This study aimed to criticize modernism discourse in Indonesian high school history textbooks. It focused on (1) The textbooks’ as a national identity and (2) weaknesses of identity. A total six textbooks from 1975 the 1994 curriculum were examined using Discourse Historical Approach (DHA) developed by Martin Reisigl. DHA combines theory, method, methodology with empirical data-based practice. ...

Artiklen undersøger den hollandske kolonipolitik i Indonesien, hvis såkaldte eti-ske politik kan betragtes som en forløber for vestlige staters aktuelle involvering stats- og nationsbygning Mellemøsten. Det sker gennem introduktion af Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936), ud over at være kolonirådgiver også var Hollands førende orientalist grundlægger de moderne islamiske studier. Ved fokuse...

ethan kohlberg, the jewish orientalist and specialist on shi‘a, sees the distortion in holy scriptures, including quran, inevitable. from his point of view, some quranic verses confirm this point. his second proof is the history of the quran and the time when its whole text was written down. in his viewpoint,   hadiths which prove that the quran had been written down in abu bakr’s time ore orie...

Despite the growing literature on Ottoman photography, depictions of Mevlevis, in particular, are still considered a vestige Orientalist thinking. Beyond those art historical approaches, close reading rather ‘popular’ dervish images reveals that Mevlevis were actively engaged representing themselves. From this perspective, article argues their intimate involvement as modern medium, was profound...

The discourse about Orientalism, first mentioned by Edward Said has as long history and changed over time drawing from discoursesin different fields. In this paper, Denis Villeneuves cinematic adaptation of Dune in 2021 was analysed through the lens Orientalism identity construction self other. Firstly, main orientalist themes that were identified before other scholars have been discussed. Seco...

Several novels have appeared after the September 11 attacks whichdeal directly or indirectly with the effect of the event on individuals, both insideand outside of the United States. Though, the novels often claim to deal withthe post- traumatic aftermath of the incident, the writers regularly use Orientaliststereotyping and it seems that after 9/11 this attitude toward Muslims has hardenedand ...

Abstract Through the examination of documents pertaining to United States policies toward Indonesia, this paper studies how Washington viewed Indonesia almost three decades after colonialism had been officially over. More specifically, U.S. assistance programs provided for during administration President Richard M. Nixon. By using perspective postcolonial on international relations, it shows th...

Abstract This article interrogates the South-South internationalism of two renowned US Latinx poets: Miguel Algarín’s abjection in Morocco his poem “Tangiers” and Sandra María Esteves’s anti-apartheid poetry for French Art contre/against apartheid project, which included controversial participation Jacques Derrida. Although these poems focus on different contexts African liberation, both react ...