scholarly journals Sasandu Gong and Sasando Violin: Changing the Pentatonic Scales to Diatonic

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Jefri Soli Kabnani
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
The People ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Western Hegemony

This study aims to determine the main causes of changes in the scales that occur. Changes in the scale of the Sasando musical instrument are influenced by mass culture, popular culture and the development of the market industry which has led to the tendency of the people of NTT, especially the city of Kupang to lead to Western lifestyles as if starting to leave local traditions. Values, meanings and social functions of Sasandu Gong are diminished and will even disappear in future generations. The influence of colonialism is assumed to be the cause of the people of Kupang prefer something modern than local wisdom. Some articles, journals, books and even websites often talk about the implementation of local cultural values as a cultural heritage and traditional art which is the identity of the Indonesian people. The author uses the concept of Leela Gandhi and Edward Said in general to discuss efforts to undermine Western hegemony, in which the domination of Western powers over the Eastern world considers the East as weak and full of imagination. The qualitative method is used as an exploratory approach that relies on in-depth data analysis in the form of text obtained from the speakers. The research results are discussed in three (3) stages. First, from the Postcolonial perspective that the change occurred starting from the history of the entry of Christianity into East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by the Dutch people. Second, musicologically, Sasando Violin experienced the development of scales with several variations made by Mr. Drs. Djony L. K. Theedens. Third, the physicality of the sound of the Sasas Gong changes in shifting functions, values, and meanings that existed before. 

scholarly journals Learning Foreign Language: Between Globalization and Hegemony in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
E. Sulyati
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
The People ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Western Hegemony

Implementation of foreign language learning in Indonesia is an effort for the Indonesian people to be able to absorb and follow the development of science and technology in the world, as well as a way to get into the global society. Behind this goal, there is a concern about the infiltration of (Western) values that can erode the identity of foreign language learners as Indonesian. This concern arises because in learning foreign languages contained information about foreign culture (Western) and its cultural values. Western cultural values, if not critically viewed by foreign language teachers and learners, are very likely to change the cultural outlook of learners in Indonesia. Foreign language learning is even suspected of being a Western means of doing hegemony towards the people of Indonesia (East). In this article explained about the situation of foreign language learning in Indonesia, forms of "Western" hegemony against "East" through foreign language learning, Alternative forms of ethnopedagogic and intercultural-based foreign language learning.

‘Appealing for Grace’, The Guinea Corn Festival of the Nawuris of Northern Ghana

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Aniegye Ntewusu
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Volta Region ◽  
Local Traditions

Festivals are recurrent celebrations and often with ritual events and meanings. Festivals reveal something of the identity, values and world views of the community or ethnic group that celebrates them (Szabó, 2015). Festive occasions involve local residents and visitors. In Ghana, there are several festivals celebrated by different ethnic groups. For example the people of Accra, the capital of Ghana, celebrate the Homowo festival, which is a festival that literally ‘hoots at hunger’. The festival was initiated following a bumper harvest after years of famine and hunger. The people of Akropong, Akwapim in the eastern region of Ghana celebrate the Odwira festival. It is a festival that enables the people to purify ancestral stools 2 and spiritually cleanse the towns and villages in and around Akropong. In the same way the people of Cape Coast also celebrate the Fetu Afahye festival, which is a multi-purpose festival that marks cleansing of the people of Cape Coast from a plague in pre-colonial times. The festival also celebrates an abundant harvest of fish from the sea and offers the opportunity for the people in the area to thank the seventy-seven deities of the Cape Coast for their protection over the years (Opoku 1970). The Ewe people of Anlo, in the Volta Region of Ghana, celebrate a festival called Hogbetsotso. It is a migration festival that tells the story of the escape of a group of Ewes from one of their tyrannical rulers, King Agokoli. The Dagomba people of the Northern Region celebrate the Bugum or fire festival. Local traditions provide two explanations for the festival. The first credits the origin of the festival to the Prophet Noah whose Ark docked on Mount Ararat. Local historians claim that after the floods the occupants of the Ark came out with torches to find their way out and around. The second version indicates that at a point in the history of the Dagomba people a king lost his son. The king assembled his warriors who composed a search party. They finally found the son in the night sleeping under a tree. Because they managed to find him using torches made from grass, the king decreed that every year the event should be celebrated with torches made from grass.

Karabakh is Azerbaijan - the national-historical culture of the country, where history and modernity meet

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (05) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Məhbubə Sarxan qızı Fətullayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Musical Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Culture ◽  
Cultural Monuments ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Rich History

The article tells about the history of the Karabakh region, its cultural monuments, rich literature, art and musical culture. Considered the cradle of Azerbaijani culture, Karabakh is described as a land where history and modernity meet, describing the richness of the region's beautiful nature, climate and natural resources. It is explained that the cultural values of the ancient land are the result of the centuries-old traditions of the people of this land, the mysterious nature of the region, the wealth of natural resources, which has a positive effect on artistic thinking and creativity. Thanks to the work of the Karabakh people, the folk art of Karabakh, which is widely used in the life of the region, has a long and rich history. Key words: Karabakh, cultural monuments, Shusha fortress, Karabakh horses, national-historical culture

Elite-pedagogical Ideas of the Russian Liberal Elitism Representatives in Understanding Revolutionary Events in Russia 1905–1907 years

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
.Levdanskaya Yuliya Yu. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Culture ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Elite Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Creative Space ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Culture Education

The article analyzes the socio-political and philosophical thought of the domestic liberal elitism representatives in understanding the revolutionary events of 1905–1907 in the scope of elitology and elite-pedagogy. The comprehension of elite-pedagogical ideas is carried out around the discourse of the “Russian intellectuals” crisis, its role and responsibility for the events occurred through the prism of the phenomena of “elite transit” and “mass revolt”. It has been shown that the philosophical and pedagogical thought of Russian liberal elitism anticipated the culturological approach development and the meritocratic tradition of modern elitology and elite-pedagogy: formulation of the elite educating problem, which is responsible to the people and is involved in the surrounding majority, aware of the high spiritual responsibility for their creative space to the people; consideration of questions of the elite culture and education popularization, interaction of “elitist” and “mass” culture, education of the masses and the task of legitimizing the achievements of culture, science, art, politics in the masses. The knowledge of pedagogical phenomena in the context of elitology and elite-pedagogy, as well as the reflection of the history of pedagogy in line with the studied issues, will allow the author to identify negative trends in modern education that reduce its possibilities regarding the upbringing and education of the higher stratum of society.

scholarly journals AKULTURASI ISLAM DENGAN BUDAYA DI PULAU JAWA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Adisty Nurrahmah Laili ◽  
Ega Restu Gumelar ◽  
Husnul Ulfa ◽  
Ranti Sugihartanti ◽  
Hisny Fajrussalam
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Japanese Colonial ◽  
Literary Arts ◽  
Cultural Developments

Abstrak – Islam brought changes in cultural acculturation including tombstones, literary arts, performing arts and carving arts. Besides having a lot of influence in the field of art, Islamic teachings also affect the nature and habits of the people on the island of Java. Acculturation between Islam and culture on the island of Java occurs in many ways, the most visible of which is the work of carving. The occurrence of acculturation between Islamic teachings and Javanese culture does not cause the loss of previous cultural values, but enriches cultural diversity in Indonesia. The process of the entry of Islam into Indonesia has influenced and experienced cultural acculturation with local culture, especially Javanese culture. There are so many results or forms of acculturation between Islamic religious teachings and Javanese culture, starting from the history of the entry of Islam in the archipelago through the services of the Songo guardians and cultural developments from time to time, starting from human civilization in the archipelago, especially the island of Java, the history of the Dutch and Japanese colonial times. , the era of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms to the Islamic kingdoms on the island of Java which we can still see its legacy to this day. In writing this study, we discuss examples of the results of acculturation of Javanese culture such as building art, carving art and literary arts with Islamic teachings and the influence of the acculturation results of these two values ​​and cultures.   Abstrak – Islam membawa perubahan akulturasi budaya diantaranya pada batu nisan, seni sastra, seni pertunjukan dan seni ukir. Selain banyak mempengaruhi dalam bidang seni ajaran islam juga mempengaruhi sifat serta kebiasaan masyarakat di pulau jawa. Akulturasi antara islam dan kebudayaan di pulau jawa terjadi dalam banyak hal diantaranya yang paling terlihat yaitu hasil karya seni ukir. Terjadinya akulturasi antara ajaran islam dan kebudayaan masyarakat jawa tersebut tidak menyebabkan hilangnya nilai kebudayaan sebelumnya, tetapi memperkaya keanekaragaman budaya di Indonesia. Proses masuknya Islam ke Indonesia telah mempengaruhi serta mengalami akulturasi budaya dengan budaya lokal, khususnya budaya Jawa. Banyak sekali hasil atau wujud akulturasi antara ajaran agama islam dan budaya jawa, berawal dari sejarah masuknya Islam di nusantara melalui jasa para wali songo dan perkembangan budaya dari masa ke masa, mulai dari peradaban manusia di nusantara khususnya pulau jawa, sejarah masa kolonial belanda dan jepang, zaman kerajaan hindu-budha hingga kerajaan-kerajaan islam di pulau jawa yang masih dapat kita lihat peninggalannya sampai saat ini. Pada penulisan penelitian ini membahas tentang contoh hasil akulturasi kebudayaan jawa seperti seni bangunannya, seni ukir dan seni sastra dengan ajaran agama islam serta pengaruh dari hasil akulturasi kedua nilai dan budaya tersebut.

scholarly journals Melawat di Simeulue (Studi Kasus di Desa Lambaya Kec. Simeulue Tengah dengan Desa Sanggiran Kec. Simeulue Barat Kabupaten Simeulue)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Rita Safari ◽  
Abdul Manan ◽  
Sanusi Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Activity Group ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Village

This study aims to find out the history of visiting Simeulue, the visiting procession the Lambaya Village with Sanggiran Village, the role of the community in preserving visiting traditions and the benefits of visiting the people of Lambaya Village with Sanggiran Village. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that visiting procession is a visit activity carried out by a group of individuals, organizations or communities by way of deliberations with citizens, communicating, and preparing all the necessities and interests of visiting activities. This visit is led by the highest person in the village or someone who is trusted as the leader of the activity group. The role and benefits of the community to preserve the tradition of visiting is that the community continues to maintain, apply, maintain and develop traditions and cultural values so that visiting can strengthen harmony in daily life. In addition, by visiting them they can get new experiences, find out weaknesses, lack of organization, keep them away from enmity, get new families and most importantly get knowledge that they have not yet gotten.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Pakistani Learners of English about Standard British and American English: An Exploratory Approach

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Dr. Syed Shujaat Ali ◽  
Muhammad Ishtiaq ◽  
Muhammad Shahid
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
American English ◽  
British English ◽  
American Variety ◽  
The People ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
National University ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Single Variety

Pakistani learners of English are exposed to the same degree to both the British and the American variety of English language. There is no state policy or direction regarding the preference of one variety over the other in being used for getting education. Overall society and educational institutes are free to adopt or promote any variety that they deem proper. Both the varieties are used extensively, are quite popular, and enjoy sufficient means and reasons to be effective in society. The lack of uniformity in adopting a particular variety leads to multiple problems, including an English variety having features of both American and British English in different degrees, depending on each user’s different degree of exposure to both the varieties. For ensuring uniformity and avoiding confusion, the researcher thought it compulsory to make a recommendation for the adoption of a single variety out of the two, based on its suitability and utility. However, the researcher feels it urgent that before making recommendations to the government for the adoption of a single variety, the wishes and predilections of the people of Pakistan have to be considered and the reasons why some prefer British variety and some the American variety have to be identified and assessed. If they preferred a feature of English, then did they know which variety it belonged to and if they knew then why did they like it. In the process, the researcher also strove to find out as to what extent the knowledge of literature and history of the country of the variety, contributed to affecting the preference of the Pakistani people. Data was gathered from sixty-six participants from two universities of Pakistan, namely Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) Kohat from the KP Province on the provincial level, and National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad from the Federal capital, Islamabad, on the federal level; participants were enquired about their approaches, attitudes, and feelings towards the variety of English they preferred and to explain reasons and motives behind the selection/rejection of one or other of the two varieties, through a questionnaire having seven close-ended and three open-ended items.

scholarly journals HIGHER AGRARIAN SCHOOL OF UKRAINIAN EMIGRATION (1922–1935)

2018 ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Utkin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
The People ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Republic

In the article on the basis of factual material, archival documents it is analysed the history of foundation and work of the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy (here in after referred to as the UHA) in Czechoslovakia (1922–1935) as a polytechnic-type higher education institution, functioning on the traditions of Ukrainian free science, culture and patriotism. The importance of the topic is due to the inadequate study of the history of the Ukrainian emigration in the Western countries, the activities of its scientifi c, educational, cultural and other institutions, their role in preserving Ukrainian, national and cultural values, which became the basis for the further development of science, education and culture for Ukrainians abroad. The subject of our research is the Higher Agricultural School of the Ukrainian emigration in Czechoslovakia. The methodological base of research are historical and comparative, typological, genetic, systematic methods used for a comprehensive study. The Academy has made a signifi cant contribution to the intellectual development of person, national and cultural values of the united Ukraine. Achievements of the Academy in the personnel training, research and publishing industry refl ect the ideas of Ukrainian scholars at knowledge as a factor of socio-economic growth of the welfare of the people and deepening the infl uence on the establishment of national consciousness, the struggle of Ukrainians for independence. Scientists of the Academy collaborated with international organizations, participated in the work of international scientifi c forums, were recognized by the world scientifi c community, which indicates the maturity of an emigrant private high school. For the history of Ukraine it is very important the comprehensive analysis of the functioning of Ukrainian educational and scientifi c structures, such as the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy in the Podebrady (Czechoslovakia), which during 1922–1935, actively trained highly educated personnel in agro-forestry, economically-cooperative and engineering faculties. It students wanted to learn successfully accumulated human knowledge of their specialties, distribute them, and if necessary to work in Ukraine combining science and production, to raise the economy of the republic to the level of advanced Western countries.

scholarly journals BENTUK PENYAJIAN GORDANG SAMBILAN PADA UPACARA PESTA PERNIKAHAN DI KELURAHAN KOTA SIANTAR KECAMATAN PANYABUNGAN KOTA KABUPATEN MANDAILING NATAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
RAFSANJANI RAFSANJANI ◽  
Marzam Marzam
Keyword(s):  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
Original Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
Magical Power ◽  
Wedding Ceremony ◽  
Arena Stage ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
The Village

This research aims to describe the presentation form of Gordang Sambilan at wedding ceremony in the village of Kota Siantar, Panyabungan Kota district, Mandailing Natal Regency. This research belongs to a qualitative research using descriptive method. The main instrument in this study was the researcher itself and was assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery and cameras. The data were collected through literature study, observation, interview, and documentation. The data were analyzed by describing and concluding the data. The results show that Gordang Sambilan is a traditional art from Mandailing land, North Sumatra, in the form of a mixed tradition ansamble band played by twelve to fourteen male players. Gordang Sambilan is performed on the arena stage where people watching the show surround the group of Gordang Sambilan who are performing. The main musical instrument of this art is Gordang Sambilan which is nine large drums played by being hit by using sticks. In addition, there are other supporting instruments namely ogung, salempong, tali sasayap, saleot, and flute. Gordang Sambilan was once believed to have supernatural or magical power and was used as a medium to ask for help to the spirits of ancestors and jinn on various problems faced by society.  In the past, gordang art performances could only be played at Horja Bolon wedding(traditional ceremonies of massive wedding parties). However, nowdays it is freely performed or played serving as entertainment for the People of Mandailing. It can be openly witnessed and performed aiming solely to preserve Mandailing's original culture or art and to keep Gordang Sambilan alive. It is still played and not extinct in the middle of increasingly modern era.Keywords: Presentation form, Gordang Sambilan, wedding ceremony

scholarly journals «LINGUOCULTUREMA «MARUSIA CHURAI» IN THE UKRAINIAN LITERATURE OF THE XIX – XX CENTURIES»

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Nataliia HOLIKOVA
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Historical Novel ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Folk Song ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Dramatic Works ◽  
The People ◽  
Historical Figure ◽  
Literary Evolution ◽  
History Of

The article describes the folklore and literary evolution of the historical figure Marusia Churai in the prose, poetic, dramatic works of writers of the XIX– XX centuries. The concept of «folk song» is actualized, where folklorisms have a text-centric purpose for linguistic portrayal of the studied character. It is noted that Marusia Churai was the probable author of several dozen songs, which are now considered folk, and that the history of entering the literature of the author of the songs began with the folk ballad «Oh, don’t go, Hryts», which echoes similar pagan mythological legends. Based on the research of famous scientists, all the author’s texts, integrated with the plot of Hrits’s poisoning, are divided into two groups: 1) those that freely interpret the ballad; 2) those in which the content of the folk song is intertwined with ancient legends about Marusia Churai. A comparative analysis of semantic-semantic transformations, indicative of individual-author verbalization of thought in a number of artistic texts. Emphasis is placed on the novel «Marusia, Malorussian Sappho» by O. Shakhovskyi and on the historical novel in verse «Marusia Churai» by L. Kostenko. These are key works in which the precedent name of the author of the songs reflects the essence of the linguistic and aesthetic signs of Ukrainian culture, plays the role of a mythologeme or linguoculture, respectively. In conclusion, it is emphasized that Ukrainian society, being at the turn of worldviews, needs the protection of ethnolinguistic cultural values that maintain the connection of generations, accumulate the historical memory of the people.

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