The fuss about Agnez Mo’s blood.

Agnez Mo being interviewed by Kevan Kenney on Channel BUILD Series. (Youtube Screenshot /BUILD Series /ANTARA). 30 November 2019 Source: (Youtube Screenshot /BUILD Series /ANTARA). 30 November 2019

Bagong Suyanto, Professor of Sociology in the faculty of Politics and Social Sciences at Airlangga University, explains the sensitivity about identity in contemporary Indonesia, that became marked when pop star Agnes Monika said she does not have Indonesian blood.

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Published 14 December 2019 4:42pm

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Bagong Suyanto, Professor of Sociology in the faculty of Politics and Social Sciences at Airlangga University, explains the sensitivity about identity in contemporary Indonesia, that became marked when pop star Agnes Monika said she does not have Indonesian blood.

Why is it complex to determine someone’s ethnic identity? What actually is Indonesian blood? What lessons does the Agnez Mo case tell us about social and political attitudes in today’s Indonesia? Prof Bagong Suyanto explains.

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