Research master thesis | Arts and Culture (research) (MA)
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This thesis analyzed the development of discourse on extra-European art in art historical surveys published between 1842 and 1900 and how this discourse was influenced by the development and...Show moreThis thesis analyzed the development of discourse on extra-European art in art historical surveys published between 1842 and 1900 and how this discourse was influenced by the development and institutionalisation of art history and by discourses on extra-European arts from other, related, scientific disciplines. It argues that the selective influence of art history as an institutionalizing discipline and other scholarly disciplines with an interest in extra- European art enlarged, changed and complicated the understanding of extra-European art as expressed in these discourses. Moreover, it substantiates that while certain dimensions of the understanding of extra-European art may have seemed to stay constant, this does not constitute a uniform understanding of this art. The findings are based on the analysis of the Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte (1842) by Franz Kugler, the Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte (1855) by Anton Springer and the Geschichte der Kunst aller Zeiten und Völker (1900) by Karl Woermann with the use of the method of Critical Discourse Analysis, which investigates not just the texts but also their scholarly environment, and an extensive close reading of the three surveys.Show less
On 30 January 1972 the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) organised a peaceful, yet illegal march in Derry, Northern-Ireland. This march was one of a series of marches NICRA had...Show moreOn 30 January 1972 the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) organised a peaceful, yet illegal march in Derry, Northern-Ireland. This march was one of a series of marches NICRA had organised in January 1972 to protest against interment. During the march in Derry, the British Army opened fire on the demonstrators, which led to the death of thirteen civilians. Fifteen other civilians were wounded, one of whom died a few months later due to his wounds. This day is more commonly known as ‘Bloody Sunday’. Two days later, the British government announced that an inquiry would be established under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act 1921 to investigate what had happened in Derry, and more importantly, why it happened. An inquiry is set up ‘where is has been resolved by both Houses of Parliament that it is expedient that a tribunal be established for inquiring into a definite matter described in the Resolution as of urgent public importance’. The report, led by Lord Chief Justice Widgery and therefore known as the Widgery Report, was published within eleven weeks, on 19 April. It concluded that ‘there is no reason to suppose that the soldiers would have opened fire if they had not been fired upon first’. About the victims, both deceased and wounded, Widgery concluded that although none of them were proved to have been armed when they were shot, there was a ‘strong suspicion that some [of the victims] had been firing weapons or handling bombs in the course of the afternoon and that yet others had been closely supporting them’. Not everyone agreed with this ‘official’ account of the events of 30 January. Some opponents to the findings have been re-enacting the Bloody Sunday march annually since 1973 in order to both show their disapproval of the Widgery Report, and to keep the memory of the victims alive. After twenty-five years of commemorating Bloody Sunday, and six years after a justice campaign for the victims had started, the then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed to a new inquiry in 1998. This inquiry, known as the Saville Inquiry, was published in June 2010, twelve years after it had been set up. Contrary to the conclusions of the Widgery Report, the Saville Report concluded that it was the British Army, and not the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or the demonstrators, had fired the first shot, that the actions of the army were unjustifiable, and that the victims of the gunfire had been innocent. This paper looks at the annual Bloody Sunday commemorations from 1973 to 2013 in Derry to see what the effect of the public inquiries of 1972 and 1998 was on the perception of what happened at Bloody Sunday.Show less
Bachelor scriptie over de vraag waarom op Java een opiumpachtstelsel is ingevoerd en binnen zestig jaar weer is afgeschaft. Binnen deze vraag gaat de scriptie dieper in op de invloed van de...Show moreBachelor scriptie over de vraag waarom op Java een opiumpachtstelsel is ingevoerd en binnen zestig jaar weer is afgeschaft. Binnen deze vraag gaat de scriptie dieper in op de invloed van de ontwikkeling van de beeldvorming over de opiumpacht, opiumgebruik en Chinezen op de verandering in het beleid. Waar de beeldvorming bij de invoering nog van minder belang was, is deze belangrijker geworden bij de afschaffing. Het blijkt dat de economische argumenten het meeste invloed hebben gehad op de beleidsveranderingen.Show less
Bachelorscriptie over transitional justice in Spanje en de breuk met het 'pacto del olvido' door middel van een analyse van de polemiek die ontstond rond de zoektocht naar het graf van de Spaanse...Show moreBachelorscriptie over transitional justice in Spanje en de breuk met het 'pacto del olvido' door middel van een analyse van de polemiek die ontstond rond de zoektocht naar het graf van de Spaanse dichter Federico García Lorca.Show less
In dit literatuuronderzoek wordt getracht de lezer aan de hand van bestaande literatuur en film te overtuigen waarom de Human Flesh Search Engine een inbreuk op de privacy is. Dit wordt structureel...Show moreIn dit literatuuronderzoek wordt getracht de lezer aan de hand van bestaande literatuur en film te overtuigen waarom de Human Flesh Search Engine een inbreuk op de privacy is. Dit wordt structureel gedaan door eerst uit te leggen wat de Human Flesh Search Engine precies is, wat de voor- en nadelen van dit fenomeen zijn, waarom het juist in China opgekomen is, wat er wettelijk geschreven is over privacy in China, hoe dit zich verhoudt tot het Westen en in het bijzonder Nederland en wat de juridische implicaties van de Human Flesh Search Engine zijn. In de discussie worden de conclusies gegeven.Show less
Mountain Crossroads: The Tomb of Sunan Tembayat in Mountain Jabalkat as Source of Javanese Religious Authority By Adieyatna Fajri For religious man, space or landscape is not homogeneous; they are...Show moreMountain Crossroads: The Tomb of Sunan Tembayat in Mountain Jabalkat as Source of Javanese Religious Authority By Adieyatna Fajri For religious man, space or landscape is not homogeneous; they are qualitatively different from others. In this regards landscapes are covering both of sacred and profane which resulted from binnary opposition system of human language and thought, in which two theoretical opposites are strictly defined and set off against one another. For the Javanese, mountain has long been perceived as a sacred place inhabited with unseen world which may pervade great mystical power. Within the new Islamic era, saint’s tombs become another characteristic feature of sacred mountain of Java. For the Javanese rulers, the Islamic saints presence on the mountain appeared to enhance their authority by legitimizing them. Through examining Hindu-Buddhist inscriptions, traditional Javanese sources and Dutch archives, this research try to reveal the importance of Javanaese mountain which is reperesented by Mount Jabalkat along with Sunan Tembayat’s tomb as a source of religious authority particulary in the reign of Sultan Agung from Mataram in the 17th century. Furthermore, this research also discuss the relationship of the idea of Javanese sacred landscape in the Indo-Islamic context. In conclusion, Within naturally diversed political faction, mountain along with its saints appeared to be a potent of religious power which should be propitiated properly or it could otherwise ignite religious insurgences toward the royal court.Show less
The Taiwanese word hōo, which as a full verb means 'to give', has many other grammatical functions. In this thesis I describe how this word is being used in modern everyday Taiwanese, taking the...Show moreThe Taiwanese word hōo, which as a full verb means 'to give', has many other grammatical functions. In this thesis I describe how this word is being used in modern everyday Taiwanese, taking the examples from the Taiwanese language soap series Qiānshǒu/Khān-tshiú 牽手. I come to the conclusion that the superficially very different usages of hōo can - seen from the Taiwanese language instead of the English, Dutch or Mandarin translation - be reduced to variants of the simple semantic notions of 'source', 'receiver' and 'theme' (the thing that is given) that are invoked by the verb hōo 'to give'.Show less
This thesis is focused on the perception of foreign newspapers about the Barcelona May Days. Its central theme is the elimination of the POUMist faction and how this was reported in six different...Show moreThis thesis is focused on the perception of foreign newspapers about the Barcelona May Days. Its central theme is the elimination of the POUMist faction and how this was reported in six different Anglo-Saxon newspapersShow less
This thesis looks at changes in landholding patterns in the age of Sulla. While most studies on landholding patterns focus on the second century B.C., the author argues that the first century B.C....Show moreThis thesis looks at changes in landholding patterns in the age of Sulla. While most studies on landholding patterns focus on the second century B.C., the author argues that the first century B.C. is deserving of more scholarly attention since many big changes occur in this period. The author discusses Sulla’s colonization programme and the proscriptions in order to determine the effect of these measures on landholding patterns in Italy. Specifically, this thesis seeks to help illuminate the reasons behind the veritable explosion of villa-buildings after the age of Sulla. This study offers up a reassessment of the colonization programme and argues that the programme was conducted on a much smaller scale than is often thought. The overall impact of the programme is also far less significant than often assumed. It is argued that the proscriptions had a far larger impact on landholding patterns. The author argues that it was the proscriptions, and not the colonization programme, that is likely to have led to an increase in villa-buildings.Show less
In deze scriptie wordt gepoogd een overtuigend argument te maken voor het bestaan van een langer, gedeeld, ideologisch conflict tussen Amerika en Rusland, waarmee de Koude Oorlog te beschouwen valt...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt gepoogd een overtuigend argument te maken voor het bestaan van een langer, gedeeld, ideologisch conflict tussen Amerika en Rusland, waarmee de Koude Oorlog te beschouwen valt als slechts een gemilitariseerde, maar absoluut unieke, piek in een langere geschiedenis van ideologische antipathie. In dat opzicht sluit het betoog zich impliciet enigszins aan bij de school historici die de oorzaken van de Koude Oorlog primair, vaak in antwoord op revisionistische theorieën, zoeken in de rol van ideologie. Het antwoord wordt gezocht in bronnen die verhalen over de visie van voornamelijk Amerikaanse diplomaten, hoogwaardigheidsbekleders, journalisten, schrijvers, politici en academici in verschillende lezingen, publicaties en briefwisselingen. De nadruk ligt op de late negentiende eeuw.Show less
Was the TAZARA railway a successful instrument in the development of an economic nation state in Zambia? The effects of state, nation and market building on Kasama during 1976 - 1986
En este trabajo propongo una lectura de la novela La invención de Morel (1940), del escritor argentino Adolfo Bioy Casares, centrándome en la noción de la simulación, que resulta un mecanismo...Show moreEn este trabajo propongo una lectura de la novela La invención de Morel (1940), del escritor argentino Adolfo Bioy Casares, centrándome en la noción de la simulación, que resulta un mecanismo central en la obra como muestra ya el argumento narrado. En La invención de Morel la máquina hecha por Morel genera simulaciones. Crea imágenes holográficas que funcionan de un modo analógico. Esas imágenes son reproducciones de vida, tanto de personas, como del entorno. Las personas que el protagonista ve, son simulaciones. En La invención de Morel se explora precisamente el significado de esas simulaciones, y es esto lo que me interesa analizar. El trabajo está dividido en tres capítulos centrales que se corresponden con los tres aspectos de la simulación. Con la definición de Severo Sarduy se analizan los efectos de los tres elementos de la simulación en La invención de Morel para, consecuentemente, poder concluir al final cómo funciona la simulación en la novela.Show less
In the decade of the 1920s, the government of the Dutch East Indies passed two educational ordinances in relation to private schools: (1) Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indie 1923 No. 136 and (2)...Show moreIn the decade of the 1920s, the government of the Dutch East Indies passed two educational ordinances in relation to private schools: (1) Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indie 1923 No. 136 and (2) Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indie 1925 No. 219. The first ordinance indicated that nonsubsidized schools were required to register their schools to the government, in this case to hoofd van het gewest (head of regional administration), meanwhile the teachers obliged to report their teaching materials. Since this ordinance was applied, the government began to frequently use words “wilde particulier schooltjes” (wild private schools) on their reports in referring to nonsubsidized schools. The next education policy was Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indie 1932 No. 494 (“Toezicht-ordonnantie particulier onderwijs”), which also known as the Wild Schools Ordinance (Wilde Scholen Ordonnantie), began to take effect on 1 October 1932. This ordinance aimed to control wild schools. It worked preventively (vergunningstelsel) by requiring a permit before a private school was established. This preventive ordinance provoked oppositions since they believed that the situation was unfair as the restriction began to take effect while the government could not provide education for indigenous people adequately. The first reaction came from Soewardi Soerjaningrat—widely known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara, the leader of a private school named Taman Siswa. On 1 October 1932, on the first day of the implementation of the Wild Schools Ordinance, he sent a telegram to the Governor-General Jhr. Mr. B.C. de Jonge containing his objection on the ordinance. In his telegram, Ki Hadjar conveyed his plan on conducting passive resistance (lijdelijk verzet) in case the government persists on implementing the ordinance. Considerable supports for Ki Hadjar’s plan came from many sides, including political parties. On 13 February 1933, the government suspended the Wild Schools Ordinance by stipulating a new ordinance which was valid from 21 February 1933. Regarding the implementation period, the Wild Schools Ordinance was valid not more than 5 months counted from October 1932 to February 1933. According to this, this paper investigates the reasons behind the short implementation of the Wild Schools Ordinance. It was known that there were protests addressed to the ordinance, but the considerations taken by the government in suspending the ordinance is still unclear. Why did the government suspend the ordinance shortly after it was enacted? Most of the recent works describe the Wild Schools Ordinance only under a chapter themed education or nationalistic movement in the 1930s. There is no literature that specifically focuses on wild schools. Most related-literatures tend to use a single perspective, especially from the perspective of Taman Siswa. By looking to this fact, this paper attempts to explore in balance the sources from the government and Taman Siswa. By doing this, explanations from both perspectives can be acquired in order to investigate the case and to answer the main question thoroughly. The primary and secondary sources used by this paper rely on published archives, books, and articles. Based on the findings, this paper argues that the implementation of the Wild Schools Ordinance in the Dutch East Indies which was suspended in the early 1933s has shown (1) a colonial policy change which contains a democratic process and (2) sensibility under the frame of colonial relationship. At least, there are four reasons why the government suspended the Wild Schools Ordinance shortly after it was enacted. Firstly, the ordinance seemed not well-prepared in almost any aspects. Secondly, considerable resistance from indigenous people to the implementation of the ordinance has given great effect for the government to determine their measures afterwards. Thirdly, in facing the resistance to the ordinance it can be observed that a contestation over the repealing of the ordinance was inevitable. Last, a substantial role of the minister of colonies is unquestionable, since it brought a change in attitude of the government while endeavors from the others did not succeed.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Griekse en Latijnse taal en cultuur (BA)
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Medea kent veel gezichten in de tragedie van Euripides. Vooral met man/vrouw-verhoudingen wordt veel gespeeld. Medea's rol in haar philia met Jason is dan ook anders dan de positie die vrouwen...Show moreMedea kent veel gezichten in de tragedie van Euripides. Vooral met man/vrouw-verhoudingen wordt veel gespeeld. Medea's rol in haar philia met Jason is dan ook anders dan de positie die vrouwen normaal gesproken hadden ten opzichte van hun philoi. Dit onderzoek gaat over het spel met deze man/vrouw-verhoudingen.Show less
