This lucid and comprehensive collection of essays by an international group of scholars constitutes a photo-historical survey of select photographers who embraced National Socialism during the Third Reich. These photographers developed and implemented physiognomic and ethnographic photography, and, through a Selbstgleichschaltung (a self-co-ordination with the regime), continued to practice as …
In Auld Lang Syne: A Song and its Culture, M. J. Grant explores the history of this iconic song, demonstrating how its association with ideas of fellowship, friendship and sociality has enabled it to become so significant for such a wide range of individuals and communities around the world. This engaging study traces different stages in the journey of Auld Lang Syne, from the precursors to the…
Mamaca merupakan salah satu jenis tradisi yang terdapat dalam masyarakat Madura. Mamaca berasal dari Bahasa Madura yang berarti “membaca”. Tradisi mamaca merupakan sebuah kegiatan membaca teks berupa cerita dengan cara ditembangkan (dinyanyikan), kemudian dijelaskan (diartikan). Cerita yang dibaca berupa tulisan Arab Melayu dan menggunakan Bahasa Jawa Keraton. Walaupun juga ditemui beberapa…
Budaya/tradisi lisan Lampung berupa lagu klasik Lampung yang diiringi petikan gitar tunggal merupakan peninggalan nenek moyang (leluhur) yang perlu dijaga dan dilestarikan. Peninggalan itu perlu dicatat dalam bentuk teks, dan kemudian didokumentasikan dengan tujuan untuk mengenalkan kepada dunia, khususnya kepada generasi muda Lampung. Buku ini selain mengulas tentang sejarah dan kekayaan bu…
This book provides the first in-depth empirical study of the European Parliament's powers of scrutiny of the executive in the European Union (EU) political system, focusing on the politically salient field of the Economic and Monetary Union. The expansion of executive decision-making during the euro crisis was accompanied by an empowerment of the European Parliament through legislative oversigh…
Early music performance in its broadest capacity presents a compelling case of being something in the present that is representing, presenting, enacting, re-enacting, living and re-living, concretising and fantasizing a historical past. It is both what it is and something entirely other. Inspiring countless efforts to come to terms with its nature, one way of approaching the act of conveying or…
Arts Education institutions and programs create an excellent framework for personality development: learning knowledge, learning skills and learning life. Their attainment requires education to be a holistic concept of advancement that includes aesthetic practice and involvement with the arts. It challenges them to use their actions to think about the meaning of life, in as much as everyone can…
Cergam di tangan Anda ini bukanlah sembarang cergam karena di dalamnya terkandung cerita tentang sejarah lokal kehidupan bangsa Indonesia sebagai petani cengkih. Adalah Ayu, sang tokoh utama, yang merupakan tokoh pengantar dari cerita dalam buku ini. Sembari berlibur ke rumah kakek dan neneknya di Boyolali, Ayu belajar untuk mengetahui fisik tanaman cengkih, manfaat, khasiat serta sejarah cengk…
Melalui terbitan cerita bergambar (cergam) ini, Penerbit BRIN berupaya untuk menyediakan produk-produk terbitan ilmiah yang dapat dinikmati oleh pembaca dari kalangan usia berapapun, terlebih oleh pembaca kanak-kanak. Bentuk-bentuk visual yang aktraktif dan menarik dalam cergam ini diharapkan mampu menjadi daya pikat tersendiri bagi anak-anak untuk memahami isi didalamnya. Apalagi cergam ini ju…
Cover songs are a familiar feature of contemporary popular music. Musicians describe their own performances as covers, and audiences use the category to organize their listening and appreciation. However, until now philosophers have not had much to say about them. In A Philosophy of Cover Songs, P.D. Magnus demonstrates that philosophy provides a valuable toolbox for thinking about covers; in t…