Some Notes on the Pantun Storytelling of the Baduy Minority Group Its Written and Audiovisual Documentation

Baduy pantun stories are part of the larger Sundanese oral tradition of pantun storytelling in west Java. The stories recount the deeds of the nobility of such old Sundanese kingdoms as Pajajaran and Galuh. Although the Baduy still recite the pantun stories in their rituals, in the larger cities to the east of the Baduy village Kanékés pantun recitation almost disappeared. On the basis of short periods of fieldwork in and around Kanékés village between 1976 and 2014, in this essay I shall discuss Baduy pantun storytelling. I shall summarize earlier major publications and analyse some performance aspects of two Baduy pantun stories which I recorded. Although I do not concentrate on the text, I do discuss a few cultural issues arising from the texts. Baduy oral literature also includes children\u27s and women\u27s songs, as well as fables and myths of origin (dongéng) which do not involve music. These will not be discussed here

Sangkuriang Character Of Sundanese Folktale Design Through 70’s Comic Illustration Technique

Many folktales are scattered throughout Indonesia, where each region has its own unique story and becomes one of the literary and cultural identities that need to be guarded. West Java is one area that has many stories, where sto- ries that circulate are not just ordinary stories but contain many good moral messages. The figure of the Sangkuriang will be made with a comic style approach in the 70s, where the old comics are now becoming increasingly popular with the people at this time. So that this study will use expressionist style in making figures of Sangkuriang story characters and for the research method used a qualitative descriptive approach, where the data collection technique is to do library research, observation, and documentation. The final results of the study will be (1) Character figures of Sangkuriang stories in the form of illustrations (2) Illustration styles that will be used is the 70s comic style illustration. Keywords: Folktale stories, characters, Sangkuriang Comi

The Naked, Running, Screaming Girl

Unable to sleep, an old veteran of Vietnam spends his time and money in a bar, where he meets the perfect person to listen to him. Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit

Down in Old Mexico: Five Stories

This is a collection of short stories unified by the themes of love or revenge, sometimes the one, sometimes the one and the other. It is preceded by a personal essay that outlines in broad strokes some of the poets, philosophers and novelists who have influenced how I write and what I write about

Old Stories

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[Review of] Charles F. Lummis. Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories

Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories is composed of forty-two stories (tales) that range from the teachings (and/or) exploits of Coyote to the adventures of the Wise Bear. These folk tales were collected and translated from Spanish to English, as well as interpreted by the late Charles F. Lummis. The original title of this book was Tile Mall Who Married the Moon, published in 1894 by Century Company New York. This Bison edition is a reprint of another version published in 1910 by Century Company New York; being expanded and retitled. It also has an informative, new introduction by Robert F. Gish. In it we get a historical view of the old pueblo cultures of the Southwest, especially Isleta. The older introduction mainly deals with Indian storytellers and their folklore, focusing on Isleta oral tradition

The Art of Adaptation

My honors thesis The Art of Adaptation discusses the process of adapting old stories and theatrical pieces for modern audiences through the exploration of various adaptations (theatrical, operatic, dance and film) of Euripides\u27 Medea. It also touches on my own short, modern, adaptation; FURY: A Rock Musical Inspired by Medea. All of this research was important in making the performance aspect of my capstone the best it could be

THE SOUTH AND THOMAS NELSON PAGE

Thomas Nelson Page, a native Virginian, was known for writing short stories which idealized the Old South. At first glance his short stories seamed to glorify the south; once one delves deeper, they see that Page criticized the one thing his books revolved around. This thesis analyzes the four parts of Page’s short stories (religion, politics, economics, and social structure) to prove that even though Page has a deep love for the Old South, his short stories has embedded criticisms within them

The children of Melanesia.

The article presents several heart-warming stories of the children of Melanesia. It tells the story of Mosmeli whose mother died before she turned eight and spent most of her time with a church member who brought her to Sunday school where she met Miss Kalolaen, her teacher who learned to look beyond the physical appearance of a person after that Mother's Day incident. It provides an overview of the story of two girls who helped an old man find his way home

Telling identities: In Search of an Analytic Tool for Investigating Learning as a Culturally Shaped Activity

In this article, we make an attempt to operationalize the notion of identity so as to justify the claim about its potential as an analytic tool for investigating learning. According to our definition, identity is a set of reifying, significant, endorsable stories about a person. The subsequent analysis of the dynamics of narratives makes it clear that identities, even if individually told, are products of a collective storytelling. Our main claim is that learning may be thought of as closing the gap between actual identity and designated identity, two particular sets of reifying significant stories about the learner, endorsed by this learner. The theoretical substantiation of this assertion is accompanied by vignettes from a study in which mathematical learning practices of a group of 17 year old immigrant students from the former Soviet Union newly arrived in Israel were compared to those of native Israelis