Burung Jawa (Birds of Java)

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Asia Institute, University of Melbourne

Documentary film screening and panel discussion about bird keeping in Java, Indonesia, human-animal interaction and sustainability.

Interactive Cinema Space, Room 353, Level 3, Arts West Building (Building 148)

Burung Jawa (Birds of Java) is a 50-min documentary, filmed in Central Java by Victoria-based filmmaker Jeremy Lines. Keeping caged birds is a prominent traditional Javanese pastime with environmental, economic and social impacts from the collecting and sale of birds in specialised markets through to bird-call competitions. The film provides evocative imagery from Java with a voice-over in English that contemplates the complex relationships - both uplifting and destructive - between humans and their environment. After the screening, the filmmaker will discuss his work and the implications of bird-keeping with political scientist Dirk Tomsa (La Trobe University), who has researched bird keeping and the wildlife trade in the context of environmental challenges facing Indonesia, followed by audience Q&A. Prior to the screen, traditional Javanese snacks will be served, accompanied by live music from a small Javanese gamelan ensemble.The event is free. Registration is essential for catering purposes.F﻿or more information, please contact Anneliz Erese at <a href="https://mailto:annelizmarie.erese@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">annelizmarie.erese@unimelb.edu.au</a>. The presentersMr Jeremy Lines, Victoria-based filmmaker: Jeremy Lines has worked in film and video production for many years. He completed his Masters by Research in 2015 at the School of Film and Television, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, studying the relationship between audio-visual imagery and voice-over narration in non-fiction films. He shot his most recent film, Birds of Java, during a two-year sojourn in Central Java. He is currently involved in documenting a University of Melbourne and regional communities collaborative project, exploring strategies for developing resilience in response to climate change. Associate Professor Dirk Tomsa, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University: Dirk Tomsa’s main research interests focus on Indonesian and comparative Southeast Asian politics, especially in the areas of democratization and democratic decline, electoral and party politics, institutional change and environmental politics. He is the author of Politics in Contemporary Indonesia: Institutional Change, Policy Challenges and Democratic Decline (with Ken Setiawan, Routledge 2022) and Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era (Routledge, 2008), as well as two co-edited volumes and numerous book chapters on Indonesian and Southeast Asian politics. His articles have been published in a wide range of peer-reviewed academic journals.

Agenda

Javanese music and finger food

Film Screening, followed by discussion and Q&A

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