"The Future of Old Trinidad": The Performance of National Cultural Identity in Two Plays by Derek Walcott

Modern Drama ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-469
Author(s):  
Camilla Stevens
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Ida Bagus Brata ◽  
Rulianto Rulianto ◽  
Adi Saputra

This paper tries to examine "cultural existence" which is one of Bung Karno's "Trisakti" concepts delivered in his speech on the 20th birthday of the Republic of Indonesia, August 17, 1965. This ideology was deliberately brought up by Bung Karno in response to the practice of neo-colonialism. imperialism (nekolim) in the form of Western cultural hegemony towards Indonesian culture which is felt to be very detrimental in the future development of its people. Existence in a culture is actually a cultural identity, is the identity of a person as a citizen of a nation that is obtained from birth through the process of interaction that is done at any time in his life and then forms a special pattern that radiates characteristics to the person concerned. The Indonesian nation is a multicultural nation, a nation of diverse ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. This diversity has contributed to the formation of this nation, but when symptoms of disintegration occur it is often accused of being a source of conflict. Being in culture is an inspiring ideology that is absolutely needed by a multicultural nation such as Indonesia in anticipating various dynamics in society including dynamics due to globalization.


Author(s):  
Sri Ratnawati

Compounding herbal medicine that lives in modern times does not automatically release the traditional cultural values ??that have become a hereditary convention, which includes the value of folklore as a spirit of life. They continue to make new innovations to adjust to their times. Innovation does not mean eliminating traditional values, but through traditional change begins. This is done not by setting aside traditional systems that have taken root for decades, but instead by using cultural thinking and traditional values ??tools to direct the vision, mission of Madura herbal medicine from the past to the future. The herbalist of Madura herbal medicine as an agent who sees the importance of putting Madurese cultural values ??on every practice of making Madura herbal medicine. Local cultural values, such as genealogy, oral transmissions and folklore values ??have long given a color to Madura herbal medicine. This means, that the practice of making Madura herbal medicine, is one of the potential local wisdom traditions for the preservation of regional cultural identity in Indonesia.  Keywords: herbal medicine, herbalist, local wisdom, transmission of values, cultural preservation


Ad Americam ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Barbara Machnik

This article deals with paleoconservative attitudes toward the issue of immigration to the United States and the problem of multiculturalism and assimilation on American soil. Representatives of paleoconservatism present these phenomena as a significant threat to the American way of life. Their words are filled with anxiety for the future of American society, which is instilled with the positive meaning of the idea of open borders, and which is becoming permeated with alien cultures and losing its own cultural identity. Starting with an explanation of the essence of the American nation’s homogeneity, this article presents the threats which come with the ‘mixing’ of cultures and liberal immigration as well as phenomena directly linked to such immigration, namely the problem of terrorism and Islam.


2018 ◽  
Vol I (I) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Khadija Maqsood

This study is conducted to assess the impact of Indian Cartoons on Pakistani children. For this purpose, the survey was conducted among the common citizens of Pakistan. In total 50 participants took part in the survey. It has been established that the major impacts of Indian Cartoons include children adopting foreign cultural traits, adopting Hindi language and diverting away from Religion to some extent. These impacts can become harmful in future if the foreign traits adopted by children get cemented. These children are the future of Pakistan. If they do not stick to their original cultural identity, then in few years the distinct identity of Pakistan will be lost. Even when the cartoons are banned from Pakistani channels, still they are present on social media platforms like Youtube. Parents must ensure that their children do not watch Indian cartoons. Only then we will be able to save our culture.


2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia Beckett ◽  
Amanda Hawkins ◽  
Michael Rutter ◽  
Jenny Castle ◽  
Emma Colvert ◽  
...  

This article by Celia Beckett, Amanda Hawkins, Michael Rutter, Jenny Castle, Emma Colvert, Christine Groothues, Jana Kreppner, Suzanne Stevens and Edmund Sonuga-Barke examines attitudes regarding cultural and national identity in a group of 165 young people adopted from Romania. The attitudes of their adoptive parents are also explored. The adoptive parents were interviewed over three or four time periods, when their children were 4/6, 11 and 15 years, and the adopted young people at the age of 11 and 15. The majority of the adopted young people had an interest in Romania and expressed a wish to visit their country of origin. However, there was no association between this interest in Romanian identity and levels of self-esteem. The majority of the adoptees saw themselves as English or Anglo-Romanian. A small minority saw themselves as Romanian; these adoptees had both lower self-esteem and a higher level of deprivation-specific problems. The degree of sustained interest shown by adoptive parents in the importance of Romanian identity was associated with the adopted young people's interest in Romania. However, parental interest in this issue had significantly declined by the time the children were 11 years old, by which time fewer adoptive parents than young people had plans to visit Romania in the future.


Author(s):  
David Bromwich

Liberty of thought and discussion, as it came to be understood in Europe and North America, arose from the schismatic energies of the Protestant reformation and the political idealisms of the Enlightenment. The uncertain future of the principle can be estimated by the spread of demands for codified speech and the widening context of recent proposals for censorship—proposals that are often advanced in the cause of cultural identity and sensitivity. Libertarian writings by Milton and Mill are pertinent for their emphasis on the connection between free speech and “moral courage,” and for their warning against the supposition that the future course of moral progress is already known to some people. The distinction between words and actions is worth preserving, as much as the distinction between persuasion and force. Censorship presumes an innocence in the censor that can never be humanly tenable.


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