2009, August-October
Political Theory lecturer at the Department of Developmental Studies, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
2008, November-Present
2008, February-July
Columnist on art for Maxx-M monthly magazine
2008, January-Present
Political Theory lecturer at the Department of International Relations (HI), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR), Bandung, Indonesia
2007, November 6-8
Photography lecturer, workshop ‘the City as Autobiography’ at Rumah Seni Yaitu (RSY), Semarang, Indonesia
2007, June-July
Philosophy lecturer, workshop 'the Art of Living' at RSY, in cooperation with Soegijapranata Catholic University (UNIKA)
2006, August-Present
Philosophy lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy (FF), UNPAR
2005-2006
Philosophy lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities (FIB), University of Indonesia (UI), Depok, Indonesia
2004, August-December
Philosophy lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy, UNPAR
2004, June 26-29
Curator at VideoArtFestival, Goethe Institut, Bandung
2004, February-August
Political Theory lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Padjadjaran University (UNPAD), Bandung, Indonesia
2003, June-July
Philosophy lecturer at the Department of Fine Art and Design (FSRD), ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
2003, March-September
Columnist for Ideehuis
Seminars and Guest Lectures
The paper ‘Politics matters more than ever, but we hate it: The democratic deficit and the financial crisis’ presented at the international seminar ‘Asian Economy towards the Global Financial Shock, What’s Next?’, Parahyangan University, Bandung, April 24, 2009.
The paper 'Kantian Justice, Civil Society, and the Right to the City' presented at the Department of Developmental Studies, ITB, Bandung, November 14, 2008.
The paper 'Orientalism, Occidentalism and Relativism, Proximity of Strangers in the era of Globalization' presented at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, Depok, November 5, 2008
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The paper 'Kantian Justice, Civil Society, and the Right to the City' presented at the Department of Developmental Studies, ITB, Bandung, November 14, 2008.
The paper 'Orientalism, Occidentalism and Relativism, Proximity of Strangers in the era of Globalization' presented at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, Depok, November 5, 2008
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The paper ‘Relativism and the Problem of Developing Public Space’ presented at the Department of Developmental Studies, ITB, Bandung, October 17, 2008.
The paper ‘What if Socrates would have been Indonesian…?, Religious Intolerance and Civic Toleration in present-day Indonesia’ presented as a guest lecture at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, November 20, 2007
The paper ‘Pluralism and (In)Tolerance in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’ presented as a guest lecture at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, November 30, 2006
The paper ‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’ presented at the conference on ‘Islam and Multiculturalism’, organized by Jakarta State Islamic University (UNJ), September 7-9, 2006
Screening of and discussion on twelve Danish cartoons and ‘Submission I’, short movie by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Theo van Gogh, at the Department of Philosophy, FIB, UI, March 13, 2006
The paper ‘Agreed to Disagree, Freedom of Expression and Diversity’ presented as a general lecture at the Faculty of Philosophy, UNPAR, November 11, 2005
The paper ‘Pluralism and Disagreement: State Neutrality and Civic Tolerance’ presented at the conference on ‘Relation Between Religions and Cultures in South East Asia’, organized by the Philosophy Department, FIB, UI, June 27-28, 2005
The paper ‘As if We all are Free: Socrates and Nietzsche on Moral Freedom’ presented as a general lecture at the Faculty of Philosophy, UNPAR, December 10, 2004
Publications
‘Introduction’, in Overlapping Territories, Asian Voices on Culture and Civilization, eds. Bambang Sugiharto and Roy Voragen (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming).
‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’, in Overlapping Territories, Asian Voices on Culture and Civilization, eds. Bambang Sugiharto and Roy Voragen (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming).
“Overlapping Territories, The Proximity of Strangers,” Melintas (forthcoming)
“Ludwig Wittgenstein: religion as a form of life,” Melintas (forthcoming)
“Politics Matters, But We Hate It,” Melintas (forthcoming)
“Metropolitan Bandung, Public Space and Tobicil,” in Semua Hal Besar Berawal Dari Hal Kecil, ed. Tarlen Handayani (Bandung: Tobucil, 2009)
“Art of Living as a Tragic Fate, An Autobiographical Reading of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Ecce Homo,” in Ecce Homo, exhibition catalogue (Semarang: Semarang Gallery, 2009)
'Search for identity requires open mind', the Jakarta Globe, 30-6-9; see here
‘The City as Autobiography: The Self and The City as Reflexive Projects’, Melintas 24, no.2 (August 2008): 163-83.
‘Place Polygamy: Globalization and Cosmopolitanization’, Melintas 24, no.2 (August 2008): 285-8.
‘Political Liberalism: A defense of State neutrality and Civil Tolerance’, in Cultural heritage and Contemporary Change Series IIID, South East Asia 6 (2009): pp185-203, thema nr. ‘Relations between Religions and Cultures in Southeast Asia’, Indonesian Philosophical Studies, I, eds. Gadis Arivia and Donny Gahral Adian; see here.
'Modern-day Nihilists, the Inherent Value of Life and the Reason Amrozi Smiled', the Jakarta Globe, 6-1-9, pA14; see here
'Pornografie in Indonesie', Waterstof, Vol.39 (22-12-2008), see here
'Questions made possible by the porn law', the Jakarta Globe, 11-12-8, pA14; see here
'The Cosmopolization of Bandung, in the Era of Globalization', Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Vol.4, no.2 (September 2008): pp114-30
'Bandung: The World in the City', 28-6-8, the Jakarta Post, p6; see here
‘Wie ben ik waar’, Waterstof, Vol.35 (18-6-8); see here
‘What if Socrates would have been Indonesian? Religious Intolerance and Civic Toleration in Present-Day Indonesia’, Arabia, Jurnal Kebudayaan Arab, Vol.10, No.20 (October 2007 – March 2008): pp112-124
‘Freedom of Expression running wild, wilder, Wilders’, the Jakarta Post, 14-3-8, p6; see here
‘Holy Cows in the Big Durian’, Thoughts outside the Indonesian box, 7-2-8; see here
‘Southeast Asian Democratization in the Era of Globalization’, the Jakarta Post, 16-1-8, p6; see here
‘Fear and Freedom in Indonesian Cities’, the Jakarta Post, 3-11-7, p7; see here
‘Hoeveel gezichten heeft armoede in Indonesië?’, in: Waterstof, Vol.17 (22-10-7); see here
‘The many faces of poverty in Indonesia’, in: The Jakarta Post, 22-8-7, p7
‘Filosoof op reis: Indonesië, mijn academie’, Waterstof, Vol.25 (20-6-7); see here
‘In the Face of Fatality: Amor Fati, Fatum Brutum’, Amor Fati, exhibition catalogue, Bandung: Selasar Senaryo ArtSpace, 2007; see here or here for pdf-version
‘Turn Jakarta in a city for the rich and poor’, the Jakarta Post, 5-5-7, p7
‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’, Melintas, Vol.22, no.3 (December-March 2007): pp741-754
Three poems: ‘Spandoek zonder libretto’, ‘Mei Mei’, and ‘Je Jurk’, Anita houdt van poëzie, No.3 (March 2007)
‘Pamuk: A great writer, a worthy Nobel laureate’, the Jakarta Post, 4-11-6, p6; see here
‘Clash of Civilizations? Discussions on Islam in the Netherlands’, Arabia Jurnal Kebudayaan Arab, Vol.8, no.17 (April-September 2006): pp123-130
‘How free are Indonesians today’, the Jakarta Post, 5-6-6, p6; see here
‘Dutch Muslim woman enrages Islamists’, the Jakarta Post, 4-3-6, p6
‘Agreed to Disagree, Freedom of Expression and Diversity’, Melintas, Vol.21, no.3 (December 2005 – March 2006): pp317-30
‘Freedom of the press or religious freedom’, the Jakarta Post, 14-2-6, p6
‘Pluralism and Disagreement: State Neutrality and Civic Tolerance’, Philosophia, Vol.I, no.3 (January 2006): pp13-7
‘As if We all are Free: Socrates and Nietzsche on Moral Freedom’, Melintas, Vol.21, no.64 (April-August 2005): pp35-46
‘How to be tolerant, in the right way’, the Jakarta Post, 17-7-4, p7; see here
Exibitions
‘Imagined Portraits', Soemardja Gallery, Bandung, 9-14 March 2009 (group, four photos), curated by Heru Hikayat
'International Mail Art Exhibition', SOS Gallery Basil, Bandung, 7-21 February 2009 (group, three photos), curated by Deden Sambas; see here
‘Arte al’Huevo', De Bonte Zwaan, Amsterdam, June 28, 2008 (group, three photos)
'Mimpi Indonesia', UNPAR, Bandung, May 3-10, 2008 (group, five photographs)
'an ongoing URBAN poem', RSY, Semarang, November 9-24, 2007 (solo, 30 photographs)
'Interupsi! Modus&Media', GSPI, Bandung, February 2003 (group, slide show of public participatory project ‘Luncheon on the Grass: Conversation Project’ with Bandung Center for New Media Arts), curated by Bambang Subarnas
Kriterion, Amsterdam, 2000 (solo, six photographs)
Open University, Heerlen, 1998 (group, five poems silk-screened on wooden panels)
Education
1996-2003
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Master in Political Science
Comparative Politics and Political Theory
Master in Philosophy
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Personal data
Birth: 25-01-1974 in Heerlen, the Netherlands
E-mail: royvoragen@hotmail.com
Weblog: http://fatumbrutum.blogspot.com/
Online portfolio: http://portfolio-royvoragen.blogspot.com/
The paper ‘What if Socrates would have been Indonesian…?, Religious Intolerance and Civic Toleration in present-day Indonesia’ presented as a guest lecture at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, November 20, 2007
The paper ‘Pluralism and (In)Tolerance in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’ presented as a guest lecture at the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, FIB, UI, November 30, 2006
The paper ‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’ presented at the conference on ‘Islam and Multiculturalism’, organized by Jakarta State Islamic University (UNJ), September 7-9, 2006
Screening of and discussion on twelve Danish cartoons and ‘Submission I’, short movie by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Theo van Gogh, at the Department of Philosophy, FIB, UI, March 13, 2006
The paper ‘Agreed to Disagree, Freedom of Expression and Diversity’ presented as a general lecture at the Faculty of Philosophy, UNPAR, November 11, 2005
The paper ‘Pluralism and Disagreement: State Neutrality and Civic Tolerance’ presented at the conference on ‘Relation Between Religions and Cultures in South East Asia’, organized by the Philosophy Department, FIB, UI, June 27-28, 2005
The paper ‘As if We all are Free: Socrates and Nietzsche on Moral Freedom’ presented as a general lecture at the Faculty of Philosophy, UNPAR, December 10, 2004
Publications
‘Introduction’, in Overlapping Territories, Asian Voices on Culture and Civilization, eds. Bambang Sugiharto and Roy Voragen (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming).
‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’, in Overlapping Territories, Asian Voices on Culture and Civilization, eds. Bambang Sugiharto and Roy Voragen (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming).
“Overlapping Territories, The Proximity of Strangers,” Melintas (forthcoming)
“Ludwig Wittgenstein: religion as a form of life,” Melintas (forthcoming)
“Politics Matters, But We Hate It,” Melintas (forthcoming)
'Search for identity requires open mind', the Jakarta Globe, 30-6-9; see here
‘The City as Autobiography: The Self and The City as Reflexive Projects’, Melintas 24, no.2 (August 2008): 163-83.
‘Place Polygamy: Globalization and Cosmopolitanization’, Melintas 24, no.2 (August 2008): 285-8.
‘Political Liberalism: A defense of State neutrality and Civil Tolerance’, in Cultural heritage and Contemporary Change Series IIID, South East Asia 6 (2009): pp185-203, thema nr. ‘Relations between Religions and Cultures in Southeast Asia’, Indonesian Philosophical Studies, I, eds. Gadis Arivia and Donny Gahral Adian; see here.
'Modern-day Nihilists, the Inherent Value of Life and the Reason Amrozi Smiled', the Jakarta Globe, 6-1-9, pA14; see here
'Pornografie in Indonesie', Waterstof, Vol.39 (22-12-2008), see here
'Questions made possible by the porn law', the Jakarta Globe, 11-12-8, pA14; see here
'The Cosmopolization of Bandung, in the Era of Globalization', Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Vol.4, no.2 (September 2008): pp114-30
'Bandung: The World in the City', 28-6-8, the Jakarta Post, p6; see here
‘Wie ben ik waar’, Waterstof, Vol.35 (18-6-8); see here
‘What if Socrates would have been Indonesian? Religious Intolerance and Civic Toleration in Present-Day Indonesia’, Arabia, Jurnal Kebudayaan Arab, Vol.10, No.20 (October 2007 – March 2008): pp112-124
‘Freedom of Expression running wild, wilder, Wilders’, the Jakarta Post, 14-3-8, p6; see here
‘Holy Cows in the Big Durian’, Thoughts outside the Indonesian box, 7-2-8; see here
‘Southeast Asian Democratization in the Era of Globalization’, the Jakarta Post, 16-1-8, p6; see here
‘Fear and Freedom in Indonesian Cities’, the Jakarta Post, 3-11-7, p7; see here
‘Hoeveel gezichten heeft armoede in Indonesië?’, in: Waterstof, Vol.17 (22-10-7); see here
‘The many faces of poverty in Indonesia’, in: The Jakarta Post, 22-8-7, p7
‘Filosoof op reis: Indonesië, mijn academie’, Waterstof, Vol.25 (20-6-7); see here
‘In the Face of Fatality: Amor Fati, Fatum Brutum’, Amor Fati, exhibition catalogue, Bandung: Selasar Senaryo ArtSpace, 2007; see here or here for pdf-version
‘Turn Jakarta in a city for the rich and poor’, the Jakarta Post, 5-5-7, p7
‘Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia’, Melintas, Vol.22, no.3 (December-March 2007): pp741-754
Three poems: ‘Spandoek zonder libretto’, ‘Mei Mei’, and ‘Je Jurk’, Anita houdt van poëzie, No.3 (March 2007)
‘Pamuk: A great writer, a worthy Nobel laureate’, the Jakarta Post, 4-11-6, p6; see here
‘Clash of Civilizations? Discussions on Islam in the Netherlands’, Arabia Jurnal Kebudayaan Arab, Vol.8, no.17 (April-September 2006): pp123-130
‘How free are Indonesians today’, the Jakarta Post, 5-6-6, p6; see here
‘Dutch Muslim woman enrages Islamists’, the Jakarta Post, 4-3-6, p6
‘Agreed to Disagree, Freedom of Expression and Diversity’, Melintas, Vol.21, no.3 (December 2005 – March 2006): pp317-30
‘Freedom of the press or religious freedom’, the Jakarta Post, 14-2-6, p6
‘Pluralism and Disagreement: State Neutrality and Civic Tolerance’, Philosophia, Vol.I, no.3 (January 2006): pp13-7
‘As if We all are Free: Socrates and Nietzsche on Moral Freedom’, Melintas, Vol.21, no.64 (April-August 2005): pp35-46
‘How to be tolerant, in the right way’, the Jakarta Post, 17-7-4, p7; see here
Exibitions
‘Imagined Portraits', Soemardja Gallery, Bandung, 9-14 March 2009 (group, four photos), curated by Heru Hikayat
'International Mail Art Exhibition', SOS Gallery Basil, Bandung, 7-21 February 2009 (group, three photos), curated by Deden Sambas; see here
‘Arte al’Huevo', De Bonte Zwaan, Amsterdam, June 28, 2008 (group, three photos)
'Mimpi Indonesia', UNPAR, Bandung, May 3-10, 2008 (group, five photographs)
'an ongoing URBAN poem', RSY, Semarang, November 9-24, 2007 (solo, 30 photographs)
'Interupsi! Modus&Media', GSPI, Bandung, February 2003 (group, slide show of public participatory project ‘Luncheon on the Grass: Conversation Project’ with Bandung Center for New Media Arts), curated by Bambang Subarnas
Kriterion, Amsterdam, 2000 (solo, six photographs)
Open University, Heerlen, 1998 (group, five poems silk-screened on wooden panels)
Education
1996-2003
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Master in Political Science
Comparative Politics and Political Theory
Master in Philosophy
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Personal data
Birth: 25-01-1974 in Heerlen, the Netherlands
E-mail: royvoragen@hotmail.com
Weblog: http://fatumbrutum.blogspot.com/
Online portfolio: http://portfolio-royvoragen.blogspot.com/
