Welcome to the course "Indonesian Idle: A History of Leisure, Luxury, and Landscapes"
This course explores the historical development of leisure practices in Indonesia from the precolonial period to the contemporary era. The course examines how activities such as royal gardens, colonial hill stations, hotels, beach tourism, urban leisure culture, and culinary spaces emerged and transformed in response to political change, colonialism, modernization, and globalization.
Using historical scholarship, visual archives, maps, and case studies, the course introduces participants to the cultural and social history of leisure in Indonesia.
This English-language MOOC will be delivered in a self-paced format, allowing participants to set their own learning pace: 25 hours (2 x 60 minutes per week).
Learning is conducted asynchronously through instructional videos, reinforced by reading materials, and assessed through exercises in each session.
The course is open to:
• Undergraduate and graduate students
• High school graduates interested in history or tourism
• Researchers and educators
• Tourism practitioners
• Cultural heritage professionals
• Members of the general public interested in Indonesian history and culture
No prior academic background in history is required.
This course explores the historical development of leisure practices in Indonesia from the precolonial period to the contemporary era. The course examines how activities such as royal gardens, colonial hill stations, hotels, beach tourism, urban leisure culture, and culinary spaces emerged and transformed in response to political change, colonialism, modernization, and globalization.
Using historical scholarship, visual archives, maps, and case studies, the course introduces participants to the cultural and social history of leisure in Indonesia.
This English-language MOOC will be delivered in a self-paced format, allowing participants to set their own learning pace: 25 hours (2 x 60 minutes per week).
Learning is conducted asynchronously through instructional videos, reinforced by reading materials, and assessed through exercises in each session.
The course is open to:
• Undergraduate and graduate students
• High school graduates interested in history or tourism
• Researchers and educators
• Tourism practitioners
• Cultural heritage professionals
• Members of the general public interested in Indonesian history and culture
No prior academic background in history is required.
- Teacher: Yudi Bachrioktora
- Teacher: Reviewer OOC 4
Course Duration (hours): 25
Skill Level: Beginner
Course Type: Non Kredit
SDGs : sustainable cities & communities
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the concept of leisure in the context of social and cultural history in Indonesia.
2. Identify the development of recreational practices in Indonesia from the kingdom and colonial eras to the modern era and globalisation.
3. Understand the relationship between colonialism, modernity, and tourism development, including how recreational spaces and tourist destinations were formed within this historical context.
4. Connect past leisure practices with contemporary phenomena, such as culinary tourism, hangout culture, backpacker tourism, and digital nomadism in Indonesia.