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Drawing from fieldwork I conducted in Brussels with a group of drag kings in which I experience myself to perform a male character, and from my practice of dance and performance, I will focus my analysis on what I call “losing the self”. By “losing the self”, I mean a moment in which social actors, in the framework of a gendered and embodied transformational activity, experience to come out from the self and to welcome into one’s own body a desired self, and to becoming something/someone new. The analysis of this moment I experienced in the field, in which the transition from observer to participant status took place, and in which I experienced the transition from an assigned at birth masculinity to a king masculinity, allows me to highlight some central points for gender studies and performance studies, in particular, and for the social sciences, in general: How to think of transformational processes through a multidimensional perspective (i.e. verbal, tactile, visual, material) taking into account its public, reflexive, multimodal and indexical dimensions? Finally, how can we rethink the boundaries between observation and participation, art and life, and to think of science through the lens of experience and becoming?

This article deals with recent Spanish and Portuguese political television series. Within this sub-genre, it is pertinent to consider the symbolic construction of politics, as well as the differences caused by each series’ geographical adscription. Six Spanish productions have been selected—Isabel (Isabella the Catholic), Carlos Rey Emperador (Charles the Emperor King), La Embajada (The Embassy), Crematorio (Crematorium), Vamos Juan/Venga Juan (Come on, Juan/Let’s go Juan), and El Partido (The Party)—along with three Portuguese productions—A Rainha e a Bastarda (The Queen and the Bastard), Teorias da Conspiração (Conspiracy Theories), and Os Boys (The Boys). The narrative of these audio-visual stories has been examined utilising qualitative content analysis, looking at the plotlines and characters involved. The type of characterisation of politics has been identified by means of the deconstruction of the main characters. The conclusion is that the evaluation is eminently negative, although differential frameworks are present, depending, in particular, on the fiction’s genre, either historical drama, drama-thriller, or comedy.

This study explored the concept of state in Lontara Latoa, which was used as a political reference in the kingdom of Bone since the Seventh Bone King La Tenrirawe Bongkangnge then became a political book in the land of Bugis. The concept of the state which was used as a theoretical reference was an institution of power that has a government apparatus, people, and zones or areas of power. These three elements would serve as theoretical instruments for sorting Latoa texts that talk about these three things. This research method was qualitative with the type of literature because the object of study studied was Latoa Lontara text. The data source of this research was Lontara Latoa collected by B.F. Matthes which was still written in Lontara script. The results of this study provided a state construct in the paradigm of the Bugis community as outlined in Lontara Latoa.

Barru is a composite of several kingdoms in ancient times. In the days of the Dutch East Indies, the region is included in the section Pare-Pare. In the early days of independence, this district is the autonomous region which is the former Selfbestuur four, namely: 1) Selfbestuur Mallusetasi, 2) former Selfbestuur Soppeng Riaja, 3) former selfbestuur Barru, and 4) the former Selfbestuur Tanete. This study aims to explore the kingdoms that exist in Barru in the past, the relationship with the royal kingdom of Gowa-Tallo, and reveal the growth and development of Islam in Barru (in this case the royal Tanete). This study uses historical method, which explains the issue from the perspective of historical research. The findings showed that there were several kingdoms in the past in Barru (ie the Kingdom Tanete, Berru, Soppeng Riaja, and Nepo. Barru entry of Islam in the past is the role of the Kingdom of Gowa-Tallo. Pioneer as for the spread of Islam in Barru in the early period of Islam is king La Ponci known as Petta SugiE or Palase-laseE Petta (1603-1625) who is assisted by a scholar named Daeng Matepu.Keywords: Islamization; Barru; Tanete, Berru, Soppeng Riaja, and Mallusetasi. Kabupaten Barru adalah gabungan beberapa kerajaan pada zaman dahulu. Pada zaman Hindia Belanda, wilayah ini termasuk dalam wilayah afdeling Parepare. Di awal kemerdekaan, kabupaten ini adalah wilayah swapraja yang merupakan empat bekas Selfbestuur, yakni: Selfbestuur Mallusetasi, bekas Selfbestuur Soppeng Riaja, bekas selfbestuur Barru, dan bekas Selfbestuur Tanete. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menelusuri kerajaan-kerajaan yang ada di Kabupaten Barru pada masa lampau, hubungan kerajaan tersebut dengan kerajaan Gowa-Tallo, dan mengungkap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan Agama Islam di Kabupaten Barru (dalam hal ini kerajaan Tanete). Kajian ini menggunakan metode sejarah (metode historis), yang menjelaskan persoalan penelitian berdasarkan perspektif sejarah. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat beberapa kerajaan pada masa lampau di Kabupaten Barru (yakni Kerajaan Tanete, Berru, Soppeng Riaja, dan Nepo. Masuknya Islam di Kabupaten Barru pada masa lampau tidak lepas dari peranan Kerajaan Gowa-Tallo. Adapun yang menjadi pioneer penyebaran Islam di Kabupaten Barru pada Masa awal masuknya Islam adalah raja La Ponci yang dikenal dengan nama Petta SugiE atau Petta Palase-laseE (1603-1625) yang dibantu oleh seorang ulama yang bernama Daeng Matepu.Kata kunci: Islamisasi; Barru; Kerajaan Tanete, Berru, Soppeng Riaja, Mallusetasi.