Bali, 50 Years of Changes - A conversation with Jean Couteau & Eric Buvelot
Jean Couteau and Eric Buvelot have both lived and worked in Bali for many decades. During their time here they have witnessed a multitude of changes, many of these changes have had effects of political, socio-economic and cultural repercussions that have transformed life in Bali to what it is today. Please join us in our second-floor dining theater for what will prove to be an enlightening conversation followed by a Q & A.
Dr Jean Couteau is a multilingual writer who publishes extensively on a variety of genres and topics in French, English and Indonesian. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and guest lecturer at the Denpasar Institut Seni Indonesia. His writings cover a wide range of styles and topics. Jean is a reputed specialist of Balinese culture, some of his publications include: “Now Bali I” (2005), “Now Bali II” (2008), “Puri Lukisan” (2000), ‘Un Autre Temps: les Calendriers Tika de Bali” (2004), “Bali Inspires” (2011) and “Time, Rites and Festivals in Bali” (2013, with Georges Breguet), “Myth, Magic and Mystery in Bali” (2018). His latest work with Eric Buvelot: “Bali, 50 Years of Changes - A Conversation with Jean Couteau” (2022) is the focus of this book launch at Usada Forum.
Eric Buvelot is a senior reporter and writer residing in Bali since 1995. He started his career in France at the daily Libération where he stayed 10 years and learned the ropes of journalism. He has written hundreds of articles about Bali and Indonesia, in French or English, mostly for monthly Bali mag La Gazette de Bali, as chief editor for 13 years, but also for leading English speaking media outlets of Indonesia like The Jakarta Post, Indonesia Expat, Now Bali or the French language Le Banian. He launched the multilingual newspaper The Communities of Indonesia and the lifestyle magazine Saga. Besides “Bali, 50 Years of Changes - A Conversation with Jean Couteau”, he is also the author of the crime novel “Murder in Uluwatu”, released in French in November 2023. English version due this year.
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Date of event: April 25th, 2024
Venue: Dapur Usada Bali
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