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Language Distribution And Variation In The Urban Area; A Case Study In Depok, A Socio-Dialectological Perspective, Sri Munawarah

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

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On The Nature Of Botanical Gardens; Decolonial Aesthesis In Indonesian Contemporary Art, Sadiah Boonstra

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This article examines decolonial approaches to the nature of botanical gardens in Indonesia in the artworks of nine artists featured in the exhibition On the nature of botanical gardens: contemporary Indonesian perspective at Framer Framed, Amsterdam in 2020. Zico Albaiquini, Arahmaiani, Ade Darmawan, Edwin, Samuel Indratma, Lifepatch, Ipeh Nur, Elia Nurvista, and Sinta Tantra presented works which confronted the coloniality of botanical gardens. This article provides a historical reading of the content matter of the artworks presented from a decolonial standpoint as conceptualized by Aníbal Quijano, Walter Mignolo, and María Lugones. The article will demonstrate that the artists have applied …

The Colonial Legacy Of Mooi Indië And The Captive Mind In The Environmental Policy Of Citarum Harum, Chabib Duta Hapsoro, Aulia Ibrahim Yeru

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Mooi Indië paintings represented the orientalist-colonial imagination of the picturesque Netherlands East Indies, with the obfuscation of the social realities on the ground and the silencing of the adverse effects of colonial capitalism. This article discusses the colonial legacy of Mooi Indië paintings on contemporary environmental policy in Indonesia, with a case study of the policy of the Citarum Harum Taskforce. This Taskforce was formed in 2018 and marked the national government’s attempt to rehabilitate the Citarum after it was declared one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It provides an analysis of several Mooi Indië paintings which …

Animals In Javanese Manuscript Illustrations, Dick Van Der Meij

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Most Javanese manuscript illustrations of narrative poems and (pseudo)-historical chronicles (babad) depict only one part of the natural world: animals. Animals are portrayed in relation to the characters in the text they illustrate. Some illustrated Javanese manuscripts are discussed below in relation to the way in which they illustrate the natural world: these are the fictive narrative poems Serat Selarasa, Serat Panji Jayakusuma, Serat Asmarasupi, Serat Jayalengkara Wulang, and Serat Damar Wulan, and the poetic (pseudo)-historical chronicle Babad Perang Demak. It appears from the illustrations in the manuscripts discussed that in the narrative poems the wayang style is preferred and …

Loving Nature, Praising The Creator; The Visualizations Of The Natural World In The Islamic Magazine Pandji Masjarakat, Muhammad Yuanda Zara

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This study examines previously unexplored visual representations of the natural world published in Pandji Masjarakat magazine in 1960. Known at the time as the most popular Islamic magazine in Indonesia, this publication not only discussed Islamic teachings as hitherto understood, but also provided ample space for the publication of drawings, paintings, and photographs of the natural world. This study argues that the visualizations of the natural world in Pandji Masjarakat were aimed at providing its Muslim readers all over Indonesia and in the wider Malay world with guidance on how to see the natural world and people’s place in it …

Mount Merapi In Drawings And Paintings; A Dynamic Reflection Of Nature, 1800-1930, Ghamal Satya Mohammad

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Mount Merapi in Central Java is one of the world’s most studied volcanoes. The frequent eruptions of this volcano and the densely populated areas on its slopes make Merapi particularly important to scholars of the natural and social sciences. Considerable attention has been devoted to contemporary aspects of this volcano, including research into forecasting and monitoring possible volcanic activity and eruptions. However, research investigating artistic representations of Merapi in a historical context, particularly local artworks referring to how people responded to a natural hazard such as a volcanic eruption, is still rare. In this paper, I explore how artists in …

Matters Of Perspective; Local Visual Expertise And Natural History Drawings In Java, 1820-1850, Andreas Weber, Sylvia Van Zanen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This essay examines how local draughtsmen using their visual expertise shaped natural historical knowledge production in colonial Indonesia in the early nineteenth century. The persons at the core of this essay are Tsing Wang Ho and Pieter van Oort, both draughtsmen who worked for the Natuurkundige Commissie voor Nederlandsch-Indië (Committee of Natural History of the Netherlands Indies). By zooming in on the Committee’s fieldwork in Java in the 1830s, this essay highlights that producing scientific drawings of animals and plants was a challenging endeavour. Despite detailed instructions from Europe and the logistical support of the colonial government in Batavia, the …

The Tropics And The East-Central European Gaze; The Natural World Of Southeast Asia In Polish And Serbian Travel Writings, Tomasz Ewertowski

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

The article analyses representations of the natural world in Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia in a corpus of Polish and Serbian travel writings for the period between the opening of the Suez Canal (1869) and the outbreak of the First World War (1914). The research is based on travel writings by twenty Polish and Serbian authors, who visited Southeast Asia during the period 1869-1914. Scrutinizing a corpus of such narratives should contribute to the study of perceptions of Southeast Asia, especially among travellers from very diverse backgrounds. The theoretical and conceptual framework of the article draws on works by other …

Where Is Home? Changing Conceptions Of The Homeland In The Surinamese-Javanese Diaspora, Rosemarijn Hoefte, Hariëtte Mingoen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

In 1890 the first Javanese indentured labourers arrived in Suriname to work on the colony’s plantations. In total almost 30,000 indentured and free immigrants arrived in this small Caribbean colony. Fifty years later, at the end of the migration period, they formed more than one fifth of the population. Consequently, they constituted a substantial community which had to adapt to a different socio-cultural environment but, at the same time, managed to keep in touch with their homeland. The Javanese thus shaped their own cultural expressions and traditions in Suriname.

We attempt to analyse the processes of identity formation, adaptation, and …

Searching Transnational Relations Between Moluccans In The Netherlands And The Moluccas, Fridus Steijlen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This article deals with the transnational relations between Moluccans in the Netherlands and the Moluccas. Former Moluccan colonial soldiers and their families were forced to go to the Netherlands because of political developments in Indonesia after the transfer of sovereignty in 1949. They hoped to return soon to an independent South Moluccan Republic but, more than seventy years later, they still live in the Netherlands. This article first describes how and why Moluccans came to the Netherlands and began to build a community. At the very beginning, the foundations for a transnational relationship were laid through village-based organizations and political …

The Netherlands-Indies; Rethinking Post-Colonial Recognition From A Multi-Voiced Perspective, Nicole L. Immler

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

In the communication of pain, language matters. Telling someone to feel pain is not just a description of one’s pain, it is – as philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein informs us – also asking for recognition of that pain. This requires a shared language which communicates it. Do we need a new language which can communicate and recognize the pain of the colonial past more effectively? Commencing with the recent apology for waging “a colonial war” in Indonesia by the Dutch prime minister, this article suggests an intervention in post-colonial recognition politics by exploring the idea of the multi-voicedness. Multi-voicedness …

Ravando (2020), "Perang Melawan Influenza; Pandemi Flu Spanyol Di Indonesia Masa Kolonial, 1918-1919". Agus Suwignyo (Ed.) (2020), "Pengetahuan Budaya Dalam Khazanah Wabah"., Solita Sarwono

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam H.E. Harimurti Kridalaksana (Kph Martanegara), Felicia N. Utorodewo

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam Clara Brakel-Papenhuyzen, Els Bogaerts

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Introduction Exploring Transnationalism, Fridus Steijlen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Indonesian Political Exiles In The Netherlands After 1965; Postcolonial Nationalists In An Era Of Transnationalism, David T. Hill

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This article presents brief life stories of select Indonesians who were forced into exile by the Suharto regime after the 1965 National Tragedy in Indonesia. It focuses on staunch nationalist exiles who were rendered stateless by the self-proclaimed “New Order“ for refusing to accept the overthrow of President Sukarno and declare loyalty to the military regime. Faced with a life in exile, they sought refuge in the former colonial nation of the Netherlands. After exploring a brief history of exile in the bilateral relationship, it explores the choices made by select individuals who moved to the Netherlands from a variety …

Transnational Connections; Diasporic (Re)Turns To Indonesia, Jorien Van Beukering

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

In the twentieth century, decolonization sparked mass migration movements across the globe as former settlers left newly independent colonies for the former imperial metropole or a new country altogether. In the following decades, postcolonial migrants made new homes and created communities in their hostlands. Eventually, some travelled back to their country of origin, the former colony. Indisch Dutch returns to Indonesia are not uncommon and, although some members of the first generation visited Indonesia as tourists, accounts of (re)turns by the second and third generation are rare. To form a clearer picture of the transnational connections between Indonesia and the …

Objects Of Belonging And Displacement; Artefacts And European Migrants From Colonial Indonesia In Colonial And Post-Colonial Times, Caroline Drieënhuizen

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

As colonial Indonesia never was intended to be a “settler colony”, many Dutch citizens spent only a certain period of their lives there before returning to the Netherlands. However, there were also Europeans, many with Asian-European roots, who had called the colony home for generations and were forced to leave that home after 1945.

All these different types of colonial migrants were displaced and maintained, built and reinforced their relations with the country (whether it was the colony or the “motherland”) they had left. This transnationalism (or, as I argue here, imperial orientation) took shape not only legally or relationally …

Three Generations Later; Examining Transnationalism, Cultural Preservation, And Transgenerational Trauma In United States Indo Population, Jamie D. Stern

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This paper examines the relationship between transnationalism, cultural preservation, and transgenerational trauma in the United States (US) Indo population. The information being analysed was compiled by the author from two separate surveys which took place between 2012 and 2021. This data was initially intended to act as a census for the scattered US Indo community however the salient information necessitated that the census be ongoing and that another survey be developed to measure effects of lingering trauma which has been passed down generationally. The two surveys invited Indos from around the globe to participate in data collection, which led to …

Anton Stolwijk (2021), "Aceh; Kisah Datang Dan Terusirnya Belanda Dan Jejak Yang Ditinggalkan", Moch Nur Ichwan

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Ronit Ricci (2019), "Banishment And Belonging; Exile And Diaspora In Sarandib, Lanka, And Ceylon", Achmad Sunjayadi

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Preface, Susi Moeimam

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Warisan Dan Modernitas Perspektif Al-Jabiri: Problema Dasar Pengkajian Islam Kontemporer, Andrian Andrian, Yusdani Yusdani

Multikultura

Persoalan umat Islam saat ini sangat tertinggal karena ketidakmanpuan mereka untuk memaknai warisan dan modernitas. Seiring berkembangnya sebuah zaman di era Islam, warisan dan modernitas terkait pemikirannya juga ikut andil dalam perkembangan tersebut. Banyak dari para tokoh yang sudah memberikan sebuah solusi untuk masalah yang terjadi saat ini, salah satunya yaitu Muhammad Abied al-Jabiri. Beliau adalah seorang pemikir yang berusaha untuk menjawab masalah kontemporer saat ini dengan tawaran-tawaran yang ingin dia berikan terhadap masyarakat. Dalam penelitian ini akan mengkaji bagaimana pentingnya sebuah warisan dan modernitas untuk menjawab sebuah problematika di Islam kontemporer saat ini. Metode dalam penulisan ini adalah deskriptif …

Keteladanan Dan Gagasan Wahid Hasyim: Analisis Pemikiran, Kepemimpinan Politik Dan Pembaharu Pendidikan Islam, Albar Rahman, Junanah Junanah

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Wahid Hasyim sebagai tokoh besar Republik ini perlu mendapakan perhatian dalam kajian ketokohan bangsa. Sangat jarang yang mengkaji beliau secara spesifik, sejatinya pada aspek kepemimpinan politik dan kontribusi beliau sebagai pemabaharu dunia pendidikan Islam di Indonesia sangatlah signifikan untuk dikaji lebih jauh. Untuknya penelitian ini akan membahas dan mengkaji Wahid Hasyim dari aspek keteladanan dan gagasan beliau baik dalam kepemimpinan politik, juga sebagai tokoh Islam yang signifikan memberikan dampak pada pendidikan Islam baik bagi pesantren hingga universitas. Pendekatan kajian ini ialah kajian kepustakaan dengan mengkses berbagai bacaan untuk menarik analisa lebih jauh terkait wahid Hasyim.

Konsumsi Dan Regulasi Ganja Di Prancis Masa Emmanuel Macron, Diella Amanda Nasution,, Airin Miranda

Multikultura

Sejak pertama kali dinyatakan ilegal melalui la loi n° 70-1320 du 31 décembre 1970, kebijakan pemerintah Prancis terhadap ganja tidak mengalami perubahan yang signifikan. Menurut Ledsom (2019), Prancis merupakan salah satu negara dengan hukuman paling berat untuk penggunaan ganja di Eropa. Namun, meskipun memiliki hukum yang berat, Prancis merupakan salah satu negara dengan persentase konsumen ganja tertinggi di Eropa. Hasil survei populasi umum yang dilakukan oleh Santé Publique France dan OFDT menunjukkan bahwa ganja merupakan psikoaktif terlarang yang paling banyak digunakan di Prancis dan difusi ganja di Prancis terus meningkat sejak diberlakukannya kebijakan pelarangan tersebut. Hal ini menimbulkan pertanyaan mengenai …

Multikulturalisme Di Asia Tenggara: Suatu Tinjauan Awal, Yuda B. Tangkilisan

Multikultura

Dewasa ini, Multikulturalisme sudah menjadi bagian dari kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Hal itu karena kemajuan teknologi informasi ketika jarak sosial jauh lebih dekat dengan komunikasi multimedia. Multikulturalisme adalah istilah yang memiliki lebih dari satu makna dan ruang lingkup. Ini memiliki rentang makna mulai dari konsep, sikap, jenis pendidikan, studi hingga politik atau kebijakan publik. Tulisan ini membahas tentang multikulturalisme di Asia Tenggara, dari perspektif multidimensi historis, yang didasarkan pada sumber-sumber tertulis sekunder sebagai studi pendahuluan. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa konteks masalah, yaitu intra-, antar negara dan lingkup ASEAN. Konflik sosial, etnis dan budaya memiliki akar sejarah kolonialisme dan imperialisme barat …

Waseda Boys Sebagai Agen Promosi Pariwisata Jepang Melalui Vlog Perjalanan Wisata Pada Kanal Youtube Nihongo Mantappu, Galuh Nurfaizah Novriainiah Lessy, Didit Dwi Subagio

Multikultura

Pada tahun 2021 We Are Social mengumumkan bahwa YouTube telah menjadi media sosial teraktif di Indonesia. Pada platform YouTube, semua orang dapat mengakses dan membagikan berbagai informasi melalui unggahan dari kanal pilihan mereka. Penelitian ini memberikan gambaran tentang bagaimana pengaruh vlog perjalanan wisata Waseda Boys pada kanal YouTube Nihongo Mantappu terhadap para penontonnya. Kunci utamanya terletak pada kekuatan personal branding Waseda Boys sebagai Vlogger dan YouTuber di kanal YouTube Nihongo Mantappu yang memiliki ciri khas serta mampu mempegaruhi penonton dan pengikutnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan melalukan survei melalui kuesioner dan analisis tekstual dari data respon penonton vlog …

Apresiasi Dan Makna Kisah Mahabharata Dalam Masyarakat Jawa Kuno, Agus Aris Munandar

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Kajian ini membahas tentang kisah Mahabharata yang diapresiasi oleh masyarakat Jawa Kuno dalam abad ke-8—15 M. Bentuk apresiasi tersebut berupa karya sastra, penggambaran relief di candi-candi, dan juga beberapa tokoh dalam Mahabharata yang diarcakan. Kisah Mahabharata lebih populer daripada kisah Ramayana, uraiannya pun lebih luas, sekedar perbandingan beberapa data tentang kedua kisah itu adalah: Dewa utama yang dipuja dalam Ramayana ialah Visnu, sedangkan dalam Mahabharata adalah Siva Mahadeva, Ramayana mempunyai 7 kanda (jilid), sedangkan Mahabharata terdiri dari 18 parwa (bagian kisah), dalam Ramayana adanya tokoh hewan yang berperang, sedangkan dalam Mahabharata sepenuhnya tokoh-tokoh manusia. Setelah dilakukan telaah terhadap uraian kisah …

Kosmologi Masyarakat Minangkabau Melalui Kearifan Lokal Rimbo Larangan Untuk Konservasi Lingkungan, Rika Febriani, Siti Murtinigsih

Multikultura

Manusia dan alam merupakan dua komponen yang tidak terpisahkan. Keduanya adalah suatu jalinan yang terhubung dengan cara yang kompleks. Krisis lingkungan menjadi ancaman yang cukup nyata pada saat ini. Berbagai fenomena alam seperti: musim panas dan hujan yang datang tidak teratur merupakan contoh bahwa terjadi ketidakseimbangan di alam. Artikel ini berargumentasi bahwa pengetahuan dan yang dimiliki oleh suatu kelompok masyarakat dapat membantu pelestarian lingkungan di daerah tersebut. Hal ini disebabkan jaringan sosial menghasilkan sejumlah pengetahuan bersama antara manusia dan alam dapat membentuk cara hidup suatu kelompok masyarakat. Metodologi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif dengan melakukan telaah literatur, …

Fenomena Cancel Culture Dalam Industri Hiburan Tiongkok, Kintara Ayudarma, R. Tuty Nur Mutia Enoch Muas

Multikultura

Cancel Culture atau dikenal sebagai aksi boikot merupakan fenomena memboikot seseorang akibat mengucapkan atau melakukan tindakan yang bertentangan dengan hukum dan norma yang ada di masyarakat. Aksi boikot ini banyak terjadi di media sosial dan mayoritas menargetkan publik figur khususnya seorang selebriti. Fenomena Cancel Culture ramai terjadi di berbagai negara, termasuk di Tiongkok. Artikel ini membahas tentang pemanfaatan fenomena Cancel Culture oleh pemerintah Tiongkok untuk mengendalikan industri hiburan dan dampaknya bagi perkembangan industri hiburan di Tiongkok. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan budaya. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui studi pustaka, bersumber dari buku-buku, jurnal ilmiah, pemberitaan, dan …