Cultural History In Focus | “Primates and Birds of Sabulungan” by Juniator Tulius & Linda Burman-Hall
Primates and Birds of Sabulungan
Roles of animals in sculptures, shamanic songs and dances, and the belief system of traditional Mentawaians
by Juniator Tulius & Linda Burman-Hall
This article was generously provided by Wacana Journal, Juniator Tulius, and Linda Burman-Hall.
Juniator Tulius
Juniator Tulius is an anthropologist, originally from Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. He obtained his Ph.D. from Leiden University in the Netherlands by studying oral tradition regarding its roles and functions in current conflicts over land in Mentawai Islands in Indonesia in 2012. Before commencing his master and doctorate in the Netherlands, he worked as a field consultant for UNESCO Jakarta Office’s Man and Biosphere reserves on Siberut, West Sumatra of Indonesia. After obtaining his PhD, he started working as a community engagement specialist in the department of Earth Observatory of Singapore at Nanyang Technological University from 2013 to 2015.
Since 2015, he has worked as a research fellow in the Centre for Geohazard Observations of the Department of Earth Observatory of Singapore at Nanyang Technological University. He studies social and cultural impacts of natural disasters in different communities. He also communicates with local communities about findings of earth science researches done by earth scientists for aiming safer and more sustainable societies in Southeast and South Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Bangladesh and Nepal. He actively presents his work in the international seminars. His work on oral tradition, land disputes, rights of indigenous people and material culture is published as chapters of a book and as individual papers in the international and peer-review journals.
Linda Burman-Hall
Linda Burman-Hall is currently Edward A. Dickson Emerita Professor and Research Professor of Music (Cultural Musicology) at University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a founding member of the Advisory Board of the UCSC SEACoast Center (the Center for SouthEast Asian Coastal Interactions), funded by The Henry Luce Foundation, and also a founding Board member and programmer for Natural Bridges Media operating KSQD-FM Community Radio. A graduate of UCLA (B.A.) and Princeton University (M.F.A. and Ph.D.), she is a performer-scholar active in both ethnomusicology and performance. She is gradually preparing for a complete release of her recordings of traditional music in Mentawai. This past summer, as an invited scholar, she participated in the Transformations of Musical Creativity in the 21st Century, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies in Music at Istanbul Technical University and the University of Bristol (UK) and also presented a paper at the Performing Arts of Southeast Asia study group of the ICTM hosted by Tainan University (Taipei). She is Artistic Director of the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and actively records early and traditional music for CD release.
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Author | © Juniator Tulius, Linda Burman-Hall
Publication | Wacana Journal, University of Indonesia
Issue | Vol. 23 No. 2 — 451-490
Year of Publication | 2022