This book critically examines Indonesian fiction as a form of decolonial pedagogy and knowledge production from the Global South. At a time when global literary studies remain dominated by Eurocentric canons and theoretical frameworks, It positions Indonesian literature as a critical site for understanding colonial legacies, gendered power, ecological violence, and epistemic resistance. The book demonstrates how novels, short stories, and autobiographical narratives from the Indonesian archipelago function as pedagogical texts that teach readers to confront histories of colonialism, patriarchy, authoritarianism, extractivism, and moral regulation. Rather than treating Indonesian literature as a regional case study, the book repositions it as a source of theoretical insight relevant to global debates on literature, education, gender, sexuality, ecology, and memory. The volume also addresses the growing demand for decolonial approaches in humanities curricula, making it highly relevant for scholars and educators seeking to diversify literary theory and teaching practices. In focusing on major Indonesian writers from the postcolonial and post-Reformasi periods, this book offers an interdisciplinary analysis that integrates decolonial theory, intersectional feminism, critical pedagogy, and environmental humanities. It is relevant to literary theorists and critical theory scholars working in both Asian, and wider Global South, contexts.

Dewi Candraningrum is a scholar of decolonial literature, ecofeminism, and critical pedagogy whose work connects environmental humanities, collective care, feminist activism, and grassroots ecological movements in Indonesia. She is Chief Editor of Salasika Journal, founder of Jejer Wadon, a community initiative supporting women’s environmental resistance in Central Java, and a member of the Editorial Board of Forest, Trees and Livelihoods (Taylor & Francis). Alongside her academic work, she is also active as a visual artist, painting collaboratively with her son, who lives with an intellectual disability.