Culture and Tradition in Siswati Modern Literature: Lessons from Umjingi udliwa yintHlitiyo “Let one Follow the Heart’s Dictates” by S.W. Nsibandze

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Sisana R Mdluli
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Modern Literature ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Public ◽  
Contemporary Writers ◽  
The Voice

Literary works in any language are intended for conveying specific messages. African contemporary writers tap into the reservoirs of their culture and tradition in transmitting their messages. Since most African societies are patriarchal, it is no wonder that they portray patriarchal inclinations in their modern products. This article seeks to review the patriarchal air; that is the trends that suppress the voice, actions, and visibility of women in the public domain. An analysis of the Siswati play entitled Umjingi udliwa yinhlitiyo “Let one follow the heart’s dictates” by SW Nsibandze will illustrate the upshots of using culture and tradition in promoting the theme of the play, while challenging some cultural stereotypes. The womanist approaches will form the theoretical foundation for this discussion. On the basis of this play, I will draw conclusions from the research that has already been undertaken to make proposals on how traditional and cultural trends can be used in streamlining gender equality.

scholarly journals Prawo ochrony dziedzictwa kulturowego. Quo vadis?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-220
Author(s):  
Wojciech Szafrański ◽  
Piotr Lasik
Keyword(s):  
Public Domain ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Wizard Of Oz ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chronicles Of Narnia ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Reverse Process ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Heritage Protection ◽  
Quo Vadis

Heritage protection law. Quo vadis? Heritage protection law is one of the youngest branches of law. It is still developing, like a child on its way to adulthood. By using the parallel narrative between the chosen literary works for children (The Snow Queen by Ch. Andersen, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.F. Baume and Pippi Longstocking by A. Lindgren) and future challenges for heritage law, the authors aim to present different directions of development relating to heritage identity, extending the field of protection by law (by encompassing intangible heritage and other areas), valuation of heritage, and the problem of bringing heritage to the public domain and the reverse process.

scholarly journals WOMAN IMAGE IN LITERARY WORKS

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Kurnia Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Eastern Culture ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Gain Access

SOSOK PEREMPUAN DALAM KARYA SASTRAAbstractCurrently, women have started to gain access to the public sphere, which was traditionally reserved for men. However, questions remain whether these women have already gained due recognition for their work in the public domain. This phenomena are also present in literature, a creative work which is believed to be able to depict social phenomena with ample clarity. Three short stories published in the Jakarta Posts 2008, and Kompas 2012 chosen to see the reflection of women who entered the public domain which is strongly patriarchal in nature. Ironically, patriarchy still strongly presents in custom, tradition, and religion in which the sanctity of Eastern culture must be kept at all cost.Keywords: image, woman, literary worksAbstrakSaat ini, perempuan sudah mulai mendapatkan akses ke ruang publik, yang secara tradisional untuk laki-laki. Namun, pertanyaannya tetap apakah wanita ini telah memperoleh pengakuan untuk pekerjaan mereka dalam domain publik. Fenomena ini juga hadir dalam sastra, karya kreatif yang diyakini dapat menggambarkan fenomena sosial dengan cukup jelas. Tiga cerita pendek yang diterbitkan di Jakarta Post 2008, dan Kompas 2012 yang dipilih untuk melihat pantulan wanita yang memasuki domain publik yang sangat patriarkal di alam. Ironisnya, patriarki masih sangat hadir dalam adat, tradisi, dan agama di mana kesucian budaya Timur harus disimpan di semua biaya.Keywords: sosok, perempuan, karya sastra

scholarly journals KESETARAAN GENDER DAN RELASI KUASA DALAM TAFSIR AL-QUR’AN TEMATIK KEMENTERIAN AGAMA REPUBLIK INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Tinggal Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Discriminatory Effect

<p><em>Tafsir Al-Qur’an Tematik</em><em> is a product of mufassir creative dialectic with the text of the Qur'an which contains interrelated elements among various interests as produced by involving the Government. This engagement raises the question of the supposedly dialectical interpretation, while raising questions about the product of tafsir, especially regarding the interpretation of gender equality which indicates a power-knowledge relations built for a particular interest. This study aims to explain how power-knowledge relations operate in the book, especially in constructing gender equality. With that purpose, the theory of gender equality and the theory of power-knowledge relations is used to achieve the intended purpose. </em></p><p><em>The this study finds that power-knowledge relations flow in the Tafsir Al-Qur’an Tematik. Power relations operate in a dialectical and productive manner through initiation, election, accommodation, contestation, controversy, negotiation and compromise of the exegeteers in compiling the tafsir. The mufassir not only try to explain the book of the Qur'an alone, but also attempt to construct the life of the people to be in line with the Government agenda. The mufassir does attempt to construct an equal relationship between men and women, but the construction is not wholly objective and neutral as it still leaves a more discriminatory effect prioritizing men in the public domain and women in the domestic sphere. These power-knowledge relations operate systematically by controlling power relations with truth so as to give rise to more equitable constructions directed to regulate the lives of people on behalf of increased productivity. By its mechanism, power-knowledge normalizes the lives of people with a construction of gender equality that is essentially loaded with power politics.</em></p><p> </p><em>Keywords: tafsir, gender equality, and power relations.</em><p><em>Tafsir Al-Qur’an Tematik</em><em> is a product of mufassir creative dialectic with the text of the Qur'an which contains interrelated elements among various interests as produced by involving the Government. This engagement raises the question of the supposedly dialectical interpretation, while raising questions about the product of tafsir, especially regarding the interpretation of gender equality which indicates a power-knowledge relations built for a particular interest. This study aims to explain how power-knowledge relations operate in the book, especially in constructing gender equality. With that purpose, the theory of gender equality and the theory of power-knowledge relations is used to achieve the intended purpose. </em></p><p><em>The this study finds that power-knowledge relations flow in the Tafsir Al-Qur’an Tematik. Power relations operate in a dialectical and productive manner through initiation, election, accommodation, contestation, controversy, negotiation and compromise of the exegeteers in compiling the tafsir. The mufassir not only try to explain the book of the Qur'an alone, but also attempt to construct the life of the people to be in line with the Government agenda. The mufassir does attempt to construct an equal relationship between men and women, but the construction is not wholly objective and neutral as it still leaves a more discriminatory effect prioritizing men in the public domain and women in the domestic sphere. These power-knowledge relations operate systematically by controlling power relations with truth so as to give rise to more equitable constructions directed to regulate the lives of people on behalf of increased productivity. By its mechanism, power-knowledge normalizes the lives of people with a construction of gender equality that is essentially loaded with power politics.</em></p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Private Matters Become Public: Western European Communist Exiles and Emigrants in Stalinist Russia in the 1930s

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigitte Studer ◽  
Berthold Unfried
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Party Leadership ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Party Members

This article looks at the experiences of foreigners in the Soviet Union of the 1930s, focusing on the divide between the public and the private. For Party members it was assumed that nothing could remain private or personal. In sessions of “criticism and self-criticism”, even intimate questions had to be put into the public domain, since a Party member's private life had to be exemplary. From a gender perspective, it is interesting to note that the leading justification for the public handling of private affairs in Party forums was the equality postulated between women and men, or more precisely between female and male Party members. In that sense, these discussions can be interpreted as potential tools in the hands of women to stigmatize “noncommunist” male behaviour, that is behaviour that degraded women. But the official attention given to private matters also served other means. For the Party leadership, these discussions proved instrumental in disciplining Party members, and in a particularly effective way, inasmuch as the persons concerned participated in the process. Despite the assumed gender equality, however, Soviet notions of private and public were not only constantly changing but also highly gendered. During the Terror, women and men became victims in different ways, thereby also highlighting their different social positions and functions.

Rewritten or Reused? Originality, Intertextuality, and Reuse in the Writings of a Buddhist Visionary in Contemporary Tibet

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 203-231
Author(s):  
Antonio Terrone
Keyword(s):  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Way

The study of Buddhist texts can inform us of the way scriptures were composed, as well as illuminate the reasons behind their production. This study examines the phenomenon of borrowing and reusing portions of texts without attributing them to their ‘legitimate authors’ within the Buddhist world of contemporary Tibet. It shows that not only is such a practice not at all infrequent and is often socially accepted, but that it is used in this case as a platform to advance specific claims and promote an explicit agenda. Therefore, rather than considering these as instances of plagiarism, this essay looks at the practice of copying and borrowing as an exercise in intertextuality, intended as the faithful retransmission of ancient truths, and as an indication of the public domain of texts in Tibet.

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