International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS), Mar 8, 2018
This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ire... more This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ireland and Nobel Prize winner for literature (1995). This paper traces the early developments of Heaney's poetry and highlights how the creative genre offers a dialogic platform (even in the 21st century) for national and political issues. Heaney's poetry transcends geographical boundaries with its evocative imagery and fluidity of time and space that is alluring, enigmatic, and striking. This paper will then discuss how multiple roles of Heaney's metaphorical landscapes from his five collections of poetry (from 1966 to 1979) namely Death of a Naturalist, Door into the Dark, Wintering Out, North, and Fieldwork are not merely poems about the nature, the environment, and Ireland but are instruments about his socio-economic/political views concerning idyllic Irish rural life, memories, nationalism, sectarian violence, colonial British rule, and his Catholic faith. The discussion of his selected poetry offers a deep intimate insight of Heaney's earlier poetry that mirrors Irish life and its struggles with nationhood.
Diaspora literary studies have been extensively conducted in the world of literature. However, In... more Diaspora literary studies have been extensively conducted in the world of literature. However, Indonesian diaspora literature has not been conducted widely in the Indonesian literature studies. To begin with, this study examines the diaspora literature written by Indonesian immigrants in America in the 2010s. The first genre of Indonesian diaspora literature by Indonesian immigrants in America in the 2010s includes the history novel, Only a Girl: Menantang Phoenix (by Lian Gouw) which talks about the history of Chinese society in the Dutch-Indonesian era until the Indonesian independence and Candik Ala 1965 (by Tinuk R. Yampolsky) which tells the history of G/30/S/PKI. The second is the short story genre, which is Mantra Maia (by Sofie Dewayani) and the third are memory stories, which is This is America, Beibeh (by Dian Nugraheni) both of which raise the issue of Indonesian migrant communities in America. Diaspora problems are always related to the identity construction. The identity in Only a Girl: Menantang Phoenix is the migratory tendency and avoidance of racial conflicts inherent Chinese people, who migrated to Indonesia, and who eventually migrated to America. The identity in Candik Ala 1965 is the Indonesian political migrants in America who position themselves as the victims of violence in the Suharto regime. The identity contained in the Mantra Maia short stories collection is a new world (America) that makes the migrants experience the psychological tension between success and failure of adaptation. The identity depicted in the memory stories of This is America, Beibeh is the identity of the Indonesian migrants who are able to adapt positively, by always comparing their new experiences with their old experiences in Indonesia.
Postcolonial writers such as Kincaid, Rushdie, and Anzaldua have often written on ideas such as h... more Postcolonial writers such as Kincaid, Rushdie, and Anzaldua have often written on ideas such as home, identity, imagination and exile. Their writings have created (and re-created) the physical and imaginary landscapes of the nation (and imagination) for their readers; engaging them with the fluidity of travel and movement, interconnecting and visceral metaphors that bind and unify their compelling narration with moments of truth and conviction. This paper seeks to discuss how the metaphors of travel and movement validate the notion of identity and selfhood in the novels of the three writers.
This paper would revisit Hobbes and Locke's work, namely Leviathan and The Essay Concerning Human... more This paper would revisit Hobbes and Locke's work, namely Leviathan and The Essay Concerning Human Understanding so as to reconnect the work of the two philosophers to the present reading of politics and philosophy. The paper discusses Hobbes and Locke's importance in laying the foundations for the field of political science and acknowledges their role for incorporating human reason and understanding in their seminal works. And in the age of 21 st century of modern politics where strife and dissent are commonplace in the era of technology and interconnectivity, perhaps it is timely that Hobbes and Locke's fundamental philosophies are re-emphasized for their core focus on humanity and reasoning in the perspective of the sovereign state and the individual.
This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ire... more This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ireland and Nobel Prize winner for literature (1995). This paper traces the early developments of Heaney’s poetry and highlights how the creative genre offers a dialogic platform (even in the 21st century) for national and political issues. Heaney’s poetry transcends geographical boundaries with its evocative imagery and fluidity of time and space that is alluring, enigmatic, and striking. This paper will then discuss how multiple roles of Heaney’s metaphorical landscapes from his five collections of poetry (from 1966 to 1979) namely Death of a Naturalist, Door into the Dark, Wintering Out, North, and Fieldwork are not merely poems about the nature, the environment, and Ireland but are instruments about his socio-economic/political views concerning idyllic Irish rural life, memories, nationalism, sectarian violence, colonial British rule, and his Catholic faith. The discussion of his select...
Birch have always placed Malaysian politics as their centre stage discourse. i Through his plays,... more Birch have always placed Malaysian politics as their centre stage discourse. i Through his plays, Kee provides an intimate glimpse of Malaysian politics and the individual who struggles to make meaning out of the drudgery of the power struggle between the state and the individual. While Kee's focus, as Gilbert and Lo suggest in their Introduction to 1984 Here and Now, has been on how "existing hegemonic power structures perpetuate gross inequalities in the Malaysian society" (6), he has also touched on the social relations among races and communal groups that were discriminated against by race-based policies of the National Economic Policy (NEP). This paper takes a deeper look at the meaning of cultural/traditional recreational activities depicted in three of Kee's political plays arguing that activities are not mere social activities but a manifestation of a deeper network of symbolisms and a manifestation of the politics of representation and dissent by Kee towards the hegemony of the political state. Kee Thuan Chye's Plays and Malaysian Politics Kee, as a Malaysian playwright is pushing for a distinct Malaysian drama with its own unique identity. Weaved into such portrayals of cultural activities and traditional games, are elements such as humour which is distinctly Malaysian in flavour, elements of sarcasm, parody of Malaysian politicians and political parties, and lamentations on corruption, political injustice and racial discrimination in his country.
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS), Mar 8, 2018
This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ire... more This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ireland and Nobel Prize winner for literature (1995). This paper traces the early developments of Heaney's poetry and highlights how the creative genre offers a dialogic platform (even in the 21st century) for national and political issues. Heaney's poetry transcends geographical boundaries with its evocative imagery and fluidity of time and space that is alluring, enigmatic, and striking. This paper will then discuss how multiple roles of Heaney's metaphorical landscapes from his five collections of poetry (from 1966 to 1979) namely Death of a Naturalist, Door into the Dark, Wintering Out, North, and Fieldwork are not merely poems about the nature, the environment, and Ireland but are instruments about his socio-economic/political views concerning idyllic Irish rural life, memories, nationalism, sectarian violence, colonial British rule, and his Catholic faith. The discussion of his selected poetry offers a deep intimate insight of Heaney's earlier poetry that mirrors Irish life and its struggles with nationhood.
Diaspora literary studies have been extensively conducted in the world of literature. However, In... more Diaspora literary studies have been extensively conducted in the world of literature. However, Indonesian diaspora literature has not been conducted widely in the Indonesian literature studies. To begin with, this study examines the diaspora literature written by Indonesian immigrants in America in the 2010s. The first genre of Indonesian diaspora literature by Indonesian immigrants in America in the 2010s includes the history novel, Only a Girl: Menantang Phoenix (by Lian Gouw) which talks about the history of Chinese society in the Dutch-Indonesian era until the Indonesian independence and Candik Ala 1965 (by Tinuk R. Yampolsky) which tells the history of G/30/S/PKI. The second is the short story genre, which is Mantra Maia (by Sofie Dewayani) and the third are memory stories, which is This is America, Beibeh (by Dian Nugraheni) both of which raise the issue of Indonesian migrant communities in America. Diaspora problems are always related to the identity construction. The identity in Only a Girl: Menantang Phoenix is the migratory tendency and avoidance of racial conflicts inherent Chinese people, who migrated to Indonesia, and who eventually migrated to America. The identity in Candik Ala 1965 is the Indonesian political migrants in America who position themselves as the victims of violence in the Suharto regime. The identity contained in the Mantra Maia short stories collection is a new world (America) that makes the migrants experience the psychological tension between success and failure of adaptation. The identity depicted in the memory stories of This is America, Beibeh is the identity of the Indonesian migrants who are able to adapt positively, by always comparing their new experiences with their old experiences in Indonesia.
Postcolonial writers such as Kincaid, Rushdie, and Anzaldua have often written on ideas such as h... more Postcolonial writers such as Kincaid, Rushdie, and Anzaldua have often written on ideas such as home, identity, imagination and exile. Their writings have created (and re-created) the physical and imaginary landscapes of the nation (and imagination) for their readers; engaging them with the fluidity of travel and movement, interconnecting and visceral metaphors that bind and unify their compelling narration with moments of truth and conviction. This paper seeks to discuss how the metaphors of travel and movement validate the notion of identity and selfhood in the novels of the three writers.
This paper would revisit Hobbes and Locke's work, namely Leviathan and The Essay Concerning Human... more This paper would revisit Hobbes and Locke's work, namely Leviathan and The Essay Concerning Human Understanding so as to reconnect the work of the two philosophers to the present reading of politics and philosophy. The paper discusses Hobbes and Locke's importance in laying the foundations for the field of political science and acknowledges their role for incorporating human reason and understanding in their seminal works. And in the age of 21 st century of modern politics where strife and dissent are commonplace in the era of technology and interconnectivity, perhaps it is timely that Hobbes and Locke's fundamental philosophies are re-emphasized for their core focus on humanity and reasoning in the perspective of the sovereign state and the individual.
This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ire... more This paper discusses the timeless appeal of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the poet laureate of Ireland and Nobel Prize winner for literature (1995). This paper traces the early developments of Heaney’s poetry and highlights how the creative genre offers a dialogic platform (even in the 21st century) for national and political issues. Heaney’s poetry transcends geographical boundaries with its evocative imagery and fluidity of time and space that is alluring, enigmatic, and striking. This paper will then discuss how multiple roles of Heaney’s metaphorical landscapes from his five collections of poetry (from 1966 to 1979) namely Death of a Naturalist, Door into the Dark, Wintering Out, North, and Fieldwork are not merely poems about the nature, the environment, and Ireland but are instruments about his socio-economic/political views concerning idyllic Irish rural life, memories, nationalism, sectarian violence, colonial British rule, and his Catholic faith. The discussion of his select...
Birch have always placed Malaysian politics as their centre stage discourse. i Through his plays,... more Birch have always placed Malaysian politics as their centre stage discourse. i Through his plays, Kee provides an intimate glimpse of Malaysian politics and the individual who struggles to make meaning out of the drudgery of the power struggle between the state and the individual. While Kee's focus, as Gilbert and Lo suggest in their Introduction to 1984 Here and Now, has been on how "existing hegemonic power structures perpetuate gross inequalities in the Malaysian society" (6), he has also touched on the social relations among races and communal groups that were discriminated against by race-based policies of the National Economic Policy (NEP). This paper takes a deeper look at the meaning of cultural/traditional recreational activities depicted in three of Kee's political plays arguing that activities are not mere social activities but a manifestation of a deeper network of symbolisms and a manifestation of the politics of representation and dissent by Kee towards the hegemony of the political state. Kee Thuan Chye's Plays and Malaysian Politics Kee, as a Malaysian playwright is pushing for a distinct Malaysian drama with its own unique identity. Weaved into such portrayals of cultural activities and traditional games, are elements such as humour which is distinctly Malaysian in flavour, elements of sarcasm, parody of Malaysian politicians and political parties, and lamentations on corruption, political injustice and racial discrimination in his country.
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