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Switching the plot: Children, instead of adults, doing the reading aloud
Academia 1 year ago

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Switching the plot: Children, instead of adults, doing the reading aloud

Adults reading aloud is great for many reasons and in any language because kids learn about the world of books – authors, stories, about words, grammar and all the worlds in the stories.
Fostering minds
Editorial 1 year ago

Fostering minds

With literature, we can offer students various conceptions of a good life, skills of rational reflection and comparison, and windows to narrative imaginations.
Schools to include Indonesian literature in curricula
Society 1 year ago

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Schools to include Indonesian literature in curricula

Among those included in the list is a book written by renowned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer titled Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), which was banned during President Soeharto’s authoritarian regime. 
A journey through climate literature: Finding facts and reasons to hope
Books 1 year ago

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A journey through climate literature: Finding facts and reasons to hope

As an energy and climate professional, I have a comprehensive understanding of some scientific facts about the climate crisis, but I still struggle to navigate the intricate web that it has spun. The interplay of scientific data, political machinations and societal apathy often leaves me perplexed about the true scope of the challenge we confront. Nonetheless, I have discovered solace and inspiration in four indispensable books that provide insightful perspectives on the climate crisis and stimulate meaningful actions.
Final novel was huge challenge for Garcia Marquez
Books 2 years ago

Final novel was huge challenge for Garcia Marquez

"Until August," the final book by the Nobel prize winning giant of Latin American "magical realism," is being released in its original Spanish as "En agosto nos vemos" on March 6, and in English later this month.
Go to Ubud
Editorial 2 years ago

Go to Ubud

It's a blood sport with very little in the way of rules or regulations and as we ourselves witnessed earlier this week, whatever was left of the rules of the game was dismantled to make way for a vulgar display of power.
International Panji Festival returns in October
Archipelago 2 years ago

International Panji Festival returns in October

The International Panji Festival is set to return this year in October with preparations currently ongoing by the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry and the East Java administration.
A trip through old Dublin, in Jakarta
Art & Culture 2 years ago

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A trip through old Dublin, in Jakarta

What is it? says John Wyse. —A nation? says Bloom. A nation is the same people living in the same place. —By God, then, says Ned, laughing, if that’s so I’m a nation for I’m living in the same place for the past five years.
Transcending age, literature and visual arts via Goenawan Mohamad's new anthology
Art & Culture 3 years ago

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Transcending age, literature and visual arts via Goenawan Mohamad's new anthology

Eminent Indonesian man of letters Goenawan Mohamad breaks down the boundaries between the written word and visual art, as he releases a new anthology of poems and an exhibition of prints
Yearender: The best Indonesian books (about Indonesia) of 2022
Books 3 years ago

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Yearender: The best Indonesian books (about Indonesia) of 2022

This year might have come and gone, but these books on Indonesia and its surprises will pique your interest enough to turn the page and make the year last a little longer.
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