The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra

This article analyses ex-PKI political prisoners' motive to produce their memory about mass violence and detention in 1965/66. They joined the YPKP (Yayasan Penelitian Korban Pembunuhan/Institute for Research on the victims 1965/65). In this organization, they expect justice for what they exper...

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Main Authors: Haldi Patra, Anatona Anatona, Yenny Narny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Padang 2021-12-01
Series:Jurnal Socius: Journal of Sociology Research and Education
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Online Access:http://socius.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/socius/article/view/365
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Anatona Anatona
Yenny Narny
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description This article analyses ex-PKI political prisoners' motive to produce their memory about mass violence and detention in 1965/66. They joined the YPKP (Yayasan Penelitian Korban Pembunuhan/Institute for Research on the victims 1965/65). In this organization, they expect justice for what they experienced in 1965. This article uses qualitative research. We acquire the data by interview and literature study. There are six interviewers –five of them are ex-PKI political prisoners, and one is the chairman of the YPKP branch in West Sumatra. Besides the interview, we also use relevant books, articles, newspapers, archives, and web pages. We employ the social memory approach to analyse this subject. The ex-PKI political prisoners' memory of violence had shaped the same vision between them to produce the memories of what they have experienced during 1965/66. Therefore, the old ex-political prisoners expected to straighten history to reconcile the government and the victims. They attempt to counter the state narration that mentions they had a part in the 30 September 1965 Movement to hold the coup and prove that the state victimized them for decades. Along with the straightened history, there are two primary purposes in this reconciliation they are fighting for; 1) Confession of the state that human rights violations had taken place; 2) Recovery and rehabilitation for those who had become the victim of human rights violations.
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spelling doaj.art-1d000ddda69d4271b721d8f4ae957ea22023-01-17T07:45:05ZengUniversitas Negeri PadangJurnal Socius: Journal of Sociology Research and Education2356-41802442-86632021-12-018212513510.24036/scs.v8i2.365365The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West SumatraHaldi Patra0Anatona Anatona1Yenny Narny2Universitas AndalasUniversitas AndalasUniversitas AndalasThis article analyses ex-PKI political prisoners' motive to produce their memory about mass violence and detention in 1965/66. They joined the YPKP (Yayasan Penelitian Korban Pembunuhan/Institute for Research on the victims 1965/65). In this organization, they expect justice for what they experienced in 1965. This article uses qualitative research. We acquire the data by interview and literature study. There are six interviewers –five of them are ex-PKI political prisoners, and one is the chairman of the YPKP branch in West Sumatra. Besides the interview, we also use relevant books, articles, newspapers, archives, and web pages. We employ the social memory approach to analyse this subject. The ex-PKI political prisoners' memory of violence had shaped the same vision between them to produce the memories of what they have experienced during 1965/66. Therefore, the old ex-political prisoners expected to straighten history to reconcile the government and the victims. They attempt to counter the state narration that mentions they had a part in the 30 September 1965 Movement to hold the coup and prove that the state victimized them for decades. Along with the straightened history, there are two primary purposes in this reconciliation they are fighting for; 1) Confession of the state that human rights violations had taken place; 2) Recovery and rehabilitation for those who had become the victim of human rights violations.http://socius.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/socius/article/view/365social memoryex-pki political prisonersg30s
spellingShingle Haldi Patra
Anatona Anatona
Yenny Narny
The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
Jurnal Socius: Journal of Sociology Research and Education
social memory
ex-pki political prisoners
g30s
title The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
title_full The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
title_fullStr The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
title_full_unstemmed The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
title_short The ex-PKI Political Prisoners Motive to Produce the Memories of 1965/66 Mass Violence in West Sumatra
title_sort ex pki political prisoners motive to produce the memories of 1965 66 mass violence in west sumatra
topic social memory
ex-pki political prisoners
g30s
url http://socius.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/socius/article/view/365
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