Abstract The article outlines a new framework for the study of communicative taboos in repressive political regimes such as GDR. concept goes beyond somewhat reductive position that understands mere silencing. approach developed here aims at refining our understanding discursive dictatorial regimes, where one dominant ideology has become deeply ingrained most aspects society. It starts with obs...

Kosa kata merupakan bagian yang primer dari pemerolehan bahasa. Di dalam bahasa Inggris sebagai asing di Indonesia, pembelajaran kosakata diperlukan untuk menarik minat siswa agar dapat menguasai dengan tepat. Peningkatan kosa diberikan penyampaian media interaktif dan kreatif, senang belajar. Salah satunya adalah permainan Taboo. Permainan tebak ini bertujuan melatih baru Inggris. Metode penel...

Humour plays an important role in human conversations. People use humour to keep a conversation pleasant, to provide some relaxation during a discussion and to cover up mistakes and misunderstandings. Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) that are able to understand and use humour will therefore be more believable and increase the motivation of a user to interact with them (Nijholt, 2005). Unti...

Based on the Medea-myth, Zecora Ura Theatre’s and Para Active’s Brazilian-British co-production Hotel Medea (2010–2012) is an overnight promenade performance which actively involves the audience. It turns them into, alternatively, party guests, Medea’s children, her closest friends, soldiers, and the focus group of Jason’s political campaign. Medea herself, the archetypal refugee, represents th...

Referring to the notion of representation, I will argue idea that disgust continues constitute a limitation for art and presence disgusting can be read through Freudian taboo. The indulgence artistic creation in disgust, fact, would confirm fact only what is domesticated, thus does not arouse authentic assimilated by art. On contrary, remains taboo insofar as it indicates absolutely other, unas...