Karaoke Culture by Dubravka Ugresic

Author:Dubravka Ugresic
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Open Letter
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Balinese supermarkets reminded me of early communist supermarkets: frozen fish and meat, “Nivea” cream with the kind of obsolete packaging that’s no longer sold in Europe, a handful of symbolic products—English biscuits well past their expiration date, inedible Japanese rice crackers—just enough to satisfy a tourist who needs a fix of nutritional nostalgia. The cosmetics section, with all its skin-whitening creams and potions, was disconcerting to say the least.

Indonesia had its place in my childhood imaginary, albeit a humble one. As a little girl I eloquently pronounced the names Sukarno, Nasser, Nkrumah, Nehru, and Sirimavo Bandaranaik; sarongs, skullcaps, and flowers in my hair were part of my childhood landscape. How so? Because of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Non-Aligned Movement brought exotic images to Yugoslavia—either they came to us, or Tito went to them—and Indonesian, Egyptian, Ceylonese, and Indian children waved their miniature flags, just like me.

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