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WORKERS IN NUTMEG PLANTATIONS AND THE TOWN OF NEIRA IN THE BANDA ISLANDS DURING THE 17-19TH CENTURY (A DISCIPLINARY PANOPTICON MODEL)
Get PDFNutmeg plantations in the Banda Islands, Central Maluku, had an important value in the early history of industrial development in Indonesia. The operational management of planting, maintaining, picking, processing, distribution and exercising power are some lessons learned. Plantations at that time also required various forms of human resource management, ranging from recruitment, division of labor, supervision and discipline of its workers. In this case the material culture reflects the mindset of the builders and managers of the time. Through descriptive qualitative methods, disciplinary problems related to the management of the nutmeg plantations are discussed by linking the concepts of technofact, sociofacts, ideofacts in archeology with the concept of panopticon as a disciplinary model proposed by Foucault. The goal is to explore the values that can be applied to the present from the remnants associated with the nutmeg plantations of the Banda Islands. The results obtained are related to the discipline model with archeological remains related to the management of nutmeg plantations. The concept of panopticon is still relevant today, with necessary modifications in the form of cultural products, and adjustments in the development of technology and information
INDONESIA’S CULTURAL RESILIENCE RESPONSES TO CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVES: SEI MANGKEI SEZ AS A CASE STUDY
Get PDFHumans construct various strategic actions and produce cultural products to overcome life problems during certain situations. In the context of the modern nation-state, regulations which are issued by the government in a country and are aimed to help members of their society to overcome life's problems can be called a cultural product. In response to the Belt and Road Initiatives/BRI initiated by the PRC government, the government under President Joko Widodo in the first period issued a Maritime Axis program aimed at building a number of infrastructures, ranging from ports, toll roads, airports, and industrial zones spread throughout Indonesia. This program is implemented under several regulations issued to facilitate the implementation of foreign investment absorption and development of various infrastructures with the aim of improving the economy, alleviating poverty, and reducing the number of unemployment. This article aims to analyse Indonesian government's response to Chinese investment in the BRI scheme which is related to cultural resilience factors. This article argues that in responding to BRI to develop infrastructure and industry, Indonesian government has not yet considered the factors of community cultural resilience. This article analyses six regulations issued by the government to regulate Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone. Moreover, it uses a case study approach by observing the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone, to reveal the cultural resilience of the local community while facing investment inflows along with the impacts
PRAGMATIC MEANING OF BABY CARE GUGON TUHON IN JAVANESE
Get PDFGugon Tuhon (GT) is a Javanese proposition found in the community as a learning tool. This study explains baby care GT in the village of Bulurejo, Kediri, East Java. Currently, GT is poorly understood and obsolete. Therefore, the research problem of this paper is how can the meaning of GT be understood by mothers in the village of Bulurejo and what does the effect of understanding GT? This study used 8 GT from www.sastra.org, and an interview was conducted with a dhukun (traditional healer) to get in-depth data. This study uses qualitative method and Speech Act theory by Austin (1984) on locutionary act, illocutionary act, and perlocutionary act to identify the meanings of GT understood by mothers, and the theory of language attitudes by Triandis (1971) and Knops (1987) to explain the effects. The hypothesis of this paper is that the understanding of baby care GT as an illocutionary act is less understood, compared to the meaning of locution and perlocution. GT is understood and done by mothers as means of self-defense of fear and gaining knowledge of parents who convey GT. This research is expected to provide knowledge about GT baby care for mothers and support GT preservation
INTERJECTIONS IN THE INDONESIAN COMIC SERIES NEXT G AND THE DUTCH COMIC SERIES Kik
Get PDFInterjections are the words frequently found in both Indonesian and Dutch comic books. This study focuses on the types of interjection that have meaning and express feelings in a comic series published in Indonesia, Next G. This study aims to describe the types of interjection that express feelings in the comic series Next G in terms of the number and the syllable pattern and explains other characteristics of the use of interjection in the comic series. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative using literature review as its data collection technique obtained from the comparison of the analysis and the interjection (Haeseryn, 1997) in the Dutch comic book Kik. The result of the study shows that the interjections that express feelings in the comic Next G and the comic Kik are similarly dominated by fear and the highest number of syllable consists of one to two syllables The functions of the interjection in both comic series are similar, to add excitement and to express strong emotions to the story. The use of interjections that comes from foreign languages can be found more in the Indonesian comic series Next G compared to the Dutch comic series Kik
MEDAN CHINESE AND THEIR STIGMA: GRABBING POWER IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Get PDFThis article presents the result of a pilot project which seeks to examine the pattern of socio-cultural interaction between the Chinese people and other ethnic groups in the multicultural City of Medan, North Sumatra. The purpose of this article is to examine various obstacles in the pattern of socio-cultural interaction among those two groups of people. This article utilizes both field data and the data obtained from bibliographical references. This qualitative research applies the ethnographical approach and is conducted by observing various activities and behaviors that arise from the pattern of socio-cultural interaction between the Chinese people and other ethnic groups in Medan. From this project, we draw a preliminary conclusion that the Medanese Chinese have established domination over numerous areas of life in Medan by engaging in various socio-cultural activities, both conspicuously and inconspicuously. Such hegemonic tendencies have contributed to creating a negative perception of the Medanese Chinese among other members of the plural society in Medan. In addition to that, the difficulty of Medanese Chinese to assimilate themselves with the local populace only increases the social gap between them and other local communities. These factors constitute challenges for the Medanese Chinese to interact with people from other ethnic groups
YITNA YUWANA LENA KENA IN GOGROKE RERONCEN KEMBANG GARING’S NOVEL BY TULUS SETIYADI
Get PDFLanguage expressions in Javanese culture that contain a warning to someone at the moment and will do an activity or work are often formulated with the word structure: yitna yuwana lena kena. The idea in the phrase is usually related to ethical values (moral philosophy) how one must be careful in speaking, behaving, and acting so that someone gets the safety of life in the world. Conversely, if someone is not careful in speaking, acting, and acting undoubtedly will get problems in his life. Ethical values in this novel relate to moral teachings to a woman so that she always has virtues, such as carrying herself well, must be able to hold back the passions, predict and consider things that are and will be faced, which are good and not good, and not permitted excessive behavior. Objective approach, qualitative descriptive research method and Javanese ethical theoretical conceptual framework from Franz Magnis Suseno is used to examine the text in the yitna yuwana lena kena language expression in the Gogroke Reroncen Kembang Garing’s novel. An ethical conceptual framework is used to assess the karma experienced by the main character. The assumption in this study says that the words, attitudes, and actions of someone who is careless and despicable will have an impact on suffering and misery
THE REALITY AND NON-PECULIARITY OF THE YORUBA'S BELIEF IN REINCARNATION: AYE KEJI EXEMPLIFIED
No full textEveryone knows that death is the inevitable end of man. What plagnes the mind of many,consciously or otherwise, is the question of what happens to man when he breaths his lastbreath. While some are of the opinion that after death comes judgment; a detenninant ofwhether one goes to eternal blissful domains, or into everlasting tonnent; depending onwhether he had lived piously or otherwise, while on earth. Another school of thought opinesthat the soul of the dead will reincarnate by taking abode in a new physical body, born as anew baby and live another nonnallife, whereby he/she has the opportunity to correct his/herwrong actions in the previous incarnation. While some are of the opinion that when the soulhas gathered wisdom, knowledge and understanding through several incarnations, it becomesone with the creator; others believe that reincarnation is a continuous process without neithera beginning nor an ending. The Y oruba of South-Western Nigeria, like most other Africans,believes that humans reincarnate in order to re-choose their destiny and fulfill their lifeambitions which they had no chance to achieve in a previous incarnation. An examination ofsome Yoruba traditional songs about death and what follows, show that they believe in 'a dayof reckoning' and the continuum of the life cycle. Reincarnation, generally speaking, isalways thought of, and discussed as a religious phenomenon, most probably because itborders on the super-natural; an issue to which only God; the creative force, has the totallycorrect answer. My bid in this study is to establish through self-confessed persons thatreincarnation is a reality, as against Majeed's (2012) summation that reincarnation as aphenomenon "serves the need of personality identity and as such, it is irrational". Aside fromthat, this study examines and concludes that the acceptance of the reality of reincarnation isnot peculiar to the Traditional Religion of the (African) Y oruba, it is a common nexus inother faiths, unlike what obtains in Christianity and Islam; the two officially recognized(foreign) religions in Nigeria. My exemplifications from Ay~ keji (The other world); aparticularly selected Nollywood film, is as a result of its direct relativity to the issue of thisstudy, which is pivoted around African indigenous thought system and philosophy
PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES IN JAPAN TOURISM INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY IN FUKUI PREFECTURE
Get PDFThis paper gives an overview of the innovation strategies in Japan tourism industry, a study case in Fukui Prefecture. Fukui is not as a major tourist destination in Japan. Maybe people are more familiar with Tokyo, Kyoto and other big cities in Japan. It is common that foreign tourists prefer to travel to big cities or famous places. To make Fukui prefecture known in overseas, local government enacts policy strategies by utilizing all potentials. This paper explains concretely by the efforts made by the regional government. Regional government established Fukui-ken Kankou Shinsenryaku’s policy. Fukui Prefectural Tourism Strategy Policy is implemented through promotion. Promotions are made through personal selling by utilizing foreigners living in Fukui. Foreigners in Fukui are invited to become Fukui reporters and ambassadors. As a Fukui reporter and the Fukui ambassador, they have a duty to promote Fukui through SNS (Social Networking Service). They also get priviledge, such as get free and discount entry to museum, and other tourism destination.The effectiveness of the strategy innovation is also presented in this paper by using visitor arrival’s data based on Fukui-ken Kankoukyaku Irikomisuu
THE POLICING MODEL IN MANAGING THE YOUTH ORGANIZATION CONFLICT IN MEDAN, INDONESIA: CASE STUDY OF IKATAN PEMUDA KARYA (IPK) AND PEMUDA PANCASILA (PP) CONFLICT
Get PDFMedan has multicultural and composite area. Medan is the capital city of Indonesia Province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Medan is the largets city in Sumatra island. There are 13 ethnic groups in Medan. The heterogeneity of people in Medan has bring out several youth organizations with their slogans and ideologies. The youth organizations is also one of freedom and rights for every citizen that guaranteed and protected by the state. The youth organization is increasingly synonymous with thuggery and crime action. this research focuses on resolving PP and IPK‟s conflict influenced by three main factors: resource aquisition and economics motive, existence and dominations, and past incident. This research is qualitative research using the theory of community policing that has developed. The result of this research is the importance of multidisciplinary community policing to resolve conflict. The police must cooperate with government institutions, members and community groups, non-profit organizations, service providers, and private businesses. The presence of government institutions, service providers and private businesses, will reduce member dependence on jobs provided by Youth Organization, and the presence of community groups will assist the police in reducing and preventing conflicts between youth organization, but the police must also facilitate the public in terms of reporting and others, such as by utilizing IT
INTERPRETATION OF IDEOLOGICAL MEANING OF KI AGENG GRIBIG CEMETERY COMPLEX STRUCTURE IN JATINOM, KLATEN, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA
Get PDFThe cemetery complex of Ki Ageng Gribig (KAG) in Jatinom, Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia as a cultural resource contains a number of interesting texts for discussion. The text of cultural objects, ceremonial, Javanese idioms, and narrative texts containing the history of KAG have not been thoroughly worked out and presented by researchers to the community as a result of integrated and complex research. The existence of complex texts makes the KAG cemetery special among other cemeterys in Java. The construction of the text of cultural objects is structured in such a way as to follow the idea of the status and role of KAG in the past. KAG is seen as a saint (guardian), descendant of King Brawijaya king of Majapahit (Hindu symbol) and Sunan Giri (Islamic symbol). KAG as a symbolic expression of Java combines the concept of Hindu and Islamic thought. As an Islam, KAG positioned itself on a moderate Javanese Islamic ideology by preserving and perpetuating tradition by protecting itself from the understanding of Arabic Islamic symbolized by Shaykh Ibrahim (successfully defeated in a fight). The concept of moderate Javanese Islamic thought in KAG is expressed on the entire narrative text and cultural objects contained within the cemetery complex. The complex of the cemetery as a meaningful text is sustained by the relation of other text elements within its ideological structure. The ideological structural center was built by P3KAG (KAG Heritage Preservation Manager) through KAG's historical narrative text supported by Ya-qawiyyu (Saparan) ceremonial text structure and Javanese idiom texts. This paper discusses the ideological significance of the complex structure of the KAG cemetery connected with the ideological structure of the ceremony, ideological structure of Javanese idioms, and the historical narrative text of KAG as the center of ideological structure. How the interpretation of the complex structure of the KAG cemetery in its relation to other structures is studied using the theory of text structure supported by the concept of Javanese ethics. The relation between elements of cultural objects in the complex of the KAG cemetery shows a strong network of relationships by forming ideological structures that link to one another to place KAG as an extraordinary central figure and admired by society. This paper assumes that the complex structure of the cemetery works to perpetuate ideological values and legitimize KAG figures