesia.[15]

Paramaditha's research and teaching interests "include feminism, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism, postcolonial studies, and global film, media, and activism".[13] Her academic articles have been published in journals such as Feminist Review,[16] Inter-Asia Cultural Studies,[17] Asian Cinema,[18] Visual Anthropology,[19] Film Quarterly,[20] Jump Cut,[21] and Social Identities.[22]

Talks

Intan Paramaditha has spoken at literary events/festivals such as Broadside Feminist Ideas Festival 2019,[23] the Emerging Writer's Festival 2019,[24] the Jakarta International Literary Festival 2019,[25] the London Book Fair 2019,[26] the Singapore Writer's Festival 2018,[27] the Hong Kong International Writer's Festival 2018,[28] the Europalia Arts Festival 2017,[29] the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015[30] and the Kraków Conrad Festival 2023. [31]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "intan paramaditha is the feminist author who scares patriarchy away with her own brand of horror". Globetrotter Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. ^ Lucas, Cat (2019-02-26). "Resistance: Literature as Activism". English PEN. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. ^ "'A FEMINIST REFRAMING: An Interview with Intan Paramaditha' by Norman Erikson Pasaribu". The Lifted Brow. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ^ "Intan Paramaditha". Indonesian Writers. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. ^ "Intan Paramaditha: In between two worlds". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. ^ Danek, Theodora (2018-12-18). "PEN Translates autumn 2018 awards announced". English PEN. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  8. ^ "2019 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants". PEN America. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  9. ^ "The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha". www.penguin.com.au. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  10. ^ "Stella Prize 2021 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  11. ^ Manske, Laura. "Discover The World In 'The Best American Travel Writing 2021'". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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  14. ^ "Intan Paramaditha | Sarah Lawrence College - Academia.edu". slc.academia.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  15. ^ "bio - Intan Paramaditha". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  16. ^ Paramaditha, Intan (July 2022). "Radicalising 'Learning From Other Resisters' in Decolonial Feminism". Feminist Review. 131 (1): 33–49. doi:10.1177/01417789221102509. ISSN 0141-7789. S2CID 251980605.
  17. ^ Paramaditha, Intan (2011-12-01). "City and desire in Indonesian cinema". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 12 (4): 500–512. doi:10.1080/14649373.2011.603915. ISSN 1464-9373. S2CID 145483076.
  18. ^ Paramaditha, Intan (2010-09-01). "Passing and Conversion Narratives: Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Muslim Performativity in Contemporary Indonesia". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  19. ^ Paramaditha, Intan (2018-03-15). "Q! Film Festival as Cultural Activism: Strategic Cinephilia and the Expansion of a Queer Counterpublic". Visual Anthropology. 31 (1–2): 74–92. doi:10.1080/08949468.2018.1428015. ISSN 0894-9468. S2CID 149675252.
  20. ^ "Winter 2013: Volume 67, Number 2". Film Quarterly. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  21. ^ "Women in "Pasir Berbisik" by Intan Paramaditha". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  22. ^ Paramaditha, Intan (2019-07-04). "Narratives of discovery: Joshua Oppenheimer's films on Indonesia's 1965 mass killings and the global human rights discourse". Social Identities. 25 (4): 512–522. doi:10.1080/13504630.2018.1514157. ISSN 1350-4630. S2CID 149515769.
  23. ^ "Event – Intan Paramaditha". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  24. ^ "Between the Covers". Emerging Writers' Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  25. ^ "Reading Night #4 | Jakarta International Literary Festival". JILF | Jakarta International Literary Festival. 2019-08-18. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  26. ^ "Feminist Fairy Tales - 2019 Programme - The London Book Fair". www.londonbookfair.co.uk. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  27. ^ "Singapore Writers Festival 2018". Arts Republic | Arts Events Singapore. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  28. ^ "Rewriting the female narrative". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  29. ^ Crew, Sarah (2017-10-09). "Europalia Indonesia: Festival opens with a four-month programme of culture". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  30. ^ "spinner of darkness and other tales by intan paramaditha". Book Punks. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  31. ^ "The Conrad Award Gala". Conrad Festival. Retrieved 2023-10-30.