Playboy Indonesia and the media: commerce and the Islamic public sphere on trial in Indonesia

Author: Kitley, Philip

Source: South East Asia Research, Volume 16, Number 1, March 2008 , pp. 85-116(32)

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Abstract:

This article examines the reactions of conservative Islamist groups to the publication of Playboy Indonesia and argues that their views deserve more recognition than they have received. In November 2006, the Public Prosecutor sued the Chief Editor of Playboy Indonesia for offending public morality. The prosecution of the magazine signified concerns about the global spread of commercial media products and the circulation of sexual imagery derived from other places, histories and norms. It was also about frustrated political ambitions and the interest some conservative Islamist groups had in reinstating the Jakarta Charter and establishing the rule of Sharia law.

Keywords: PUBLIC SPHERE; PORNOGRAPHY; INDONESIA; ISLAM; PLAYBOY INDONESIA

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000008784108176

Publication date: 2008-03-01

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South East Asia Research publishes articles based on original research or fieldwork on all aspects of South East Asia within the disciplines of archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, music, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. This peer-reviewed journal is published four times per year by IP Publishing in cooperation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). SOAS is the leading centre in this field in Europe and one of the most prestigious centres of South East Asian Studies in the world.
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