scholarly journals Associating the image with the myth on ancient Cretan coins: Three case-studies

2020 ◽  
pp. 757-785
Author(s):  
Manolis I. Stefanakis ◽  
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Niki Paschalia M. Konstantinidi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Ethnic Pride ◽  
City States

Cretan coinage is characterized by a multitude of iconographic types, very often mythological in content. Various mythical figures and episodes are often difficult to identify or interpret due to either lack of clues that would lead to an interpretation or to the fact that could be identifiable with more than one existing myth. Thus, the identification of imagery on Cretan coins is not always self evident. Three major mints of the island are examined in this paper in order to investigate local myths, compared with the mythological tradition of mainland Greece; the myth of the Tree Nymph of Gortyn, the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos and the myth of the Dog-nursed Infant of Kydonia. Cretan cities, through coin imagery and by carefully selecting the represented mythical figures, were bonding theircitizens with a certain heritage, offering a sense of belonging, continuation and ethnic pride differentiating themselves from other ethnic groups and city states of the island.

scholarly journals Nós, o outro e os outros: a constituição multiétnica capixaba no caldeirão cultural do Espírito Santo, Brasil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Dadalto ◽  
Luis Fernando Beneduzi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
The State ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
European Immigrants ◽  
The Government ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Lebanese Immigrants ◽  
Political Actions

This paper aims to analyse the multiethnic constitution of Espírito Santo starting from the report book Encontro das Raças, published in 1997 by the journalist Rogério Medeiros. The book presents interviews with narratives of European immigrants and descendants – Pomeranians, Dutch, Italians, Polish, German, Tyrolean, and Swiss. During its historical, socio-cultural and demographic constitution, Espírito Santo also counted with the participation of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants – in the 19th and early 20th centuries – and Asians, as well as national migrants. Medeiros also discusses and presents narratives of the descendants of Africans, Indians and Portuguese who constitute the first matrix of miscegenation of the capixaba people. The purpose of the present study is to reflect on this relationship that Medeiros calls the “Meeting of the Races” from a perspective of the sense of belonging and power relations established between these various ethnic groups settled in the state from 1847, when the government of the province sought alternatives to transform Espírito Santo economically and initiated, through political actions, the process of installing European immigrants in its lands.

Hate and the State in Ancient Greece

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Konstan
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Moral Emotion ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Greek City ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
Civil Strife ◽  
City States

In classical antiquity, thinkers like Aristotle regarded hatred, unlike envy, as a moral emotion, elicited by the perception of vice. Nevertheless, hatred might be taken to irrational extremes (there are occasional expressions of hatred of all women, for example), and antagonisms between ethnic groups (as in Sparta or Alexandria) or social classes (in many Greek city states) could lead to open conflict or civil war. Classical states had few resources to inhibit or control such hatreds. One significant development in this direction, however, was the amnesty decreed in Athens to heal the wounds of the civil strife that broke out after Athens’ defeat in the Peloponnesian War.

scholarly journals Developing relationality and student belonging: The need for building cosmopolitan engagement in undergraduate communities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Bamford ◽  
Lucie Pollard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Circle Of Friends ◽  
Student Belonging ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact

This paper addresses evidence that developing a sense of belonging for students from different ethnic groups impacts on their engagement. It notes previous findings that in universities habits of coexistence may present barriers to the development of relationships and the sense of student belonging. The paper proposes that cosmopolitan engagement offers a frame for considering the experience of cultural difference in the classroom. It stresses the importance of relationality and communication. The research, involving students undertaking business and science programmes in two culturally similar universities, has sought to develop a better understanding of how students in London engage with higher education, with their learning and with cultural others, and the impact on their learning of differing communication patterns. The study finds that students often feel distant from their tutors and afraid to ask for further explanation. Instead, they rely on a circle of friends to provide support and clarification. Students have identified the development of agency through engaging with others from different cultures. Engagement in practical collective tasks such as forensic lab work seems to have the potential to encourage communication across cultures, but observation have suggested that students tend to self-segregate. The article concludes that there cannot be a presumption of cosmopolitan engagement. Rather universities need to develop strategies for improving communication between students and staff and between students of different cultural backgrounds.

scholarly journals Nationalism and Maulid Tradition: Internalizing Nationalism Values to Madurese Muslim Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Siswanto Siswanto
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Helping Others

The diversity of cultures, races, ethnic groups, and religions has great potential to cause conflict. This condition indicates that the nationalism values of in the community decreased. This research examines the internalization of nationalism values through the maulid tradition for jamaah Majlis Maulid wa al-Ta’lim Riyadlul Jannah Madura. By using a qualitative approach with a phenomenological type, this study found that nationalism has an important meaning for the jamaah in building a peaceful life, strengthening brotherhood among the community and maintaining the integrity of NKRI. Internalization of the value of nationalism in the maulid tradition is done by reading the shalawat simth aldurar and chanting nasyid contained these values. The spirit of nationalism is seen in maintaining akhlak in following the shalawat readings, mutual respect, and a sense of belonging to the majlis and the caring attitude of the jamaah in helping others in the social activities

Examining Sense of Belonging Among First-Year Undergraduates From Different Racial/Ethnic Groups

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn R Johnson ◽  
Matthew Soldner ◽  
Jeannie Brown Leonard ◽  
Patty Alvarez ◽  
Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
First Year ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Words and Worlds

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Public Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Sense

Born in a time of anxiety, Words and Worlds examines some of the disquieting challenges that societies now face. Through an inquiry into a political lexicon of commonsense words, ranging from democracy and revolution to knowledge and authority, from inequality and toleration to war and power, the authors of this book trouble the self-evidence of these terms, bringing into view the hidden transcripts and unexpected trajectories of many settled ideas, such as the human sense of belonging or the call for openness and transparency in research and public life. The case studies conducted over five continents with the tools of eight different disciplines challenge the ethnocentric assumptions, false moralism, and cultural prejudices that underlie much discussion on corruption, or even the virtue invested in resilience. The critique of the ubiquitous use of crisis to characterize our times shows how this framing obscures the unjust conditions of existence and violence of everyday life. Together the essays in this book offer a fresh look at the deeply connected worlds we inhabit in solidarity and discord. Contributors. Banu Bargu, Veena Das, Alex de Waal, Didier Fassin, Peter Geschiere, Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Caroline Humphrey, Ravi Kanbur, Julieta Lemaitre, Uday S. Mehta, Jan-Werner Müller, Jonathan Pugh, Elizabeth F. Sanders, Todd Sanders

Americanness and the “Other” Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-429
Author(s):  
Stacey Greene ◽  
Gabrielle Gray ◽  
Niambi Michele Carter ◽  
Ray Block
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
American Identity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minorities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Political Actions

American identity has become a racialized norm that is primarily applied to those racially identified as White. We examine what it means to be an American from the perspective of racial and ethnic minorities who may not be viewed as prototypical Americans. Because we know comparatively little about what American identity means for those who are not White, it is important to understand this attachment in order to understand how “other” Americans articulate their identity and how their political actions and attitudes are influenced by those sentiments. Using the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, we examine attachment to American identity for racial and ethnic minorities (i.e., Blacks, Asians, and Latino/a people) to evaluate levels of political participation and sentiments toward discrimination. Using a novel measure of Americanness (measured here as the extent to which people feel “allegiance” to America and their sense of “belonging” as Americans) we describe the differences between how racial and ethnic groups view their American identity, and how that perception influences electoral and nonelectoral participation. We find not only that there are differences in how various groups attach to American identity, but also that the impact of this identity attachment on electoral and nonelectoral participation is moderated by race and ethnicity.

scholarly journals Education and Intra-Alliance Conflict: Contrasting and Comparing Popular Struggles in Apartheid South Africa and Palestine

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Fouad Barakat
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
South African ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Multiple Fault ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
South African Education ◽  
Education And Conflict

Much recent research has been directed at illuminating the role of education in major conflicts between ethnic groups. It is increasingly well understood that education does not necessarily have a positive, peace-supporting influence, but that the wrong kind of education can serve to reinforce divisions. However, in many conflicts there are multiple fault lines. Even if one central antagonism between two broad groupings can be identified, numerous tensions and divergent interests may exist within each of these groupings. This study examines the hypothesis that the notion of the ‘two faces of education’ extends to such ‘conflicts within the conflict’. In other words, with regard to tensions within groups on the ‘same side’, education and schooling may also serve either as a unifying force or as a cause of violent disagreement – or both at the same time. This article presents the results of extracting both kind of themes – education as divisive or unifying – from a thorough review of the literature on two case studies: South African education during the anti-apartheid struggle, and the development of Palestinian education in exile and under occupation. While significant differences exist, there are also some common patterns, such as the use of educational privileges to co-opt part of the opposition, the continuation of educational class differentials within broad alliances during and after conflict, and the role of ambiguity in educational discourse in opposition. Both cases support the conclusion that education and schooling can play an ambivalent role at all levels of complex conflicts, and that research on ‘education and conflict’ cannot afford to ignore this complexity.

scholarly journals Representasi Keindonesiaan dalam Fatimah (1938) Karya Hoesin Bafagih

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-322
Author(s):  
Sayidatul Ummah
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
The Third ◽  
Proof Of Ownership

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap narasi keindonesiaan sebagai respon dari gerakan nasionalisme Indonesia di kalangan keturunan Hadrami yang ditawarkan dalam naskah drama Fatimah (1938).  Fatimah merupakan naskah drama pesanan yang ditulis untuk menyemarakkan kongres Persatuan Arab Indonesia (PAI) ketiga di Semarang pada tahun 1938. Fatimah kerap disebut sebagai salah satu bukti keterlibatan etnis Hadrami dalam menyongsong lahirnya negara Indonesia dan menjadi bagian penting dari PAI. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis tekstual dengan sudut pandang kajian post-kolonial dalam kerangka konsep nasionalisme sebagai sense of belonging dari Anderson (1991). Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa drama Fatimah (1938) merupakan salah satu teks sastra yang turut menyuarakan gagasan keindonesiaan di kalangan keturunan Hadrami. Keindonesiaan sebagai sense of belonging mewujud dalam gagasan Indonesian Dream dan juga kritik terhadap kemapanan yang dimaknai sebagai bentuk perlawanan terhadap kolonial. Kendatipun memperlihatkan kecenderungan pada narasi keindonesiaan, Fatimah tetap memberi ruang pada kehadramian. Namun, alih-alih memberi ruang pada tanah air leluhur, teks justru semakin menegaskan keberpihakan pada keindonesiaan.  This study aims to discuss the Indonesianness narrative in response to the Indonesian nationalism movement among Hadrami leaders offered in the drama script Fatimah (1938). Fatimah is a drama script, written to enliven the third Persatuan Arab Indonesia (PAI) congress in Semarang in 1938. Fatimah is often referred to as one proof of ownership of Hadrami ethnic groups in welcoming the birth of the Indonesian state and an important part of PAI. This study used the method of textual analysis with the postcolonial perspective of Anderson ‘sense of belonging’ in the discussion of the concept of nationalism. The result of the analysis shows that the drama of Fatimah (1938) was one of the literary texts that voiced the contribution of Indonesianism among the Hadrami generation. Indonesianness, as a sense of belonging, embodied the vision of Indonesian Dream and also criticism of establishment which was interpreted as a form of resistance to colonialism. Besides prioritizing the Indonesianness narrative, Fatimah still gave space to the Hadrami. However, instead of giving space to ancestral homeland, the text took side with the Indonesianness. 

scholarly journals Tahapan Pembentukan Identitas Etnis Remaja Madura Di Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faqihul Muqoddam ◽  
Suryanto
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Data Presentation

This research aims to describe the stages and driving factors the formation of ethnic identity of Madurese adolescents who live in Surabaya. This research used qualitative approach with narrative analysis. Participants in this study were Madurese adolescents who lived in Surabaya aged 12-20 years. Data collection uses observation and interview techniques. Data were analyzed by stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that (1) Adolescents form their Madura ethnic identity in Surabaya with the stage; bring back identity, intense interaction in ethnic groups, and implementation of Madurese cultural elements in the Surabaya environment, (2) Factors that encourage them in the formation of ethnic identity come from internal factors (sense of belonging and sense of pride to ethnic identity) and factors of brotherhood solidarity in ethnic groups. Suggestions for further research is to extend the context of research. The next discussion is expected to find obstacles and expand the studies that have been studied previously.

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