Goenawan Mohamad
{{Short description|Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor}}
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| name = Goenawan Mohamad
| birthname = Goenawan Susatyo
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|07|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Batang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Poet
- essayst
- playwright
- director
- editor
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| spouse = Widarti Goenawan
| children = 2
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| credits = Catatan Pinggir, Komunitas Salihara
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| organization = Tempo
| awards = CPJ International Press Freedom Award (1998)
International Editor of the Year Award (1999)
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Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is an Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor. He is the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Tempo. Mohamad is a vocal critic of the Indonesian government, and his magazine was periodically shut down due to its criticisms.
Mohamad has won awards for his journalistic work, including the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards (1998), the International Editor of the Year Award (1999), and the Dan David Prize (2006).
Early life
He was born in Batang, Central Java.
Journalism
He is Co-founder and editor of Tempo ("Time") magazine, which was forcibly closed twice by President Suharto's New Order administration because of its vocal criticism of the authoritarian regime.[http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1148 culturebase.net article on Goenawan Mohamad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313044051/http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1148 |date=2013-03-13 }}
As a writer, Goenawan Mohamad was known for his weekly column in Tempo, "Catatan Pinggir" (Sidelines). The column mainly featured commentary and critique on current affairs and media 'headlines'. His columns were compiled into six books. In Sidelines, Mohamad never ends articles with a definite conclusion, instead ending with either questions or open-ended comments intended to encourage readers to continue thinking.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}
Mohamad was one of the founders of the Lontar Foundation{{Cite web |title=Biography of Mohamad, Gunawan, 1941- {{!}} Southeast Asia Digital Library |url=https://sea.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/SEAImages:YL-PG-017-GOENAWAN-MFE |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=sea.lib.niu.edu |language=en}} and is on the advisory boards of the human rights group ARTICLE 19{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.{{cite web|url=http://www.understandingconflict.org/read/index/2/who-we-are.html|title=SIAPA KAMI? - IPAC|website=www.understandingconflict.org}}
He is an alumnus of the College of Europe 1966-1967 promotion.Dieter Mahncke, Léonce Bekemans, Robert Picht, The College of Europe. Fifty years of service to Europe, College of Europe, Bruges, 1999. {{ISBN|9080498319}}{{Cite web |url=http://coleurop-alumni.eu/s/510/internal.aspx?sid=510&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=973&ecid=973&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=934 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130253/http://coleurop-alumni.eu/s/510/internal.aspx?sid=510&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=973&ecid=973&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=934 |archive-date=2018-05-18 |url-status=dead }}
Literature
Mohamad's early writings include Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang (The Portrait of A Young Poet as Malin Kundang) (1972){{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Potret seorang penjair muda sebagai si Malin Kundang : kumpulan esai | publication-date=1972 | publisher=Pustaka Jaya | edition=[Tjet 1 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11973369 | access-date=27 July 2024}} and Seks, Sastra, Kita (Sex, Literature, Us) (1980),{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Seks, sastra, kita | publication-date=1980 | publisher=Sinar Harapan | edition=Cet. 1 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24965848 | access-date=27 July 2024}}'"Kesusastraan dan Kekuasaan' (Literature and Power) (1993),{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Kesusastraan dan kekuasaan | publication-date=1993 | publisher=PT Pustaka Firdaus | edition=Cetakan 1 | isbn=978-979-541-046-1}} Setelah Revolusi Tak Ada Lagi (Once the Revolution No Longer Exists) (2001),{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Setelah revolusi tak ada lagi | publication-date=2001 | publisher=AlvaBet | edition=Cet. 1 | isbn=978-979-95020-1-8}} Kata, Waktu (Word, Time) (2001),{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Kata, waktu : esai-esai Goenawan Mohamad, 1960-2001 | publication-date=2001 | publisher=Pusat Data dan Analisa, Tempo | isbn=978-979-9065-05-6}} 'Eksotopi' (Exotopia) (2003),{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Eksotopi : tentang kekuasaan, tubuh, dan identitas | publication-date=2002 | publisher=Grafiti | edition=[Cet. 1.] | isbn=978-979-444-425-2}} 'Tuhan dan Hal-hal Yang Tak Selesai' (God and other Unfinished Things) (2007).{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | title=Tuhan dan hal-hal yang tak selesai | publication-date=2007 | publisher=Katakita | isbn=978-979-3778-48-8}}{{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | author2=Pamuntjak, Laksmi | title=On God and other unfinished things | publication-date=2007 | publisher=Katakita | isbn=978-979-3778-46-4}}
For his 70th birthday several of his works were republished: 'Marxisme, Seni, dan Pembebasan' (Marxism, the Arts, Emancipation) (2011), 'Indonesia/Proses' (Indonesia/Process) (2011), "Puisi dan Antipuisi' (Poetry and Antipoetry) (2011), 'Di Sekitar Sajak' (On Poems) (2011), 'Tokoh + Pokok' (Persons + Issues) (2011), 'Teks dan Iman' (Texts and Faith)(2011), 'Debu, Duka, Dst: Sebuah Pertimbangan anti-theodise' (Ash, Grief, Etc.: A consideration against theodice)' (2011), 'Ruang dan Kekuasaan' (On Space and Power)', (2011), 'Rupa' (Images), (2011). 'Pagi dan Hal-hal Yang Dipungut Kembali' (Morning and Things Retrieved) (2011).
His latest books of poetry are Don Quixote (2011) and 70 Puisi (70 Poems). His plays are published in Tan Malaka dan Tiga Lakon lain.
Sources
- {{Citation | author1=Mohamad, Gunawan | author2=Tempo (Jakarta, Indonesia) | title=Catatan pinggir | publication-date=1982 | publisher=Grafiti Pers | edition=Cetakan 1 | isbn=978-979-9065-43-8}}
- {{Citation | author1=Gunawan Mohamad | author2=Lindsay, Jennifer, 1951- | title=Sidelines writings from Tempo | publication-date=1994 | publisher=South Melbourne, Vic Hyland House in association with Monash Asian Institute, Monash University | isbn=978-1-875657-41-4}}
Recognition
In 1998, Mohamad was one of four winners of the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards,{{cite web|url=http://cpj.org/awards/1998/ipfawards.php|title=1998 Press Freedom Awards - Announcement|date=1999|publisher=The Committee to Protect Journalists|access-date=10 April 2012}} and in 1999 the World Press Review awarded him its International Editor of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.ifex.org/1999/03/30/world_press_review_gives_goenawan/|title=World Press Review Gives Goenawan Mohamad International Award|date=30 March 1999|publisher=International Freedom of Expression Exchange|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805154615/http://www.ifex.org/1999/03/30/world_press_review_gives_goenawan/|archive-date=5 August 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=26 August 2012}} He received the Dan David Prize in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/laureates-2006.html|title=Laureates 2006|date=2006|publisher=The Dan David Prize|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218202201/http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/laureates-2006.html|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=10 April 2012}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060302120808/http://www.tempo.co.id/ Tempo magazine]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130318094554/http://goenawanmohamad.com/ Goenawan Mohamad's website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100224183746/http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/laureates/laureates-2006/62-2006-present-journalists-of-print-media/85-goenawan-mohamad.html Dan David Prize laureate 2006]
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