Umar Kayam

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Umar Kayam
Sociologist
Humanist
LanguageIndonesian
NationalityIndonesian

Umar Kayam (30 April 1932 – 16 March 2002) was an Indonesian

sociologist
and writer.

Biography

He began his education at the

Yogyakarta until 1951. He graduated from the Faculty of Education at Gadjah Mada University in 1955, received a M.A. from New York University in 1963, and was awarded his Ph.D. from Cornell University
in 1965.

He was appointed director general of radio, television, and film in the

East-West Center in Honolulu (1973). He was a chairman of the National Film Council, a senior professor in the Faculty of Letters at the Gadjah Mada University and an emeritus professor at that same university until his death. A member of the advisory board of Horison magazine, chairman of the Jakarta Arts Institute [id] and a member of the Jakarta Academy [id], a lifetime position since his appointment in 1988.[1][2]

Umar Kayam was an innovator in many aspects of his life. When he was a student at Gadjah Mada University, he was one of the founders of the campus theater.[3] When he was the general director of radio and television, he was credited with helping to make the Indonesian film industry competitive. As the chairman of the Jakarta Arts Council (1969–1972), he was known for conducting meetings that addressed modern art and traditional art forms. He developed a sociological study of Indonesian literature and introduced the "grounded theory" to Indonesian social research. All of this provided inspiration for the emergence of new creative works in the fields of literature, art and art performances, among other things.[4]

He was the author of many short stories, novels, essays and children's stories,[5] of which many are available in English. In 1987 he won the S.E.A. Write Award.[6]

Personal life

Kayam was married to his wife, former

RAN, is his grandson.[9]

Death

Umar Kayam died at 69 years old at March 16, 2002 at 07:45 AM at Jakarta from an intestinal bleeding decease. his body was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery.

Publications

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