Traditional Beliefs and Practices in Masquerading: Effutu Context

the study elevates the masquerading culture of effutu masquerade and examines its functionalism of the traditional beliefs and practices associated with the masquerading culture in winneba, central re...

Chengyu Translation Techniques in Web Novel Di Yi Qi Shao

the translation is a process of transferring meaning from the source language to the target language. the translation process itself requires appropriate translation techniques in order to produce an ...

Inventing Latin America Under the Good Neighborhood Policy: the Case of the MoMA Collection, 1943

this article describes the strategies of the north american government to help establish a latin american collection in the museum of modern art (moma) and the role that lincoln kirstein had as a coll...

Gendered Violence in Art: A Study of Baroque and Classical Ages

art and history are always mirrors of each other. their specific modes of functioning, despite being dissimilar to each other, are still consonant. consciousness of time is common to them, traveling c...

The Characteristics of Society in Indonesian Based on the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions: Measuring the Five Indonesian Island

there is culturally plural happens in nowadays life context in many ethnicities, in the same space. this cultural diversity leads to different communication and attitude in social society. the differ...

Music Pa'baeng: the Rainmaking Ritual of the Pariopo Tribe in Bantal Village, Situbondo Regency, East Java

pa'beng music is accompaniment music in hodo ritual known as rain request ritual in pariopo tribe. rituals that still run every year for the survival of ancestors since hundreds of years ago. the ritu...

The Social Functions of Rumah Gadang of Kinari Village in Modern Society

rumah gadang is a traditional house for minangkabau people, the majority of whom live in west sumatra. in addition to being a place of residence for the matrilineal family, the traditional house and a...

Analysis of Speech Among Some Ethnic Groups in West Africa

this research discusses the analysis of the concept of speech among some ethnic groups in west africa. in fact, in west africa, the art of speaking is brought to a high degree of perfection. accordin...

Cultural Identity and Aesthetics in Indian Folk Dance Thidambu Nritham: A Performance Outlook

thidambu nritham is an ancient indian folk dance performed in villages of north malabar in kerala state. the performance follows several rules of natya shastra, and at the same time, has influenced th...

Study of Symbolic Meaning in Tuban Traditional Art Sandur Ronggo Budoyo

traditional theatrical performance art is a valuable cultural asset in every region. various performances of modern art have eroded traditional art into blurred and even invisible. the current globali...

The Culture Reproduction in the Charles Dickens' Novel “Great Expectations” (Pierre-Felix Bourdieu Theory)

this research discusses cultural reproduction in charles dickens' novel great expectations and aims to discover the process of cultural reproduction in the novel. the researcher used the culture repro...

Different Understanding About the Other Shore: the Introspection Study on Chinese and Western Art Under the Natural Disaster

no matter what the different cultural backgrounds are, they will always collide and generate divergence on the same point of intersection and then continue moving forward in the direction of collectiv...

The Meaning of Nyangahatn Ritual of Dayak Kanayatn Community for Disaster Mitigation

this research focused on the nyangahatn ritual in dayak kanayatn indigenous people in west kalimantan. this study uses a descriptive qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach with a...

The Comparative Study of Form and the Structure of Sri Lankan Gaṭaberā and Pahatharaṭa Berā with the Indian Mridanga Drum

the gaṭaberā and pahataraṭa berā are the main drums in two regions in sri lanka; also the mridanga is one of all south indian main drums. this research is a comparative analysis of the similarities a

Carrier Concept in Hindu Religious Scriptures and Sculpture: A Conspectus

the relationship between man and bioresources (plants and animals) based on faith, belief, and tradition concerning gods and goddesses and other such powers are very intense, vast, and multifarious. t...

Art as Contextual Epistemology: A New Theoretical Perspective on Contemporary Avant-gardism in Africa

art constitutes a framework for the generation of new knowledge that enables a sophisticated understanding of society. it is deconstructivist/interrogative thus leads to the creation of alternative na...

The Body as Canvas as Picture: Bodypainting and Its Implications for the Model

body painting turns the body into a canvas – this frequently used phrase illustrates the challenge that body painting faces: it uses a three-dimensional surface and has to cope with its irregularities...

Possessive Expressions in Javanese

this study aims to describe the characteristics of possessive construction in javanese and relations of expressions between possessor (pr) and possessum (ps). the source of data are texts in javanese ...

The Identity Issue of the Colonized and the Colonizer in Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill

one of the significant points in post-colonial literature is identity issues. the analysis of these identity issues should be focused not only on the colonized character but also the colonialist. it i...

The Role of Mandarin in Indonesia's Tourism Sector

indonesia is well-known for its natural beauty and cultural diversity. this becomes an extraordinary attraction for indonesian tourism sector in which the government has also put their attention to. t...