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The ‘Pro-Establishment’ Radical Right
Authors: Higuchi Naoto
Published: January 2021

Japan has witnessed the rise of nativist demonstrations and hate
crimes since the late 2000s, leading the Diet to enact the country’s
first anti-racism law in 2016. The aim of this chapter is to examine the
pro-establishment nature of Japan’s nativist movement. The movement
often criticizes the ruling right-wing establishment but should
be regarded as a detachment force of the establishment in two ways.
First, Japanese nativism is a variant of historical revisionism and the
emergence of nativist violence is a ‘by-product’ of the rise of historical
revisionism among the right-wing establishment in post-Cold War
Japan. Although the nativist movement and the right-wing establishment
are not directly associated with each other, the former took full
advantage of the discursive opportunity opened by the latter. Second, the
general public favours the nativist movement as part of the conservative
establishment.
The Religion-Based Conservative Countermovement in Taiwan
Authors: Ho Ming-sho
Published: January 2021

Taiwan’s conservative movement to defend the threatened traditional morality and sexualities is an intellectually fascinating case of countermovement, yet an oft-neglected aspect of Taiwan’s civil society. This article locates its origins in the preceding change of Taiwan’s Christian community. Protestant and Catholic leaders pioneered the opposition to gender equity and a more relaxed attitude on sexuality, and, over the years, they gained support from other religions. I will analyse the contestations over the issues of abortion, same-sex marriage and gender equity education. On the whole, the conservative movement has largely failed to turn back the clock. However, their presence was powerfully felt and had the potential to usher in a new political alignment that moved beyond the pre-existing cleavage.
Buddhism and Patriotism
Authors: Pacey Scott
Published: January 2021

The KMT sought to foster one value in particular—that of patriotism, or loyalty to the Republic of China. In this context, the elite Buddhists covered in this chapter presented Buddhism as patriotic, and aligned with the “modern” Chinese values promoted in the post-war context. On the other hand, they presented Christianity as antithetical to these. Such a stance painted Christianity as inherently unpatriotic, and therefore discordant with the KMT’s socio-political vision. Interfaith competition thus allowed these Buddhists to craft, and express, a politically acceptable identity. The chapter examines these issues through the writings of two Buddhist figures: Zhuyun and Shengyan (then writing as “The General who Awakens the World”), and a Christian pastor, Wu Enpu.
The Dead as Ancestors, Martyrs, and Heroes in Timor-Leste
Authors: Kent Lia , Feijo Rui , Traube Elizabeth G. , Matos Viegas Susanne , Leach Michael , Boarccaech Alessandro , Grengell Damian , Kumala Sakti Victoria , Damaledo Andrey , Blau Soren , Rothschild Any , Myrttinen Henri , Roll Kate
Published: January 2021

During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, thousands of people died, or were killed, in circumstances that did not allow the required death rituals to be performed. Since the nation’s independence, families and communities have invested considerable time, effort and resources in fulfilling their obligations to the dead. These obligations are imbued with urgency because the dead are ascribed agency and can play a benevolent or malevolent role in the lives of the living. These grassroots initiatives run, sometimes critically, in parallel with official programs that seek to transform particular dead bodies into public symbols of heroism, sacrifice and nationhood. The Dead as Ancestors, Martyrs, and Heroes in Timor-Leste focuses on the dynamic interplay between the potent presence of the dead in everyday life and their symbolic usefulness to the state. It underlines how the dead shape relationships amongst families, communities and the nation-state, and open an important window into — are in fact pivotal to — processes of state and nation formation.
Unfulfilled Peace
Authors: Grenfell Damian
Published: January 2021

This chapter makes two intersecting arguments that demonstrate the
implications of the liberal peace on local efforts to address the consequences
of war. Firstly, a liberal peace aims to create conditions that tend
to miss ways in which peace is pursued locally, especially with regards to
the veneration of the dead. A liberal peace promotes a secular, nationally
constituted community with a centralised state and market economy, an
approach that fails to comprehend the importance of local expressions
of spirituality. This does not mean, however, that the dead are irrelevant
to liberalism, though an examination of why this is the case leads to the
second key claim that, somewhat paradoxically, accounts for illiberal
trends in the state in Timor-Leste.
On the Politics of Memory
Authors: Graça Feijó Rui
Published: January 2021

Afonso Savio and Commander Falu Cai were active members of the Resistance.
Their respective deaths took place in times of extreme hardship,
surrounded by controversy regarding circumstances and culpability.
When Timor-Leste regained independence, clouds of doubt hung over
their memories, preventing them from being honoured as true heroes of
the liberation. Their families mounted strategies to fight those contested
memories and to establish a hegemonic narrative that restored their
martyrdom to the national pantheon of heroes. Funerary arrangements
and memorials were organized to enshrine their new condition. More than
material gains, it is argued that the driving force behind their families’
efforts was a goal of obtaining recognition of a specific social status in a
highly hierarchical society.
Female Saints as Agents of Female Healing
Authors: Kandzha Iliana
Published: January 2021

This essay studies the mechanics informing the construction of a single
healing cult, that of the virgin saint Empress Cunigunde (c.980-1033)
and its gender aspects. The shrine of St. Cunigunde in Bamberg was well
known as a healing space after her canonization in 1200, although the
first miracle collection does not reveal any medical specialization of the
cult. Using previously neglected late medieval narrative and archival
material, the essay shows that Cunigunde was a popular female patron
whose assistance was sought by women, especially during childbirth. This
case of female medical patronage is analysed alongside similar practices
in the cults of other saints and is regarded as one of the resources for
female convalescence in the medical market of that time.
Grammar in verse: Latin pedagogy in seventeenth-century England
Authors: Moul Victoria
Published: January 2021

Latin was the medium as well as the main subject of all early modern education across Europe, in both Protestant and Catholic countries. This chapter examines the surprisingly widespread use of Latin verse (rather than prose) for pedagogical and memnonic purposes from the very earliest stages of education, focused on the role of Latin grammatical verse for the teaching of Latin, but discussing also the related phenomena of Latin verse grammars of Greek and Hebrew, and the reflections of this early educational experience in popular Latin poetry of the period. It argues that the use of grammatical Latin verse was both mnemonically effective and also served to establish from the earliest stages of education the moral and cultural authority and importance of Latin verse as a whole.
Wanostrocht’s Practical Grammar and the grammar-translation model
Authors: Coffey Simon
Published: January 2021

Wanostrochts’s Practical Grammar was first published in London in 1780, then in the US from 1805.1 It was one of the most successful pedagogical grammars of its time, appearing in revised forms for almost a century. It was probably the first grammar to include ‘exercises’ in the same volume and represents a prototype of what would become known as the ‘grammar-translation’ manual that provided a template for most language schoolbooks throughout the nineteenth century and beyond. The analysis in this chapter considers the content of Wanostrocht’s primer as an example of late eighteenth-century language epistemology, and provides broader background detail to help better understand the context of the publication, its intended purpose, and the reasons for its enduring popularity.
La grammaire dans le mouvement de la réforme en France et en Grande-Bretagne
Authors: Suso López Javier , Valdés Melguizo Irene
Published: January 2021

Direct methodologists fundamentally challenged the way in which living foreign languages (LFL) were taught and/or acquired, as well as the order in which the different contents of language teaching were presented to students. By drawing on the ‘natural acquisition mode’ of a language (Laudenbach 1899: 4), they argued that different periods (or phases) could be distinguished in the direct and intuitive acquisition approach of a LFL (Bréal, Rochelle Collard, Sweet, Schweitzer …). They thus proposed to re-categorise grammatical contents, as well as placing them in a new order and presenting them in relation to the vocabulary to topic to be learnt. The methodologists also created the concept of ‘intuitive grammar’ and some of them recommended the use of an ‘inductive approach’ in teaching grammar.
Introduction
Authors: Coffey Simon
Published: January 2021

In this Introduction, Coffey sets out the scope of the volume, considering the changes in the way grammar has been defined since its origins, and summarising the valuable contributions of each of the studies presented.
The circulation of political news on Twitter during the Dutch elections
Authors: Niederer Sabine , Groen Maarten
Published: January 2021

This chapter enquires into the resonance of junk news on Twitter during the campaign periods prior to the 2019 Dutch Provincial elections and European Parliamentary elections. Querying Twitter for political topics related to the two elections, and various divisive social issues such as Zwarte Piet and MH17, we analyse the spread and prominence of problematic sources. We also examined the claim that Twitter is susceptible to abuse by bot and troll-like users, and found that troll-like users were active across all political and issue spaces during the Dutch Provincial elections of 2019. Divisive issues remain steadily (even if marginally) active in junk and tendentious news throughout the tested time frames, suggesting these issues are year-round rather than event-based or seasonal, as they are in mainstream media.
Political Street Art in Social Mobilization : A Tale of Two Protests in Argentina
Authors: Ryan Holly Eva
Published: January 2021

Separated by almost two decades, the large-scale social mobilizations known
as El siluetazo and El argentinazo have been understood by some scholars
as watershed moments in Argentine politics. At these times of heightened
political contestation, it has been possible to observe a dissolution of the
status quo and the emergence of new or alternative political paradigms. Less
recognized, however, is the central role that ‘the aesthetic’ has played within
such processes of political transformation. By focusing on the spectacular
outpouring of street art that accompanied these two protest events, the
chapter aims to illuminate some of the analytical gaps and grey areas that
exist between art, aesthetics and social movement studies today.
Archiving Dissent : (Im)material Trajectories of Political Street Art in Istanbul and Athens
Authors: Tulke Julia
Published: January 2021

In Athens and Istanbul, two cities that have emerged as epicentres of protest within the broader conjuncture of contemporary political mobilization across the Mediterranean, the transformative potential of political street art has become particularly evident. Staging a dialogic encounter between the two cities, this chapter examines how in each case interventions into public space as well as their circulation in the digital realm create, according to Can Altay, ‘hybrid space[s] of resistance’ that sustain political performances both grounded in the real world and beyond. Attentive to the resonances as well as the differences between the two cities and their respective political configurations, I reflect on manifestations of political street art in the context of contemporary social movements.
Bearing Witness to Authoritarianism and Commoning through Video Activism and Political Film-making after the Gezi Protests
Authors: Özdüzen Özge
Published: January 2021

This chapter examines the intersection of politics and the culture of visual media to delineate the ways in which activists/artists have coped with increasing authoritarianism in Turkey following the Gezi Park protests. The study relies on in-depth interviews and participant observation with video activists and film-makers as well as textual analysis of recent films and videos with an aim to capture the political voice and ongoing creative resistance in urban centres since 2013. By clustering recent videos and films together in the light of their aesthetics of protest against the Islamist and neoliberal authoritarianism of the AKP (Justice and Development Party), the chapter investigates how creative communities used ‘visual commons’ to engage in democracy, relate to politics in an increasingly authoritarian setting, and deal with urban issues.
The Activist Chroniclers of Occupy Gezi : Counterposing Visibility to Injustice
Authors: Mercea Dan , Levy Helton
Published: January 2021

With the benefit of hindsight, this chapter casts another glance at Occupy
Gezi, a landmark protest in contemporary Turkey. We reflect on the pursuit
of visibility by activists on Twitter as a means to garner the attention of
the Turkish and the global public to the heavy-handed police crackdown
of the popular mobilization. We interpret their quest for visibility as a
‘subaltern tactic’ employed to reverse an asymmetry of power through
an aesthetics of indignation at the injustice perpetrated against peaceful
demonstrators. In the longer run, however, such visibility poses an
important dilemma when, as in the case of Turkey, it becomes the basis
for reflexive state surveillance.
Texts, Discourses, and Devices: Reading Visigothic Society Today
Authors: Dell' Elicine Eleonora , Martin Céline
Published: January 2021

This volume examines how power was framed in Visigothic society and how a culturally diverse population was held together as a single kingdom. Through this dynamic process a new early medieval society emerged. This transformation involved the deployment of an array of political and cultural resources: the production of knowledge; the appropriation of Patristic literature; controlling and administering rural populations; reconceptualizing the sacred; capital punishment and exile; controlling the manufacture of currency; and defining Visigothic society in relation to other polities. This volume brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to rethink frameworks of power in the Peninsula in both historical and archaeological as well as anthropological terms, offering a new understanding of Iberian society as a whole.
The Liminal Landscape
Authors: Guo Yi
Published: January 2021

This chapter explores the reception of the Western concept of press freedom
by Chinese intellectuals when they first encountered it at the turn
of the twentieth century. It argues that, during this process of knowledge
transfer, the meaning of press freedom as received by Chinese intellectuals
was different from Western conceptions at that time. It shows how the
introduction of this concept was closely related to the developing realities
of Chinese society and echoed Chinese social and cultural pursuits in
the late nineteenth century. Due to their specific socio-cultural milieu,
Chinese intellectuals misinterpreted the moral discourse and liberal
meanings of the Western concept of freedom of the press.
The Intellectual Legacy of Sun Yat-sen
Authors: Guo Yi
Published: January 2021

This chapter discusses Sun Yat-sen’s thoughts on ‘liberty’ and their later
development along anti-liberal lines. The near-deification of Sun Yat-sen
in the late 1920s following his death ensured that his views and theories
became the dominant discourse and that his intellectual legacy exerted
significant influence on discussions of press freedom in China over the
first half of the twentieth century. Sun Yat-sen’s anti-liberal thoughts
became integrated into the area of national news policy and journalism
theory. The ‘San-min Doctrine of Journalism’ was formulated and came
to dominate the official discourse. This later became the theoretical
foundation that legitimized the policy of press censorship carried out by
the Nationalist government.
The Empty Phrase and Popular Ignorance
Authors: Guo Yi
Published: January 2021

This chapter begins by tracing the expressions of press freedom in Chinese
constitutional documents from the 1910s to the 1940s. Even though the
concept was enshrined in the Chinese Constitution, it was an empty
phrase in practice. The chapter also examines how the concept of press
freedom was covered in school textbooks during that period, showing
that principles of press freedom were mentioned briefly but incoherently
and were not taught well in classrooms. The chapter then illustrates
the indifferent attitude of the Chinese public towards press freedom
by scrutinizing conversations recorded in diaries and historical details
published in newspapers at that time as well as the violence that would
often be directed against newspapermen trying to exercise their right
to a free press.
Conceptual Debates in the 1920s and 1930s
Authors: Guo Yi
Published: January 2021

Many overseas Chinese graduates returned to China after the establishment
of the new republic by the Nationalists in 1912. They found that
they had to re-evaluate their Western experiences and values from a
perspective based on this new Chinese context. With regards to press
freedom, individual circumstances and preferences resulted in divergent
conceptions of press freedom. This chapter elaborates on these different
attitudes towards press freedom amongst the more educated class in
the 1920s and the 1930s. Debates were centred on two issues – ‘people’s
right versus human rights’, and ‘freedom versus limitation’. It shows that
contested interpretations were based on the different socio-cultural
backgrounds and personal selections of the concerned parties.
Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement
Authors: Lee Ooi Tan
Published: January 2021

This chapter maps local initiatives of the Buddhist revitalization movement
in Malaysia. Focusing on two groups, the Malaysian Buddhist Association
and the Youth Buddhist Association of Malaysia, the history and process of
Buddhist revitalization that occurred through local efforts are examined.
The notion of Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Buddhism originating from the idea
of modern Buddhism has been adopted by the two groups. The process
has been strengthened through formalizing the refuge taking ceremony
and Buddhicizing the Hungry Ghost Festival. A tussle between reformist
Buddhists and a sect called Unity Sect (Yi Guan Dao) is examined to
understand a case of religious contestation among Chinese religions
germinated by Buddhist revitalization.
Counterforces of Buddhist Revitalization
Authors: Lee Ooi Tan
Published: January 2021

Chapter 6 investigates the forces that countered what reformist groups
promoted. Incidents reported in the newspapers, encounters from field
sites, and personal experiences provide sources of data on counterforces
to Buddhist revitalization. The counterforces resist conforming to the
standardization and formalization of Buddhist practices. This chapter reflects
on the internal dynamic of traditional Chinese religions, which have
their own vibrancy and legitimacy in responding to doctrinal pressure.
René’s early career to 1536
Authors: Vester Matthew
Published: January 2021

Born in 1504, René de Challant inherited a sprawling array of lands stretching from Lorraine to the Swiss area, Bugey (between Chambéry and Lyon), and the Valle d’Aosta. To these, he added, by marriage, lands in the marquisate of Monferrato. His kinship connections propelled him immediately into the highest ranks of the Sabaudian nobility, and, after his first marriage to the wealthy heiress Bianca Maria Gaspardone ended tragically, he remarried Mencia of Portugal-Braganza, a kinswoman of the Duchess of Savoy and Emperor Charles V. René was named Marshal of Savoie and led Duke Charles III’s diplomatic efforts with the Swiss during the early 1530s, aided in this effort by his lordship of Valangin, near Neuchâtel.
The World Opens Up, 1900-1924
Authors: Zeilstra Jurjen A.
Published: January 2021

This chapter traces Wim Visser ’t Hooft’s life from his birth at the beginning
of the twentieth century in Haarlem in the Netherlands to his move to
Geneva as international secretary for the YMCA in 1924. The chapter
stresses his patrician and Remonstrant background, pointing out how
this background shaped his worldview and taught him to think and act
independently and on his own initiative. The chapter also traces important
early influences on his thinking and theology, such as the NCSV (Dutch
Christian Student Society) and Karl Barth. His work in student relief after
the war showcased his networking and problem-solving capabilities. The
qualities he developed were decisive for his career in the World Council
of Churches.
The Cold War, the Unity of the Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, 1948-1966
Authors: Zeilstra Jurjen A.
Published: January 2021

Chapter 7 traces Visser ’t Hooft’s activity as a (controversial) bridge builder
during the period of the Cold War, on the unity of the church, and Eastern
Orthodoxy. Despite the Cold War, which prevented Eastern Orthodox
churches from joining the World Council, Visser ’t Hooft held firmly to
the direction set by the World Council as a third way between East and
West, utilising insights he laid out in earlier publications. At the same time
the World Council had to deal with the question of churches recognising
other churches as true. In this chapter we see how Visser ’t Hooft inspired
people to apply ecumenicity across the East-West divide. The chapter also
looks at criticism of Visser ’t Hooft’s approach.
Roman Catholic Contacts
Authors: Zeilstra Jurjen A.
Published: January 2021

Chapter 8 deals with Visser ’t Hooft’s lengthy campaign to have the
Roman Catholic Church join the World Council of Churches. It traces
developments from the beginning when Protestant ecumenicity was
firmly rejected, to the later history from the 1960s onwards. It explores
Visser ’t Hooft’s contacts with the Dutch Roman Catholics Jo Willibrands
and Frans Thijssen and early attempts at rapprochement, including the
creation of the Joint Working Group. The chapter discusses the difference
in agendas, and developments during and arising from the Second Vatican
Council. It then relates the history of ecumenical relations with the Roman
Catholic Church in connection with the Roman Catholic movement under
successive popes away from membership of the World Council.
Jean-Luc Godard’s Histoire(s) du cinéma or Cinema Surpasses Itself
Authors: Scemama Céline
Published: January 2021

This text, which constitutes the introduction to Céline Scemama’s book
Histoire(s) du cinéma de Jean-Luc Godard: La force faible d’un art, is a double
tribute: to Céline, who scrupulously deciphered the multiple artistic
references contained in Godard’s masterpiece and to JLG who, from the
start of his oeuvre to Livre d’images (2018), sought in the obstinate
invention of a post-cinema the very essence of this art. Halfway between
Montaigne’s essay and Rembrandt’s self-portrait, Histoire(s) du cinema
is also halfway between the origin of cinema and its destiny as post-art.
In-Flight Entertainment or the Emptying Process of Art in the Air
Authors: Génin Christophe
Published: January 2021

Despite a series of material changes to the medium throughout its history,
cinema has remained a “common immersive experience” insofar as it was
based on the illusion of reality. However, the most important change is
that this is no longer true: post-cinema, writes Christophe Génin, can be
considered a defection of the original experience of watching movies. This
situation has to do with social and economic transformations, implying
the conversion of cultural industry to service to the person and a deep
variation in the aesthetic experience, which Génin proposes to understand
through an analysis of the experience of individual screens in aircraft. A
confined space such as an aircraft seat isolates the individual to whom
it is offered in a moment of “solipsism of caprice.”
What Kind of Art Is the Cinema of Interactions?
Authors: Jost François
Published: January 2021

“What kind of art is the cinema of interactions?” This title promotes
the concept of interaction; the intention is therefore to analyze “a work
that presents itself as openly interactive: Bandersnatch” (2018), a part
of the science-fiction anthology series Black Mirror. With the help
of Goodman and Genette, François Jost develops two major concepts
previously coined by the former – autography and allography – to help
answer the question as to whether the opposition between film and TV
series has to do with differences in artistic quality, a debate exacerbated by
Netflix’s candidacy at film festivals. Using also a comparison with music
partitions, Jost wonders whether the viewer of the interactive work may
be called an operator, performer, player, or interpreter.
Dwelling with Moving Images
Authors: De Rosa Miriam
Published: January 2021

Some filmmakers or artists decide to put art at the heart of their creation,
applying not only the relationship between cinema and art to their concept
but also to various aspects of the process of creation. Miriam De Rosa
addresses this kind of “art contemporary turn” by examining the different
incursions of cinema from the point of view of the contemporary art space:
“how the contemporary experience of moving images is articulated when
it enters art spaces.” The presence of film in this foreign space, transforming
it into a different and personalized place, can be observed in recent
exhibitions: Sleepwalkers (2007); Marta Minujín’s Mesunda Reloaded
(2019) at the New Museum in New York; and Sensitive Environments by
the Milan-based collective Studio Azzurro.
Extraordinary Stories, a Mariano Llinás Postmodern Art Film
Authors: Crespo Gabriela Rivadeneira
Published: January 2021

By analyzing Extraordinary Stories (Historias Extraordinarias),
a 2008 movie by Argentinean filmmaker Mariano Llinás, Gabriela Rivadeneira
Crespo questions the “productivity of cinema devices” to fully
exemplify the type of postmodern film where cinema and contemporary
art collaborate. Paradoxically, this kind of film, given the radical choices
that govern it, places it in an expanded film, but marginalizes it in relation
to cinema industry. The locations and modes of reception of such films
are also part of the definition of post-cinema in the post-art era.
The Beyen Plan (1951-1954)
Authors: Segers Mathieu
Published: January 2021

The rapid expansion of European integration after 1950 triggered lasting existential unease in The Hague, fuelling fierce Dutch revisionism. Alliance-building with supporters of Atlantic free trade remained a priority, and swift British (and Scandinavian) accession to the ‘Small Europe’ of the Six was seen as essential. The Dutch government had therefore been very sceptical about the proposed European Defence Community (EDC); after this failed in 1954, Dutch policymakers feared new negotiations for a relance européenne would strengthen Small Europe and its built-in traditions of politicisation and dirigisme. Ironically, the Common Market – proposed by Dutch Foreign Minister Johan Willem Beyen, and eventually enormously profitable for the Dutch export economy – was considered a ruse when it was presented in the Hague.
The Queer Film Ecosystem: Symbolic Economy, Festivals, and Queer Cinema’s Legs
Authors: Damiens Antoine
Published: January 2021

In analyzing the regimes of taste and films cultures that condition the
circulation and cultural currency of queer cinemas, Chapter 2 aims to
reconceptualize the notion of festival circuits. It locates queer cinema at
the intersection of two regimes of cultural value – identity and cinephilia.
Through a Bourdieusian approach to taste-making and cultural production,
I highlight how both festivals and scholars negotiate these conflicting
cultural values. Film traffic relies on a symbolic economy that is based
on and fosters differentiated cultural discourses on queer cinema. In
analyzing the strategies of both European and American film distributors,
I underscore how this interplay between queerness and cinephilia is
strategically mobilized so as to assert a film’s legitimacy and authenticity.
Religion, Hypermobility and Digital Media in Global Asia
Authors: Gomes Catherine , Kong Lily , Woods Orlando , Hickey-Moody Anna , Sng Bee Bee , Gomes Catherine , Lim Francis , Qian Junxi , Zhang Han , Na Hyemin , Tan Jonathan Y. , Tse Justin K.H. , Mohamed Nasir Kamaludeen , Willcox Marissa , Tan Meng Yoe , Goh Robbie B.H. , Woods Orlando
Published: January 2021

Digital media is changing the ways in which religion is practiced, understood, proselytised and countered. Religious institutions and leaders use digital media to engage with their congregations who now are not confined to single locations and physical structures. The faithful are part of online communities which allow them a space to worship and to find fellowship. Migrant and mobile subjects thus are able to be connected to their faith -- whether home grown or emerging -- wherever they may be, providing them with an anchor in unfamiliar physical and cultural surroundings. As Asia rises, mobilities associated with Asian populations have escalated. The notion of ‘Global Asia’ is a reflection of this increased mobility, where Asia includes not only Asian countries as sites of political independence, but also the transnational networks of Asian trans/migrants, and the diasporic settlements of Asian peoples all over the world. This collection features cutting edge research by scholars across disciplines seeking to understand the role and significance of religion among transnational mobile subjects in this age of digital media, and in particular, as experienced in Global Asia.
The Blog as a Platform for Spiritual Heritaging and Family Reconciliation: A Case Study
Authors: Yoe Tan Meng
Published: January 2021

This chapter features the case study of a Malaysian-Chinese blogger, Stark, who after migrating, blogged about her spiritual experiences back in Malaysia, including her conversion to Christianity and the subsequent estrangement from her parents. Through analysing this intersection of religion, the internet, and migration, the notion of authenticity in the practice of online religion can be explored. Online authenticity is a difficult element to measure, and is made more complicated when applied to a subjective matter like spirituality. The case study will demonstrate that the act of blogging serves the purpose of heritaging, spiritual catharsis, and communication with her parents, and thus infer a genuine spiritual activity that contributes to her still-developing religious identity.
The City State of Singapore’s Territorial and Social Management Dilemmas
Authors: De Koninck Rodolphe
Published: January 2021

To better understand, on the one hand, the remarkable and largely
commendable transformation that Singapore has undergone over the
last century and, on the other hand, its vulnerability, answers should be
sought to the following two questions. Does not the relentless overhaul of
Singaporean living space, nearly always considered as a fait accompli, yet
always subject to being revised by the state, lead to territorial alienation
among the city state’s citizens and permanent residents? Just as classical
Athens and even classical Rome came to depend on a constant and everincreasing
supply of foreign labour, Singapore has reached a point where
its dependence on a modern and imported form of lumpenproletariat has
become apparently irreversible. Is this sustainable?
The Address of Art and the Scale of Other Places
Authors: Lee Weng Choy
Published: January 2021

While the author has lived in Singapore for over 20 years, he has had a
complicated relationship with the island city state. He did not receive
permission from the authorities to enter Singapore and participate in the
‘Hard State, Soft City’ symposium in person and instead, presented an
audio recording in absentia. These reflections consider the role of place in
the practice of art criticism, as well as the contrast between contemporary
art and digital culture.
Between ‘network’ and ‘territory’
Authors: Gibert-Flutre Marie
Published: January 2021

By their spatial organization and social appropriations, the alleyways of Ho Chi Minh City provide a model of highly multifunctional urban spaces. This chapter analyses the mechanisms of production of such a model, and how it is facing a breaking point in times of globalization. Theoretically, I draw on the conception of the alleyway at the interface of ‘network’ and ‘territory’ functions. As a network, Ho Chi Minh City’s alleyways connect different neighbourhoods together and support growing flows of motorized circulations. As a local territory, however, each alleyway also fosters a vibrant urban life. This precarious balance guarantees the sustainability of an inclusive and vibrant urban environment, on a daily basis, even though this integrative model is currently being challenged.
The transformation of ‘urban ordinaries’ into creative places
Authors: Issarathumnoon Wimonrart
Published: January 2021

Traditional alleyway (trok, ตรอก) neighbourhoods in Bangkok are ideal
examples of Asian ‘urban ordinaries’ that have been converted into cultural
and creative sites. This chapter explores the transformation of a
local shopping street, the Phra Athit-Phra Sumen (พระอาทิ ตย์-พระสุ เมรุ)
corridor in Bangkok’s Old Town, a part of the Banglamphu (บางลำ�พู) and
Baan Phanthom (บ้ านพานถม) neighbourhoods in the northern precinct
of Bangkok’s heritage core. It provides insights into the process of spontaneous
regeneration through the organic expansion of shops with new
creative uses. This dynamic can reduce controversy among potentially
competing agendas – the daily needs of residents and shopkeepers, heritage
conservation, and creative placemaking. The study highlights how the
negative consequences of urban change can be mitigated by promoting
venues for creative exchange and learning.
Shanghai lilong
Authors: Ding Jiayu , Zhong Xiaohua
Published: January 2021

The lilong (里弄) is the typical form of residential alley in Shanghai,
with two essential spatial features: multifunctionality and a semi-public
character. However, this spatial characterization has undergone significant
changes in the modernization and urbanization process of Shanghai. The
cognitive value of the lilong has transitioned from residential to commodity,
and finally to cultural. This study addresses this transformation,
adopting Lefebvre’s triad spatial framework to interpret the sociospatial
dynamics of the lilong. Tianzifang (田子坊) is used as a case study area, as
it is the subject of a community-initiated regeneration that has changed the
deteriorating alley residence into a mixed-use commercial and residential
creative cluster.
From conflicts to commoning
Authors: Hou Jeffrey
Published: January 2021

A ubiquitous feature of cities in East Asia, urban alleyways function often
as a semi-public or semi-private space. In Taipei, alleyways (shang-nong,
巷弄) have recently become a contested space as excessive commercial
activities are met by opposition from local residents. One such conflict
occurred a few years ago in one of Taipei’s most popular night markets –
the Shida Night Market (師大夜市). To ameliorate the situation, a team
of ‘community workers’ began to organize a series of spatial and social
experiments in the alleyways to create opportunities for social interactions.
This chapter examines the process by which these experiments
took place and reflects upon the implications of these outcomes for the
future of alleyways in East Asia.
Virtuell, aber nicht weniger spannend
Authors: Kellerhoff Peter
Published: January 2021

Unterhaltungselektronik: Wie die meisten Messen in Corona-Zeiten findet auch die Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas virtuell statt. Doch auch online zünden die „Aussteller“ ein wahres Innovationsfeuerwerk. Von Peter Kellerhoff
PENERAPAN METODE DEMONSTRASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MERANGKAI PERALATAN DESTILASI
Authors: - Siti Nurjanna
Published: January 2021

Guru harus mampu melibatkan siswa dalam proses pembelajaran untuk menemukan materi yangdipelajari sehingga dapat mendorong siswa untuk menerapkannya di kehidupan sehari-hari. Permasalahan yang terjadi di SMK khususnya SMK-SMTI Pontianak adalah adanya miskonsepsi siswa dalam merangkai peralatan destilasi. Selain itu, siswa merasa kebingungan ketika memasang selang kondensor untuk jalur dan arah air pendingin. Hal ini disebabkan karena saat praktikum siswa hanya membaca instruksi kerja pada jobsheet tanpa adanya peragaan. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut dapat diterapkan metode demonstrasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan merangkai peralatan destilasi melalui metode demonstrasi. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang terdiri dari 2 siklus. Obyek penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI F yang berjumlah 16 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi dan tes keterampilan merangkai peralatan destilasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terjadi peningkatan keterampilan merangkai peralatan destilasi dengan menerapkan metode demonstrasi. Ketuntasan belajar pada siklus I sebesar 75% dan meningkat menjadi 93,75% pada siklus II sehingga besar peningkatan yaitu 18,75%. Nilai rata-rata keterampilan siswa meningkat dari 76 pada siklus I menjadi 85 pada siklus II sehingga besar peningkatan yaitu 9. Dengan demikian disimpulkan bahwa penerapan metode demonstrasi dapat meningkatkan keterampilan merangkai peralatan destilasi siswa.

Kata kunci: demonstrasi, destilasi, keterampilan merangkai
Education 4.0: The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Improving Business in Bengkayang Regency, Border Area
Authors: Vasantan Priska
Published: January 2021

The purpose of this study was to describe the role of knowledge transfer in the education that can improve business in Bengkayang Regency. Information management is one of the things that must be faced by disadvantaged areas, especially in industrial revolution 4.0. Bengkayang Regency is one of the areas directly adjacent to Malaysia so that there are many cross-border businesses. In the era of this industrial revolution, the government has a 4.0 making Indonesia program, namely making Indonesia becomes the 10th largest economist in the world. One of the factors to improve is the quality of human resources. However, the quality of human resources in Bengkayang Regency was is very low due to the poor education quality. This research was conducted using a phenomenological qualitative method with observation and in-depth interviews. The informants were elementary school students studying in Year 4, 5, 6. They studied in the village of Tampe and 4 students in Shanti Bhuana (ISB) institute located in Bengkayang. The results showed that the quality of human resources was strongly influenced by the quality of education and the quality of education was strongly influenced by the knowledge transfer process implemented in schools
PERAN BPJS KESEHATAN PADA PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI MONTERADO STUDI TERHADAP IBU HAMIL
Authors: Deffrinica
Published: January 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat tingkat kesejahteraan ibu hamil sebelum dan sesudah memperoleh BPJS kesehatan. Penelitian disajikan dengan pendekatan deskriftif kualitatif. Data diperoleh melalui metode Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dan wawancara terstruktur dengan angket (kuisioner). Sampel penelitian ini adalah ibu hamil desa Goa Boma yang berjumlah 24 orang. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa sebagian besar ibu hamil merasakan manfaat dari layanan kesehatan ketika akan melahirkan bahkan ketika pemulihan. Dengan memanfaatkan layanan BPJS Kesehatan ini, mereka dapat melakukan penghematan biaya pemeriksaan kesehatan dan persalinan. Pendapatan mereka dapat dimanfaatkan untuk kebutuhan rumah tangga lainnya dan atau untuk memenuhi kebutuhan anak yang sudah dilahirkan. Meskipun kelas layanan kesehatan yang mereka dapatkan adalah kelas dua dan tiga, tetapi pelayanan yang mereka dapatkan dinilai ‘cukup’.

Kata Kunci: BPJS Kesehatan, Tingkat Kesejahteraan Ekonomi, Ibu Hamil, FDG.
ANALISIS PENGARUH NILAI TUKAR RUPIAH ATAS DOLAR AS DAN UTANG NEGARA TERHADAP INDEKS HARGA SAHAM GABUNGAN (IHSG) DAN IMPLIKASINYA PADA PRODUK DOMESTIK BRUTO (PDB) INDONESIA
Authors: Vinsensius Vinsensius , Assih Prihat , Apriyanto Gaguk
Published: January 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh nilai tukar rupiah atas dolar AS dan utang negara terhadap IHSG dan implikasinya pada PDB Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Data penelitian menggunakan data time series triwulan (Januari, April, Juli, Oktober) mulai dari tahun 2010 – 2018 yang didapatkan melalui website Bank Indonesia, Kementerian Keuangan Republik Indonesia, Bursa Efek Indonesia dan Kementerian Perdagangan Republik Indonesia. Metode analisis data menggunakan path analysis. Hasil penelitian didapatkan nilai tukar rupiah atas dolar AS tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IHSG dengan nilai sebesar 0,246, utang negara berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IHSG dengan nilai sebesar 0,000, nilai tukar rupiah atas dolar AS berpengaruh signifikan terhadap PDB dengan nilai sebesar 0,000, utang negara berpengaruh signifikan terhadap PDB dengan nilai sebesar 0,000, IHSG berpengaruh signifikan terhadap PDB dengan nilai sebesar 0,001, nilai tukar rupiah atas dolar AS tidak berpengaruh terhadap PDB Indonesia melalui IHSG dengan nilai pengaruh langsung sebesar 0,399 lebih besar dari pengaruh tidak langsung sebesar 0,090 dan utang negara berpengaruh terhadap PDB Indonesia melalui IHSG dengan nilai pengaruh langsung sebesar 0,364 lebih kecil dari pengaruh tidak langsung sebesar  0,447.
KEPATUHAN PERPAJAKAN DARI PELAKU E-COMMERCE
Authors: Magdalena Febriani Cristina Susianti , Frederica Diana
Published: January 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji kepatuhan pelaku e-commerce dalam melaksanakan kewajiban perpajakannya saat sebelum dan setelah adanya ketentuan pajak khusus yang mengatur mengenai industri e-commerce. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan eksperimen kepada 25 orang mahasiswa akuntansi di Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana, dengan menggunakan uji Wilcoxon, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan pada kepatuhan wajib pajak pelaku e-commerce dalam membayar pajak setelah adanya ketentuan pajak khusus untuk industri e-commerce dibandingkan sebelum diberlakukannya ketentuan tersebut. Kepatuhan pelaku e-commerce akan semakin meningkat saat sudah ada kejelasan mengenai ketentuan pajak khusus industri e-commerce ini. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi informasi bagi pemerintah, pelaku e-commerce dan akademisi mengenai pentingnya kebijakan perpajakan yang jelas untuk meningkatkan kepatuhan wajib pajak.
ANALISIS ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED, RISIKO SISTEMATIS, PREDIKSI KEBANGKRUTAN DENGAN MODEL GROVER TERHADAP RETURN SAHAM PADA PERUSAHAAN FOOD AND BEVERAGE YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE TAHUN 2014-2018
Authors: Pramesti Hernawati , Santoso Tanvika Meidy
Published: January 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mencari bukti empiris tentang faktor economic value added (EVA), risiko sistematis, dan prediksi kebangkrutan menggunakan model Grover terhadap return saham pada perusahaan food and beverage periode 2014-2018. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi return saham dalam penelitian ini adalah economic value added (EVA), risiko sistematis dan prediksi kebangkrutan dengan model Grover. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berupa data sekunder. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji t dan uji F. Hasil pengujian hipotesis dengan uji t menunjukkan bahwa economic value added (EVA), risiko sistematis, dan prediksi kebangkrutan dengan model Grover secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap return saham. Hasil uji F menunjukkan bahwa economic value added (EVA), risiko sistematis, dan prediksi kebangkrutan dengan model Grover secara bersama-sama berpengaruh signifikan terhadap return saham.
UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN MEKAI (Pycnarrhena cauliflora DIELS.) TERHADAP Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: Sarifati Yayuk Bulam , Ismail Sjarif , Kosala Khemasili
Published: January 2021

Mekai leaves (Pycnarrhena cauliflora Diels.) (P. cauliflora). Are known to contain flavonoid compounds, tannins and phenolics that act as antibacterial agents and are used in the treatment of eye pain. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the examples of bacterial diseases of eye pain and also a major cause of many infections in communities and health facilities with cases of resistance to various antimicrobial agents. The purpose of this study was to prove the antibacterial activity of mekai leaves ethanol extract against S. aureus bacteria. This research is an experimental research. The stages of this research began by extracting mekai leaves using maceration method with 96% ethanol solvent. Antibacterial activity was tested by the disc method (Kirby-Bauer) using ethanol extract concentrations of mekai leaves (EPC) 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, and 80%, positive control using 25 μg amoxicillin and negative control using DMSO 10%. The measurement results of inhibition zones of mekai leaf ethanol extract 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% respectively were 8.32 mm, 8.32 mm, 8.32 mm, 8.67 mm, 9.00 mm, 8.67 mm, and 8.33 mm. While the positive control measurement of 25 μg amoxicillin against S. aureus is 28.67 mm and the measurement of 10% negative DMSO control does not produce inhibitory zones, so it can be concluded that the ethanol extract of mekai leaves has antibacterial activity, but the area of ​​inhibition zone produced is smaller than amoxicillin 25 µg. The results of statistical tests using Mann Whitney between negative controls with all EPC concentrations obtained significant differences with p values ​​<0.05, it can be concluded that there is antibacterial activity produced at all EPC concentrations.