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18 Mar 2019
When Americans mix cowboy with Rhoma Irama’s ‘dangdut’
JP/M. Taufiqurrahman Yee-haw: American ethnomusicologist Andrew Weintraub (center), the lead singer and guitarist of Pittsburgh-based dangdut tribute band the Dangdut Cowboys, converses with fellow band members before kicking off their performance at American cultural center @america on Saturday. It is easy to see why Pittsburgh University ethnomusicology professor Andrew Weintraub is so fascinated by Rhoma.. Read More.
15 Mar 2019
US Fulbright Specialist Professor Lori Assaf’s collaboration with the Language Center at Tanjungpura University, Pontianak
Lori Assaf is a Fulbright Specialist at Universitas Tanjungpura in 2018. A Workshop with English Teachers from Pontianak From March 4 to 15, 2019, Dr. Lori Assaf, a professor at Texas State University, had the opportunity to work with faculty and students from UPT Bahasa (Language Center) at Tanjungpura University and local in-service and pre-service.. Read More.
14 Mar 2019
Masalah Utama Debat Capres Kita: Miskin Pijakan Moral & Ideologis
Debat calon presiden putaran kedua berjalan cukup menarik. Kedua kandidat bermain sportif dan saling membuahkan gol. Tapi, di luar kompetisi kedua kubu, apa yang sesungguhnya dipertaruhkan dalam debat itu belum tampak jelas. Beberapa catatan berikut bisa dipertimbangkan agar debat mendatang bisa lebih tajam. Sejak debat putaran pertama, aturan permainan debat terlalu ribet, bertele-tele, bahkan norak… Read More.
12 Mar 2019
‘Hobbit’ human story gets a twist, thanks to thousands of rat bones
Archaeologists excavate in Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores where the mysterious Homo floresiensis fossils were found. COURTESY LIANG BUA TEAM An abundance of rodent remains adds new clues to the fate of the tiny human relative Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores. The limestone cave of Liang.. Read More.
