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Finishing my doctoral thesis at the University of Minnesota, College of Design. Dissertation focused on contributions of Iwan Tirta to Indonesian cultural and national identities. Would like to pursue a second PhD if it is in the stars. Academic interests are in phenomenology, hermeneutics, material culture, symbolic interactionism. B.A. in Art History, Renaissance Art. Traveled much and now very content sitting in front of the computer wrestling with words and making sense of the world. Once finished with PhD will seek teaching position in northern California. Also want to connect with faculty at University of Indonesia, I consider myself as an Indo.
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    September 7, 2011
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    Thank you for your response. I was disturbed reading the articles because of the beauty of kebatinan kejawen principles that in my view truly is an authentic expression of Javanese view of life.
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    September 7, 2011
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    May I suggest that you google http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html. The variations in describing time is in context of language. It is unlikely a person would have presence of mind to use perfect usage when speaking to someone. However, when you are writing or speaking formally these variations of time are important because they are related to other words in the sentence. I suspect the differences in time expressed through verbs does not occur in Bahasa Indonesia.
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    September 4, 2011
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    How do you view the ideological contests in Indonesia? I noticed that a many of the subscribers to italki are beginning their lives. My question is influenced by recent incidents concerning the Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam (FPI) and their success in dictating the terms of free speech. Are many in support of an Islamic state based on Sharia law? Of great concern is the bullying tactics, the willingness to exercise violence resulting in fatalities, and their hysteria about some to the programs and legitimate institutions that are being shut down. What I am reading is no different in substance from when Indonesia was a former colony of the Netherlands? The complaint made by Indonesian Nationalist movements during 20th century were precisely the kind of tactics used on Indonesians by the Dutch. What recent accounts tell me about the Islamists organizations is that they are repeating history. The people involved have forgotten the reality Indonesia experienced in recent history.
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