![]() ![]() In Gramscian’ view, works of literature, philosophy books or other university handbooks can be the area as reflecting the society’s world view as well as the medium for constructing the society. As proposed by Raymond Williams (1988:88-93), literature, phylosophy, text books, works of arts, schools, and other cultural institutions are hegemonic sites, i.e. The western postcolonial point of view is still rooted in the references (translated western literaryand philosophy books) in Indonesian universities. Introduction European culture that belongs to the ex-colonizers is often regarded as trendsetter by the Indonesians in the fast developing world of digital and virtual age as stated by Yasraf Amir Piliang (1998:1-35) in his bookDunia yang Dilipat. Keywords: postcolonial, nationalism, superiority of the West (Europe), book reviews in literature, Tempo Magazine. The postcolonial constructs of the West (as dominant and superpower countries) should be critically studied in order to avoid or free from the new modes of practices of Western imperialism. The depiction of the inferior East is not explicit but it can often befound in several books, fictions or semi-fictions, written by western authors who describe the Indonesians or the country’s nature. ![]() ![]() Besides, other postcolonial themes revealed in the book reviews are: (5) the Indonesian literary works which are published (translated) in English, (6) the contact between the West and the East in several stories, and (7) Islam in the West. The Indonesia and West Relation in Tempo Magazine in the Beginning of The Third Millenium Oleh Dian Swandayani, Iman Santoso, Nurhadi Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Prancis FBS UNY Ībstract In Tempo Magazine 2000-2007 edition, postcolonial themes are found in some articles of book reviews in literature which discuss: (1) the stories about the East, (2) the stories about colonialism, (3) western literary works (including those of the Indonesian translations), (4) the literary works focusing primarily on the postcolonial problems. ![]() Makalah dalam Seminar Nasional “Cultural Identity in Language, Literature, and Translation” Jurusan Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, UNY. ![]()
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