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MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS IN THE NUSANTARA CONTEXT
Get PDFThis article discusses studies that have been conducted on medical manuscripts in the Nusantara, especially those that have been presented in International Symposium on Nusantara Manuscripts initiated by Manassa (The Indonesian Association for Nusantara Manuscripts), National Seminar, and JUMANTARA Journal initiated by the National Library of Indonesia. In addition, it also discusses research on Nusantara medical manuscripts outside the Manassa forum and the National Library of Indonesia, especially those that have been conducted by researchers in Indonesia. The discussion of the results of this research is expected to provide an overview of medical manuscripts that have been studied, who the researchers are, and kind of studies that have been conducted on medical manuscripts in Nusantara. In the next section, it discusses the potential of Nusantara medical manuscripts, especially the manuscripts stored in Indonesia. The discussion in this section focuses on attempts to trace and explain the potential of Nusantara medical manuscript stored in Indonesia. The search effort of these medical manuscripts is based on the information of various manuscript catalogs, in particular the catalog of "local" manuscripts. Through the search of various manuscript catalogs, it‟s expected to know how the potential of Nusantara medical manuscripts. This effort is expected to provide a "map" of the potential of Nusantara medical manuscripts in Indonesia
SCENOGRAPHY AND SOCIETAL CHANGE: AN APPRAISAL OF SCENOGRAPHIC PRACTICE IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY
Get PDFScenography is the most eloquent visual aspect of the theatre. It involves situating a performance within a specific and identifiable environment as well as the delineation of the characters as it concerns costumes, with its attendant accessories and properties and the proper illumination of the performance to enhance the audience’s appreciation of the said performance. The practice of scenography therefore, involves an adequate knowledge of the principles and elements of design as well as a fair knowledge of graphics and the rudiments of carpentry, fine and applied arts, tailoring, and electrical engineering in addition to a mastery of architectural principles. The scenographer therefore must be a rounded artiste with immense creative potentials. This paper thus, examines the qualities of the trained scenographer with a view of ascertaining the potentials open to him as a professional in a fast developing and ever changing society
JASMINE’S FAIL ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE ‘TRANSCENDENCE’ AS A FORM OF HER INTERNALIZATION AS ‘THE OTHER’ IN BLUE JASMINE (2013)
Get PDFAlthough there have been more Hollywood movies having their stories centered on female characters, their representation in Hollywood cinema is still problematic as most of these female characters do not become subjects in their own stories. They often internalize the notion of women as the Other. According to Beauvoir (2010), since women are deemed to be the Other, they become inessential part of the society. In the movie Blue Jasmine (2013), Jasmine has no power to design and lead her future as she subjugates herself to men. Then when she tries to free herself from this situation, she experiences oppression that comes from a male higher-up. Using textual analysis to analyze this character, this paper found that what she experiences represents women‟s everyday struggles in the society which resembles Beauvoir‟s concept of immanence and transcendence. Jasmine initially is stuck in immanence, when she depends on men, letting them have power over her. When she wants to take control over her own life, getting her independence, through education, she can achieve transcendence. However, this does not happen, and she falls back into the immanence instead because her environment makes it impossible for a woman to transcend. Moreover, this failure leads to her tragic ending which conveys a message that in the society women are bound to immanence
MISTERI LEMBAH HANTU: HORROR NOVEL AND VIOLENCE IN FAMILY RELATION
Get PDFThe talk on horror stories never ceased to be discussed, as ones will find any topics regarding horror stories, even in daily conversation. The horror stories permeated in Indonesia during the period of 1970-1990s were considered as a third-rate literature, even though it had a considerable amount of readers who were fans of these stories. During the period, Abdullah Harahap came into the spotlight and became the most productive horror writer compared to his colleagues. However, Abdullah Harahap, who were prominent among readers during 1970-1990s, turns to be a less-known writer when it comes to academic research. This research examines Misteri Lembah Hantu (1988), a novel written by an Indonesian writer Abdullah Harahap, that the novel is regarded to sufficiently represent the stories in other novels that exhibit the elements of violence, abnormal sexuality, and the troubled nuclear family relation. The novel be will analyzed from its plot to understand the narrative pattern. Plot and character analysis will be used to comprehend how violence and abnormal sexuality described in Misteri Lembah Hantu (1988). Additionally, a horror story can also show how it is used to confront anomaly, anxiety, and fear which is different compared to the everyday life. Fear and anxiety are impossible to be expressed in the real world, but they can be manifested through a literary work. The violence and abnormal sexuality in Misteri Lembah Hantu also can be concluded as the symbol that improper parenting from the nuclear family will impact the chaos happened in the broader community, for instance the society
KEY COMPETENCIES IN GERMAN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS FOR REFUGEES: A NEED OR A DEMAND?
Get PDFRefugee crisis particularly from Muslim-majority countries has been a heated discussion topic nowadays. Compared to other European countries, Germany receives the most refugees. Entering 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel was forced to implement new regulation by setting a quota for refugees. The presence of refugees in Germany appears real and striking, which in turn can lead to social problems, if both parties are not prepared to deal with this situation. To anticipate this, both the guests and the hosts must be educated to know each other and accept their situation.One of the ways taken by the German government, especially in preparing refugees to adapt well is through education for refugees. Therefore, teaching German as a foreign language is important as it can be a learning medium that is not only aimed at mastering the language but also to achieve a harmonious atmosphere that is increasingly coveted by a pluralistic society. This paper raises the issue of teaching foreign languages as an effect arising from social changes in German society. The results of the study show that the textbook entitled Perspektive Deutsch (Klett, 2014) considers that key competencies are an inseparable part of foreign language skills
THE POSITION OF WATER AND RIVER IN CLASSICAL PERSIAN LITERATURE
Get PDFWater is one of the four elements (water, fire, soil and wind) that are most important in the history of human civilization. In the history of literature and religions in the world, water in the general picture is symbolized as a purification medium for humans to achieve happiness in life. For example, the story of the journey of Iskandar Zulkarnain and the Prophet Khidir in searching for springs of life, as well as the Prophet Moses who was washed away in the Nile, and so forth many stories and legends related to water. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers are two rivers whose water flows for a Mesopotamian civilization, even Babylon which became the capital at that time was built right on the banks of the Euphrates river. Rivers in the water system are included in the physical form of fresh water, in addition to ponds, rain and reservoirs. Where there is a river there must be life flowing with it, so that from clear water also appear phrases and terms like clear mind, light and holy, because the symbol of clarity in all things is always represented by the clearness of water. This paper will discuss how water including the river inspires Persian writers and poets in writing his works. In this paper only two poets focused on Jalaluddin Rumi and Hafez Shirazi
THE PRACTICE OF SECULARISM IN RELIGIOUS CENCORSHIP IN TURKISH FILM (1939-1990)
Get PDFThis paper analyzes a film as one of the media with the ability to convey certain messages to the public. Films can reflect the social and cultural conditions of society, thereby they can be used to spread the current ideas, views, and ideologies of a country. Films in Turkey are part of a culture that has developed rapidly and has become an entertainment for the people. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk reformed and turned Turkey into a new country with the ideology of secularism, controlling religious institutions and expressions. This journal article aims to describe the implementation of Turkish secular ideology in the country's cultural settings, namely censorship of religious elements in Turkish films from 1939 to 1990. The method used in this article is critical descriptive through literature study. This article concludes that censorship is not only practiced to maintain secularism in Turkey, but also to protect the religion itself
REVITALIZING AREA STUDIES: BUILDING THEMATIC RESONANCE THROUGH RECONCILIATION
Get PDFArea Studies has garnered a lot of criticisms over the past several decades. This, of course, is to be expected as the initial foundation of the study itself is polemical, and very much colonial. Many have seen area studies as antiquated, unable to rise to the challenges of globalization. Indeed, as a project that relies upon “areas” conventionally demarcated, globalization poses as the threat/potential double-bind that can make or break area studies. Stepping up to the challenge, area studies have been in dialogue with other disciplines such as diaspora studies, postcolonial studies and cultural studies that have become prominent critics of area studies. These flirtations have been fruitful for more alternatives and possibilities come to fore. In the same vein, the nature of this writing is to build a dialogue between area-based knowledge and the travelling ideas spurred by globalization, and in doing so, hoping that such dialogue will produce thematic issue that connects localities, history, and knowledge production. This paper proposes the discourse of reconciliation as a thematic issue to reconnect and re-integrate different “areas” in the larger project of Area Studies
TRANSLATING CODE-SWITCHING IN THE INDONESIAN VERSION OF DER BOXER
Get PDFCode-switching is the use of more than one language in an utterance. Within a narrative work like comics, code-switching can be used to show exoticism, character identity, or dramatic effect. Translating such a speech pattern poses a challenge to a translator. This paper discusses how a translator covert speeches that code-switch to three foreign languages – English, Yiddish, and Hebrew – in the German comic der Boxer by Reinhard Kleist into Indonesian. Translation units such as words, phrases, and sentences in the the target text will be compared to its counterparts in the source text to note the procedures used by the translator. The data gathered will then be analyzed to observe which utterances are kept in their foreign form, kept with additional information, or translated functionally and literally. Each procedure taken has its effects on the target text. Some preserve story elements such as surprise effect and otherness, while some preserve the readers’ immersion in the story. The procedures taken show that one needs to consider the context of each unit in translating and that not only one procedure can be applied as a panacea in translating every unit in a code-switching language pair
CITIZENSHIP AS EXPERIENCE: THE LIVES AND LABOURS OF OVERSEAS INDONESIAN SCHOLARS
Get PDFThe “brain train” has emerged as a predominant narrative in developmentalist discourse portraying overseas scholars as unencumbered individuals riding the train from developing to developed countries for social and economic mobility. In this article, we problematize the metaphorical use of “brain” to describe overseas scholars as self-serving calculative individuals by approaching the scholars as subjects whose practices are contingent in specific geopolitical constructs and shaped by hierarchies of emotions. We take into account the individual stories of Indonesian scholars who currently work in Western academic institutions and look at the interplay between emotions and notions of citizenship as experienced and practiced by the scholars. The article contends that emotional relationships with the nation, despite notions of deterritorialization of citizenship, is difficult to escape for it endures and retains its presence despite vulnerabilities and struggles the scholar has to deal with. Further, the tenacity of the scholars‟ experiences in the territories they inhabit today not only question the notion of brain train, but also challenges the notions of nation and citizenship imagined and aggressively mobilized by the nation-state