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Ruminations by John McGlynn: Giving Up
As I begin to write this rumination on 2 March 2021, I recall that it was exactly one year ago the office of the president announced the first case of Covid-19 in Indonesia. With no outside activities to mark the days and no celebrations to distinguish one week from...
Surat dari Pejompongan: Baru, Modern
Bung ND, Jika kita membicarakan puisi Indonesia modern, maka sebenarnya kita berbicara tentang budaya tulisan yang baru—elitis, tentu saja. Umurnya belum seratus tahun. Jika dibentangkan sebuah garis masa padanya, kita belum bisa melihat garis yang berwarna-warni....
Ruminations by John McGlynn: A Tale of Three Historians
Indonesia is not alone in the countries where “history” has been written to conform to notions of the powers that be. At Saint Anthony’s grade school I was taught that God Himself had charted the course of U.S. history. By His guiding hand Christopher Columbus had...
Greetings from the Executive Director: December 2020
It’s that time of the year to look back and reflect on what has been achieved during the past 12 months and what remains undone. One thing for sure is that 2020 will forever be remembered both here and elsewhere when well-laid plans went astray as a result of the...
Greetings from the Executive Director: November 2020
November is a time to contemplate the future of the next generation. World Children’s Day falls on November 20 and Indonesians observe National Teachers Day on November 25. The two are intrinsically linked and it would be timely to look at how the education system has...
Greetings from the Executive Director: September 2020
As Covid-19 rages on, the “new normal” forced by the pandemic seems to have taken root in many aspects of our lives. Changed norms and regulations to conform with the disruptive situation have been reluctantly accepted. It is now natural to be scheduling meetings and...