Entertainment Media in Indonesia

Entertainment media now comprise one of the worlds largest industries, yet they remain one of the least studied aspects of contemporary mass media. Every day hundreds of millions of people watch television programs that might broadly be described asentertainment notably in the rapidly developing countries of Asia. However we still have little

Introduction: Why is Entertainment Television in Indonesia Important? Mark Hobart.The Foreignizing Gaze: Producers, Audience and Symbols of the 'Traditional' Gareth Barkin.Fame, Fortune, Fantasi: Indonesian Idol and New Celebrity Penelope Coutas.Entertaining Illusions: How Indonesian Élites Imagine Reality TV Affects the Masses, Mark Hobart.Dangdut Soul: Who are 'the People' in Indonesian Popular Music? Andrew N. Weintraub.Afterword Richard Fox