Migration and Alienation

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-141
Author(s):  
Hasan Gürkan
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Power Center ◽  
Center Periphery

This study aims to analyse how immigrants become estranged with each other and their own culture together with migration. The sampling of this study consists of film Nachtreise/Night Traveling, 2002 by Kenan Kılıç. This fictional 63 min.-film focuses on a social reality which is named as alienation. This film shows the immigrants' situation and hopelessness as distinct from the other films (by Umut Dağ and Hüseyin Tabak). The film by Kenan Kılıç presents immigrants' alienation in their post-migration processes and emphasizes the phenomenon of not belonging to their own culture. The film departs from a binary opposition and makes a reference on one hand to people's alienation and their relations, and consequently to the power, center-periphery relations while referring to social problems such as immigration, moving up into a higher class, financial troubles and unemployment on the other hand. It is clearly from this research that as a result of migration, consumerism, technology and the culture generated by a new society, immigrants become estranged with each other and the society.

Migration and Alienation

2017 ◽  
pp. 205-218
Author(s):  
Hasan Gürkan
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Power Center ◽  
Center Periphery

This study aims to analyse how immigrants become estranged with each other and their own culture together with migration. The sampling of this study consists of film Nachtreise/Night Traveling, 2002 by Kenan Kiliç. This fictional 63 min.-film focuses on a social reality which is named as alienation. This film shows the immigrants' situation and hopelessness as distinct from the other films (by Umut Dag and Hüseyin Tabak). The film by Kenan Kiliç presents immigrants' alienation in their post-migration processes and emphasizes the phenomenon of not belonging to their own culture. The film departs from a binary opposition and makes a reference on one hand to people's alienation and their relations, and consequently to the power, center-periphery relations while referring to social problems such as immigration, moving up into a higher class, financial troubles and unemployment on the other hand. It is clearly from this research that as a result of migration, consumerism, technology and the culture generated by a new society, immigrants become estranged with each other and the society.

Towards an Asian Multitextual Theology

Exchange ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
Joas Adiprasetya
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The One

Abstract The article criticizes some shortcomings of Asian contextual and liberation theologies that methodologically employ ‘hermeneutical circle’. The method focuses on experience as the starting point of doing theology. Despite its powerful insights that enable theologians to engage with concrete human and social problems, the method can easily preserve a theologian’s blind spot that hinders her/him from perspectives other than his or her own. I also criticize such an experience-based method as being too linear which can easily result in a methodological imperialism. In response to the weakness, I propose a multitextual theology, which on the one hand acknowledges the importance of perspectivism in any theology but also, on the other hand, celebrates theological freedom in viewing reality from ‘manywheres’. Since reality provides plurality of texts, a multitextual theology can begin simultaneously from any text, without being trapped into a procedural rigidity as clearly demonstrated in contextual and liberation theologies.

scholarly journals REALITAS PEMBERLAKUAN UAN/UN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darmaningtyas Darmaningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Education ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Educational Decentralization ◽  
The Government ◽  
Education Standard

AbstractThough it is controversial, implementing UN as a graduation standard for any students has continued so far. Juridical bases are UU No. 20/2003 regarding National Educational System and Government Regulation (PP) No. 19/2005 regarding National Education Standard. The fact is that UN encourages students to leaarn more actively, teachers to teach better, principals to improve school quality, and parents to focus more on making their children study more enthusiastically. However, still there are parties nit agreeing with the government act. The rejection of UN is based on different interpretations on the existence of Law No. 19/2005, educational decentralization principle, different paradigm in understanding of national education objective, social reality in community, and the educational function. On the other hand, the government should fulfill minimal service standard before they implement educational nationalization.

scholarly journals PEMAKNAAN SIMBOL REOG PONOROGO DALAM TRADISI JAWA: SEBUAH KAJIAN KRITIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Dhika Yuan Yurisma ◽  
Muhammad Bahruddin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
Art And Culture ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

ABSTRACT This research attempts to dismantle the meaning in the Ponogogo Reog symbol by using Javanese tradition studies, both in asthabrata teachings and Javanese cosmogony: keblat papat kelimo pancer. This research is important because not many people understand the meaning contained in the Reog symbols. On the other hand, the Reog symbols are now being reduced by the interests of commercialism so as to eliminate the valuable values in them. This can be seen in the use of Reog symbols which are used as a citybranding media in the city of Ponorogo and performances that come out of the standards Reog tradition. Reog's art has turned into a commodity that is traded to the market. This study uses qualitative methods using a critical paradigm. A paradigm that assesses social reality is not a neutral reality, but is deliberately shaped by and for political, economic, and social interests that are dominated by dominant groups in society by collecting data through observation and in-depth interviews with experts in the field of Javanese culture, specifically about Reog to obtain the meaning of the Reog Ponorogo symbol from Javanese tradition. The results of this study describe the meaning in the Reog symbol and see the development of traditional Javanese art is reduced by market interests. The symbols in Reog Ponorogo have meanings related to lust that exists in humans. Symbolization in Reog's art forms valuable meanings and values in society. in general, Reog Ponorogo is a show that can provide guidance in living life for those who see it or understand it deeply. Reog is no longer an art and culture that requires special rituals in every performance but is commodified into a commercial merchandise. At this stage, Reog's products are adjusted to market demands with market standards as well. Products related to Reog are then mass-produced and even made replicas that resemble Reog. Keywords: Reog, Ponorogo, Symbols, Meanings, Cultural Values, Commodities ABSTRAK Penelitian ini berusaha membongkar makna dalam simbol Reog Ponorogo dengan menggunakan kajian tradisi Jawa, baik dalam ajaran asthabrata maupun kosmogoni Jawa: keblat papat kelimo pancer.Penelitian in penting karena tidak banyak masyarakat memahami makna yang terkandung dalam simbol-simbol Reog. Di sisi lain, simbol-simbol Reog saat ini mulai direduksi oleh kepentingan komersialisme sehingga menghilangkan nilainilai adiluhung di dalamnya.Hal ini tampak dalam penggunaan simbol-simbol Reog yang digunakan sebagai media citybranding kota Ponorogo maupun pertunjukan-pertunjukan yang keluar dari pakem-pakem tradisi Reog. Seni Reog berubah menjadi sebuah komoditas yang diperdagangkan ke pasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan paradigma kritis. Sebuah paradigma yang menilai realitas sosial bukan sebagai sebuah realitas yang netral, melainkan sengaja dibentuk oleh dan untuk kepentingan politik, ekonomi, dan sosial yang dikuasai oleh kelompok-kelompok yang dominan dalam masyarakat dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan wawancara mendalam kepada ahli bidang kebudayaan Jawa, khususnya tentang Reog untuk memperoleh makna-makna simbol Reog Ponorogo dari tradisi Jawa. Hasil dari penelitian ini mendiskripsikan makna dalam simbol Reog sekaligus melihat perkembangan seni tradisional Jawa ini tereduksi oleh kepentingan pasar. Simbol-simbol dalam Reog Ponorogo memiliki makna terkait dengan nafsu yang ada dalam diri manusia. Simbolisasi dalam kesenian Reog membentuk makna-makna dan nilai-nilai adiluhung di masyarakat. secara umum, Reog Ponorogo merupakan sebuah pertunjukan yang bisa memberikan tuntunan dalam menjalani kehidupan bagi yang melihatnya atau mengerti secara mendalam. Reog bukan lagi sebuah seni budaya yang memerlukan ritual khusus dalam setiap pertunjukan melainkan dikomodifikasi menjadi sebuah barang dagangan yang dikomersialkan. Pada tahapan ini, produk Reog disesuaikan dengan permintaan pasar dengan standar-standar pasar pula. Produk-produk yang berkaitan dengan Reog kemudian diproduksi secara massal bahkan dibuat replika-replika yang menyerupai Reog. Kata Kunci: Reog, Ponorogo, Simbol, Makna, Nilai Budaya, Komoditas

scholarly journals Negotiating a Postmemory Dichotomy: Nostalgia and Aversion in Malta

Politeja ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2(65)) ◽  
pp. 239-256
Author(s):  
George Cassar ◽  
Marie Avellino
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Second Home ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Mediterranean

The island of Malta has served as a strategic colony since the dawn of history. Since Phoenician and Roman times, the island has been an important base in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Its last colonisers, the British, spent about 180 years using the islands for their imperial needs. The official closing of the British base on 31 March 1979 heralded a new economic and social reality supposedly unhampered by the exigencies of foreigners. Two major post-memory reactions kicked in – nostalgia and aversion to ex-colonial life. The postcolonial Maltese generations exhibit a range of reactions oscillating between love and hate for the British. On the other hand, British ex-service personnel and their families have continued to feel an affinity with the island base which they had come to acknowledge as a second home. This allows for a new type of relationship between the Maltese people and their British visitors where issues of colonial post-memory are negotiated. These are seen at their best in the local tourism industry. Malta woos British tourists and goes to great effort to attract them. It uses to its advantage the colonial affinity to create an attractive destination for the British which benefits the locals and the Maltese economy. In Malta post-memory has evolved in line with necessity and expediency, where animosity, though manifestly tangible, has gradually morphed into a rather benign residue in the collective reaction to the colonial past.

scholarly journals LANGUAGE AS A PHENOMENON OF CULTURE

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-101
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
The Real ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The People

The article attempts to analyze the correlative relationships of language and culture. Language can be considered as an instrument of culture, as one of its components and, on this basis, described through features common to all cultural phenomena. On the other hand, language and culture can be compared as an independent, autonomous semiotic system. The interaction of languages and cultures - this is an objective law of social and historical development of mankind. Any text in the conditions of real communication bears traces of the culture of the people speaking this language. The isolation from the real conditions of the discourse in the text more or less preserves the footprints. The need for linguistic and cultural studies has become a universally recognized fact, since in social reality language has the ability to influence the formation and development of a people's culture.

More’s and Elyot’s Perspectives and their Classical Antecedents

Moreana ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (Number 153- (1-2) ◽  
pp. 120-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard B. Norland
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
International Audience ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The nature of the personal relationship between More and Elyot remains something of a mystery, but their political perspectives reflect the similarities and differences in their public experience and sources of inspiration. More’s Utopia (1516) grew out of his interaction with European scholars and political leaders; composed in Latin for an international audience, the work moves from particular social problems in England to a radical alternative conceptualized in detail. The Governor (1531), written in English and addressed to the aristocracy, resulted from Elyot’s years as a middle-level public administrator. Practical rather than imaginative, Elyot finds the principles of governance mainly in Aristotle and Cicero; on the other hand, More, inspired primarily by Plato and Lucian, creates a social construct against which contemporary societies should be measured. Each reflecting his own perspective, Elyot emphasizes individual, personal virtues while More focuses on social values. The conservative Elyot endorses the hierarchal society governed by a monarch through his governors in contrast with More, who represents an elective meritocracy.

scholarly journals Praktik Seksualitas Menyimpang Masyarakat Muslim-Minangkabau: Kajian Neo-Historisisme terhadap Film Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Dedi Arsa
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Old Order ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of ◽  
Deviant Sexuality

<p><em>This article discusses the practices of deviant sexuality in the Muslim-Minangkabau community depicted in early Indonesian films in relation to the socio-cultural context in the film as well as the socio-cultural context when the film was produced. The film in question is </em>Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh<em> by Asrul Sani. In this film some of the deviant practices of sexuality depicted are homosexuality, lesbianity, and hypersexuality (through the practice of rape). Using a neo-historicalism approach, which looks at the relation of literary texts (films) to their historical space and time, the narratives in this film relate to the context of their presence in the midst of Indonesian social reality and the setting of the film itself: this film exists as a critique of moral decadence The Old Order, which celebrates sexuality in public spaces and on the other hand, also describes the background society (which is also where the writer of the scenario came from) where the practices of sexuality diverged have their own traces in the history of this society.</em><em></em></p><p>Artikel ini membahas praktik-praktik seksualitas menyimpang di tengah masyarakat Muslim-Minangkabau yang digambarkan dalam film Indonesia awal dalam relasinya dengan konteks sosial-budaya dalam film maupun konteks sosial-budaya ketika film ini diproduksi. Film yang dimaksud adalah <em>Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh</em> karya Asrul Sani. Dalam film ini beberapa praktik seksualitas menyimpang yang digambar adalah homoseksualitas, lesbianitas, dan hiperseksualitas (lewat praktik perkosaan). Dengan menggunakan pendekatan neo-historisisme, yang melihat relasi teks sastra (film) dengan ruang dan waktu historisnya, narasi-narasi dalam film ini terkait dengan konteks kehadirannya di tengah realitas sosial Indonesia dan latar filmnya itu sendiri: <em>f</em><em>ilm ini hadir sebagai kritik atas dekadensi moral Orde Lama yang merayakan b</em><em>i</em><em>nalitas-seksualitas di ruang publik</em><em> dan d</em><em>i sisi lain,</em><em> </em>juga menggambarkan masyarakat latar (yang juga dari mana si penulis skenarionya berasal) di mana praktik-praktik seksualitas menyimpang punya jejaknya tersendiri dalam sejarah puak ini.</p>

scholarly journals Keragaan dan Kelembagaan Perkreditan Usaha Penangkapan Ikan Tuna Skala Kecil di Kawasan Indonesia Timur

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Victor T. Manurung
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Operational Cost ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Private Credit ◽  
Administrative Procedures

<p><strong>English<br /></strong>Small-scale fishers in tuna industries generally could not afford their operational cost. They usually rely on credit schemes provided by bigger fishing companies or informal financing institutes. Formal financing institutes developed by government in rural areas and supposed to be financially acceptable are not tapped by small fishers. There are many reasons underlying fishers decision to rely on informal credits and the ones offered by bigger fishing companies. The flexibility of the scheme of the private credit could easily fulfil their needs. The roles of these financing institutes also cover marketing and other social problems faced by the fishers. On the other hand, administrative procedures and rigidity of the credit schemes applied by formal financing institutes hinder the fishers to use the schemes. To make fishers utilize the formal credit schemes, a preceeded modification of the schemes to suit with social characteristics and economics of small-scale fishing is required.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian<br /></strong>Pada umumnya usaha penangkapam ikan tuna skala kecil tidak mampu membiayai usahanya dengan modal sendiri, melainkan harus dengan bantuan kredit. Lembaga perkreditan yang lebih banyak di manfaatkan oleh mereka untuk membiayai usahanya adalah perkreditan informal dan perkreditan melalui kemitraan yang dibentuk oleh perusahaan perikanan. Lembaga perkreditan formal skala kecil yang dikembangkan oleh pemerintah  di pedesaan belum banyak dimanfaatkan oleh nelayan kecil, walaupun sebenarnya lebih menguntungkan secara finansial bagi mereka di bandingkan dengan perkreditan informal. Banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi pengambilan keputusan wilayah itu. Kelembagaan pada perkreditan informal dan kemitraan yang ditunjukan oleh batas yurisdiksi dan aturan representasi yang fleksibel dan hak pemilikan kapital yang bersifat privat memudahkan kreditor untuk mengambil kebijakan  perkreditan sehingga sesuai dengan kebutuhan nelayan. Kebijakan perkreditan yang dilakukan oleh lembaga perkreditan informal dan kemitraan itu, selain berfungsi untuk memecahkan masalah finansial, juga dapat berfungsi secara simultan untuk memecahkan masalah usaha lainnya yang dihadapi oleh nelayan, seperti pemasaran produksi . Sebaliknya, kelembagaan pada perkreditan formal yang keras menyebabkan nelayan menjadi sulit  memenuhi persyaratan administrasi perkreditan tersebut. Untuk merangsang nelayan memanfaatkan perkreditan formal, perlu dilakukan modifikasi kelembagaan perkreditan agar sesuai dengan karakteristik usaha dan sosial ekonomi nelayan dan permasyarakatan perkreditan itu secara intensif kepada nelayan</p>

scholarly journals Un viaje hacia el pasado mexicano: Diego Cañedo, seguidor de H. G. Wells

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 226-251
Author(s):  
Alejandro Arteaga Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Criticism ◽  
Time Travel ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Time Machine ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Social

Palamás, Echevete y yo o el lago asfaltado (Palamás, Echevete and I or the asphalted lake), Mexican Diego Cañedo’s second novel (1945), elaborates the time travel to the Mexican past. The sci-fi theme of the novel sustains a social criticism, and imitates H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine plot. In this essay, the sociocritical part of Cañedo’s work is studied, on one hand, because it seems to respond to the social problems of the period 1934-1946; and, on the other hand, because the relations established with Wells’ novel.

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