Category: Blog
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Alternatif sebagai Infrastruktur
by Nuraini Juliastuti, RSP, 2022 Alternatif bukan sekedar sesuatu yang menunjukkan lawan dari pusat. Ia bisa berarti perubahan orientasi pandangan yang punya akar sejarah gerakan sosial budaya. Di buku ini, makna alternatif dibicarakan dari sudut pandang akses, infrastruktur, pengetahuan. Pers mahasiswa. Media alternatif. Ruang alternatif. Pedagogi alternatif. Depolitisasi kampus. NKK/BKK. Lingkungan pertemanan di periode 1990-an.…
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Picnic scenes (1)
Among thousands of pictures and photographs about picnic or picnicking collected by State Library of Victoria, there is a series of photos that interest me. The series was titled “Picnic Scenes,” and it is categorised under Rural Water Corporation collection. It consists of 23 photos; this writing analyses the first five photos of the series.…
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Public barbecue equipment: A note on generosity
We like going to a park. We went to a park for various reasons. A park is a place for Cahaya to play in the playground. It is common to see benches and tables; they are comfortable to sit and eat on properly. Children could play around the park, while parents supervise, and perhaps prepare…
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Arisan revisited: Notes on precariousness (2)
Frictions As a savings association to base on mutual help principle, the operationalization scope of arisanis limited to small groups in which the members know each other. Researches on arisan confirm the condition that it would not occur in a group where the members are unfamiliar to each other. The meaning of mutual help is restricted and not…
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Arisan revisited: Notes on precariousness (1)
Arisan is a popular community-based savings association in Indonesia. Amid various ways of saving and credit facilitated by modern banking platforms, arisan proves to be a sustaining mechanism for accumulating money. What aspects of arisan to help contribute to its sustainability? Arisan: a transitional economic system Jan Newberry defines arisan as a monthly credit lottery…
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