Recollections of a lost kingdom: The varied interactions between history and memory in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 175069802098203
Author(s):  
Kathryn Wellen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Long Period ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Literate Society

This paper looks at the ways in which the Bugis of South Sulawesi, Indonesia remember their distant past. The example of Allangkanangngé ri Latanété, a palace site of the legendary polity of Cina, exemplifies how memories are mediated by cultural practices and socio-historical factors, as well as how they are included and excluded from histories, over a long period of time and through massive social changes. These social changes include the transition from a non-literate to a literate society, the demise of Cina and rise of agricultural kingdoms, colonialism, independence, and the advent of the digital age. The case of Allangkanangngé and Cina exemplifies how forgetting can serve new political situations; the way in which popular folk culture can maintain a memory despite historiographical oblivion; and the extent to which the Indonesian government is willing to appropriate history for nationalist purposes. It also exemplifies how history and memory can be synergistic or separate at different points in time.

scholarly journals ALEKSANDR DOBROLYUBOV ON HIS WAY TO THE ‘MOST EXALTED BROTHERHOOD’. WHAT DOES IT MEAN NOT TO BE LEO TOLSTOY

2018 ◽  
pp. 127-156
Author(s):  
O. Sluzhaeva
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Leo Tolstoy ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Religious Teaching ◽  
State Library ◽  
Literate Society ◽  
The Invisible

Based on letters, archived documents and the works written by A. Dobrolyubov during his religious exploration, after he set off on a pilgrimage across Russia, this article considers the foundations of the poet’s religious teaching and its perception by peasants and ‘literate’ society. The researcher focuses on A. Dobrolyubov’s collections of poetry From the Invisible Book [Iz knigi Nevidimoy], My Eternal Fellow-Travellers [Moi vechnie sputniki] and the songs he composed for group performance during community/brotherhood gatherings. A particularly valuable input is provided by I. Yarkov’s archive about Dobrolyubov and his followers (kept at the manuscripts departments of the Russian State Library and the Samara M. Gorky Literary Museum).The researcher points out that Dobrolyubov’s religious teaching, which used to enjoy a big following across a wide geography, was either ignored or misinterpreted in literary circles, and that, once he cut off his ties with the intellectuals, his contemporaries began to compare Dobrolyubov with Leo Tolstoy and those characters of classical Russian literature whose devoted their lives to the search for God and the truth. Dobrolyubov’s ideas of refusal to perform military service, genuine emancipation of peasants, the inner revolution as a prerequisite for progress, a universal unity, and respect for folk culture are not unlike the values that shaped European democracies.

Fission and Fusion: From improvisation to formalism in law and music

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond Manderson
Keyword(s):  
Classical Music ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Textual Interpretation ◽  
The Relationship

Law and classical music are both performative disciplines. Both became concerned with practices of textual interpretation, and with questions of the authority of those texts and the legitimacy of those interpretations. But exactly how did that happen, and with what social consequences? The relationship between law and music across the centuries shows striking parallels and echoes. If we study them carefully each can illuminate the other, binding them together so that we can see them as two aspects of the same process and the same histories. The insights we gain from the novelty of their conjunction help us to understand these social changes better and differently. This conjunction will also help us see how much our disciplinary blinkers prevent us from observing the far-reaching social forces which these cultural practices at each moment both echo and animate.

Democratic Decentralisation and Functioning of Local Governments in Tribal Areas of India

2016 ◽  
pp. 390-404
Author(s):  
Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
Tribal Areas ◽  
Governing Institutions

The chapter reflects the evolution, institutionalisation and functioning of the local self-governing institutions in the tribal areas of India in the context of the emergence of Globalised Model of development. The decentralised self-governing institutions, otherwise known as Panchayats have been functioning since a long period of time in the country. However, the functioning of these institutions since the last three decades has passed through the era of reforms in which the so called economic reforms under the canopy of globalisation influenced their functioning. Such scenario created implicit and explicit impacts on the functioning of these institutions. Further, the tribal self-governance system, cultural practices, livelihood pattern and above all socio-economic development programmes also pass through the phase of transition, which creates hope as well as challenges for the tribals.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka-ming Wu
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Cultural Logic ◽  
Folk Traditions ◽  
The Government

This book explores the role of folk cultural discourse and practices in the cultural politics of post-Mao China by focusing on Yan'an, headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1937 to 1947. It examines the relation between the government and local communities for heritage preservation and cultural tourism in the age of runaway urbanization by focusing on the moments of mobilizing and representing folk traditions in both socialist and late socialist Yan'an. It articulates the cultural logic of the late socialist Chinese society that corresponds to a new form of political economy through an analysis of three rural cultural practices in Yan'an and their entanglement with political, capital, and local forces: folk storytelling, folk paper-cuts, and spirit cult practices. This introduction discusses historical events and narratives that contribute to the development and modern meanings of folk culture and Yan'an. It also provides an overview of the author's fieldwork and research methodology as well as the chapters that follow.

Mental Structures in Transition Culture

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 901-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Triin Vihalemm ◽  
Veronika Kalmus
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Cultural Reproduction ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Linguistic Groups ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Generational Continuity ◽  
Level Analysis

Based on the concept of transition culture, the article discusses patterns of generational continuity and disruption in post-Soviet Estonia. We suggest a tool for meso-level analysis: factor structures of self-identification and value orientations. The empirical analysis of population survey data collected in 2005 shows that such mental structures have significant correlations with indices of perceptions about social changes and everyday social and cultural practices. Our analysis focuses on mental patterns of three generations among two main ethno-linguistic groups: ethnic Estonians and the Russian minority. The results reveal considerable differentiation between older and younger generations. We suggest that post-Soviet transition has brought about generational disruption in cultural reproduction, which is particularly visible among the ethnic minority group: Russian youngsters differ from their parents to a greater extent than do young Estonians from theirs. Moreover, the mental patterns of young Estonians and Russians have common elements.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic, Javanese Rituals, and Social Solidarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01045
Author(s):  
Dhanang Respati Puguh ◽  
Rabith Jihan Amaruli ◽  
Mahendra Pudji Utama
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Indonesian Government

The COVID-19 Pandemic has been going on for more than a year in Indonesia. The Indonesian government has been struggling to manage this Pandemic in various ways by implementing health protocols, Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB), and vaccinations. This article discusses the efforts made by the Javanese people in coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic by using literature study methods and observations of the realities that occurred during the Pandemic in Semarang. The discussion focused on cultural practices carried out by Semarang society to overcome the COVID-19 Pandemic, such as the ritual of repelling logs, social care for affected communities, and cooperation in providing personal protective equipment for health workers. Based on this reality, it can be stated that socio-cultural capital is used to cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

scholarly journals PELAKSANAAN HUKUMAN MATI DALAM PERSEPEKTIF HAK ASASI MANUSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Heriyono Heriyono
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Logical Consequence ◽  
Illegal Drugs ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The Government

In 2015 the Government of Indonesia carried out three stages of executions of 18 inmates, out of 18 convicted prisoners, only 4 inmates were Indonesian citizens, the rest were foreign nationals, this was what later made the execution of death executions by the Indonesian government in 2015 a global spotlight . For the Indonesian government, the execution of several people convicted of narcotics and illegal drugs is a logical consequence of the spirit of law enforcement in Indonesia. It is also evidence of the government's commitment in its fight against drugs. In Indonesia, violations and crimes against the misuse of narcotics and illegal drugs are high class crimes (extra ordinary crime) as well as terrorism. This article discusses how the history of the death penalty, then also about the existence of the implementation of the death penalty in the legal system in Indonesia, furthermore also about the debate and pros and cons of the implementation of the death penalty, and the last is about the implementation of the death penalty in the perspective of human rights relativeiseme. This arithmetic draws the conclusion that the development of the pendang way of carrying out the death penalty is strongly influenced by historical factors of the country concerned. In addition, natural factors (culture) and culture (culture) also influence the development of thought implementation and application of the death penalty.

Creative Destruction and the Social (Re) Construction of Heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-237
Author(s):  
Erica Avrami
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Creative Destruction ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Economic Concept ◽  
Coastal Sea ◽  
The Face

AbstractIn an era when war, acts of terror, and the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change loom large in the public conscience, the conservation community is grappling with the associated loss of the historic built environment and potential responses. But the built environment—at least some aspects of it—is becoming progressively obsolete due to environmental and social changes. Coastal sea-level rise, inefficient resource and land use, and the role of the built environment in perpetuating social exclusion raise questions about the potential value of destruction and the opportunities it affords for reframing spatial memory and historical narrative in more just and sustainable ways. The heritage field’s preoccupation with the physical, place-based fabric will be challenged in the face of this obsolescence, compelling a reexamination of attitudes toward destruction and reconstruction. This article borrows loosely from Joseph Schumpeter’s economic concept of creative destruction to explore the ways in which both innovation and new lenses on history and memory may be borne of change, loss, and obsolescence. Using the discourse surrounding past and contemporary North American cases, it examines some fundamental ideas regarding capital in the built environment and the economic value of destruction. It also explores the negative social consequences of destruction and the historical influence cum perspective of the heritage enterprise and posits potentially positive values and opportunities engendered through destruction. Finally, it reimagines how approaches to reconstruction by the heritage field may contribute to more socially just and sustainable futures.

Sidrap: A Study of the Factors That Led to the Development of Indonesia’s First Large-Scale Wind Farm

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Martha Maulidia ◽  
Paul Dargusch ◽  
Peta Ashworth ◽  
Agung Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Utility Scale

The first utility-scale (75 MW) wind farm facility in Indonesia (the “Sidrap” project) was launched in South Sulawesi in early 2018. In this case study, we assess how several factors contributed to the successful development of the Sidrap project including strong signals of support from the Indonesian Government; long-term local presence of private sector partners; familiarity of private sector partners with the risks and nuances of investing in Indonesia; and an innovative private-public sector partnership model. In the last 2 years, Indonesia’s electricity sector has changed much in terms of pricing policy and private sector involvement. Much effort has been directed toward the Indonesian Government meeting its renewable energy deployment target of 23% of the total energy mix by 2025. The question remains, however, on whether Indonesia will be able to develop additional renewable energy projects to Sidrap in the future, given the continuing changes and uncertainty in Indonesian’s renewable energy policy and politics.

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