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16-605: FIRA may refer to: Persons [ edit ] Fira Basuki (born 1972), Indonesian novelist Places [ edit ] Fira , the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island, Santorini Fira de Barcelona , the Barcelona ( Spain ) Trade Show institution Fira station of the Barcelona Metro Science [ edit ] FiRa Consortium ,

32-556: A Canadian organization Furniture Industry Research Association , a United Kingdom research association which serves the furniture industry FIRA – Association of European Rugby , now Rugby Europe , the administrative body for rugby union in Europe UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)glucosamine N-acyltransferase , an enzyme See also [ edit ] Fira Sans , a sans-serif typeface Topics referred to by

48-402: A contemporary view of Indonesian society published two weeks before the downfall of President Suharto . Large numbers of similar works by young women have followed. The controversial label "sastra wangi" originated among predominantly male critics in the early 2000s to categorize such young, female writers as Ayu Utami , Dewi Lestari , Fira Basuki and Djenar Maesa Ayu . "There’s always

64-549: A female perspective have been common in Indonesian literature, with works by Nh. Dini from the 1970s including references to sexuality, they were generally within the realm of social mores; the sastra wangi movement tends to go against these mores. M. Taufiqurrahman, writing in The Jakarta Post , notes that several works by the sastra wangi movement have been well-received internationally. Suryakusuma notes that

80-424: A popular biography on media person Wimar Witoelar, her first work in non-fiction. Her novel, Astral Astria was published in 2007. At that time, she was working as Chief Editor at the Indonesian edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Because of the boldness of the topics she writes about, Basuki is considered to a member of the informal movement labeled sastra wangi . This article about an Indonesian writer

96-449: A tendency to categorize literary work, and sastra wangi is one such category ... The media came up with [the name] because we weren’t the typical writers who used to lead the local literary scene. Beyond that, I don’t know the meaning or significance of sastra wangi ." —Ayu Utami Feminist writer Julia Suryakusuma notes that reception of the label has been mixed. Those against the label argue that it demeans women, as if it "implies

112-425: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sastra wangi Sastra wangi (also spelled sastrawangi ; literally, "fragrant literature") is a label given to a new body of Indonesian literature written by young, urban Indonesian women who take on controversial issues such as politics, religion and sexuality . Initiating the movement was writer Ayu Utami 's best-selling first novel, Saman (1998),

128-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fira Basuki Her novel, Brownies , was adapted to a movie which was nominated for Best Picture at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival , eventually losing out to Gie (though Brownies did earn a Best Director Citra award for Hanung Bramantyo ). She recently launched to widespread media acclaim

144-743: The Fine Ranging Consortium is an industry consortium working to further interoperable Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. Fira OS , a Linux-based mobile operating system and software platform developed by Fira Abbreviations [ edit ] Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations , an umbrella body of rationalist, atheist, skeptic, secularist and science organizations in India Federation of International Robot-soccer Association , an international organization which organizes competitive soccer competitions between autonomous robots Foreign Investment Review Agency ,

160-531: The New Order and explore daring sexual themes -- taboo-breaking even." The label has met with criticism from the writers themselves. Djenar Maesa Ayu , known for works such as Jangan Main-main Dengan Kelaminmu and Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! , considers the categorization "a kind of sexual harassment of her work". Mariana Amiruddin, manager of the women's magazine Jurnal Perempuan , argues that

176-415: The authors are secondary and unintellectual, producing inferior works popular only because of looks and sensuality". Despite the controversy, the sastra wangi label has resulted in publicity and focused attention on the writers' style, word use and subject matter. Suryakusuma writes that "they cross sectors of class, ethnicity and religion, do not bear the psychological, political and ideological burdens of

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192-571: The industry around the age of 30, and often physically attractive. The works usually deal openly with sexuality, traditionally a taboo subject in Indonesian women's literature. This includes homosexuality . Suryakusuma notes that the traditional patriarchal view of sex, with the man as the subject and woman as the object, is reversed in these works, with women aggressively seeking and enjoying sex. The diction can be explicit, with terms such as ' penis ' and ' vagina ' being common. The diction and subject matter are often "shocking". Although works from

208-496: The label categorizes women based on their bodies, and as such does not consider their work as serious as that of male authors. The sastra wangi movement is generally considered to have been initiated by Ayu Utami with her novel Saman . Arising after a period of heavy repression during Suharto 's New Order government , the work inspired other young women writers to publish similarly-themed works, including poems, short stories, and novels. Critics – mostly male – labeled

224-701: The nascent movement "sastra wangi" and took offense to the lack of femininity in the works. Utami's first novel, which fused sex and politics, was regarded as introducing a dramatic Indonesian literature, and led other young female writers such as Djenar Maesa Ayu and Fira Basuki to boldly take on subjects once considered forbidden for women. Utami herself has continued to write works with similar themes. A. Junaidi and Suryakusuma, writing in The Jakarta Post , note that sastra wangi writers have several things in common. The works tend to be launched in cafes and bookstores, with celebrities and reporters invited. The writers themselves are younger women, generally entering

240-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FIRA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FIRA&oldid=1245893870 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

256-518: The sastra wangi works have "spearheaded literary development" in Indonesia since Saman was released. Although historically, Indonesian literature has not been very commercial within the country, with most novels selling only several thousand copies and even large publishers only producing print runs of 3,000 or less, works by Djenar Maesa Ayu and Ayu Utami have sold tens of thousands of copies. Saman itself sold 100,000 copies. Poet Taufiq Ismail

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