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Simon Ntamwana
ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DU BURUNDI
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PERCEPTION OF ISLAMIC CULTURAL POLICY IN BURUNDI Simon Ntamwana
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 5, No 2 (2022): March 2022
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v5i2.4522

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The purpose of this paper was to examine the perception of Islamic religious cultural policy in Burundi. The research focused on the perception of culture-shaping policies based on Islam by Burundians. The discussion of the views of informants was based on Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas’ approach to Islam and secularism. Primary data were collected from 40 university Christian students through questionnaires. The subjects included undergraduates and postgraduates studying in the Department of Languages and Social Sciences at Ecole Normale Supérieure. Secondary data were obtained from books, policy documents, and internet resources. It was found out that Christians in Burundi do not desire the Islamic cultural policy that is applied in Islamic States due mostly to its relation to radicalism and terrorism and the rejection of Christianism as a divinely revealed religion. Additionally, it was found out that some habits and practices among Muslims such as marrying many women, growing beard, and the secret bathing of the bodies of dead Muslims generate a negative perception of Islam. However, some values and arts that are practiced among Burundi Muslims such as women veiling, fashion, cookery, knitting, and embroidery are highly appreciated. 
FROM “GREAT” TO “MAGNIFIQUE”: NEGOTIATING AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD IN THE FRENCH TRANSLATION OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S THE GREAT GATSBY Simon Ntamwana
Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Vol 13, No 2 (2026)
Publisher : Pengkajian Amerika, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v13i2.124537

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Translating American literature outside the United States always goes with center-periphery shifts regarding American culture. The shifts are not only observed in the global south polysystems, where translating societies resist American hegemonic discourses; they are also manifested in Western renditions.  The article studies the French translation of American culture by focusing on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. It is a mixed-method research approach. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from the source and target texts. Secondary data were obtained from books and articles pertinent to the topic. American Studies interdisciplinary methodology and Hall’s encoding-decoding theory were applied for data analysis. It is discovered that a negotiated position dominates the translation (61.04%). There is negotiation between America and France’s 1920s counter-cultures and post-World War social and political practices. The dominant-hegemonic position (23.20%) comes second, with an exoticism for American economic system codes, English routine formulas, geographic and personal naming, and security and military practices. Last, there is an oppositional decoding (7.18%). It is characterized by a domesticating shift from Lost Generation style and Jazz culture to surrealism and Parisian wandering culture. These findings advance transnational American studies by integrating the French language into the conception of American culture.
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