Noandha Dhegaska, currently pursuing her MA in Contemporary Southeast Asia at the National University of Singapore, has contributed an insightful piece to New Mandala titled “Instagramming colonialism in Surabaya” (12 August 2025). In this timely analysis, she examines the revival of Surabaya’s colonial-era “Old Town” as a staged, photogenic heritage site highlighting how its aesthetic revitalisation caters to social media culture while potentially glossing over the deeper, more challenging histories of colonialism.

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