Bryna Rizkinta Sembiring Meliala, M.Hum  is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University. He completed her bachelor’s degree in History at Padjadjaran University with a thesis titled The Influence of the National Revolution on Indonesian Fine Art Thought. He completed his master’s degree in the same field at the University of Indonesia with a thesis titled Delische Kunstkring and the Cultural Life of the Colonial Elite in Medan (1912-1942). He has an interest in the history of visual art and mentality.

E-mail: brynarizkinta@lecturer.undip.ac.id

Research Interests: Art History, History of Sensibilities and Emotions, Cultural Taste, Use and Abuse of History