• October 28^th, 2017
• Hartati Sulistyo Rini ()

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As a global phenomenon, modernization is an inevitable process in the development of today’s society. The development of modernization is often identical to the globalization and practices of capitalism, which has reached the stage of significant growth due to its powerful language which has penetrated into all aspects of life. Modernization even becomes a major issue that has marked the history of human civilization. Interesting things encountered in the development of this modernization is when it is entering developing countries and touching upon the root value, the history and characteristics of different communities. Local indigenous groups, such as Samin communities in Kudus, had to face the intrusion of modern lifestyles in everyday life. It is the aim of this paper to explore how Samin people negotiate with such a moder lifestyle penetration. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Dinara Maya Julijanti (Communication Science Study Program FISIB- Trunojoyo University of Madura)

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The change of social system in the society is one of the indicators of the success of development. Features of modernization such as the pluralization of life world, social mobilization, and political participation become the perimeters to what extents society has progressed. This is because modernization has transformed the life world, in which the social relationship are no longer as before, where personal intimacy was featuring the social life. Madura is famous as one of the societies which keeps religious customs strongly. However, they are not sterile from the waves of modernization. Moreover there is construction of SURAMADU bridge which become the symbol of East Java and Indonesia. These have significantly affected the lifestyle of the local society. This change in lifestyle can be seen from many aspects: economy, politics, education, and cultural life. This paper suggests that these changes have indeed supported the rate of modernization development, but it can also damage the natural characteristic of Madurese society. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Syahrul (CRCS UGM)

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History of local communities or indigenous religion in Indonesia has a grim time particularly the local community in South Sulawesi. Since Indonesian independence day, especially after the 1950s, they always get pressures from the state and others. The independence of Indonesia, which ought to be a turning point of freedom of expression and speech, instead became a disaster of their existence in this country. As minority, most of their rights, espesially in a political and economic, are pressured and controlled by the state. In fact, when the Dutch and Japan colonialized Indonesian, they everlastingly promoted the discourse of adat (culture) revitalization, although it is not easy to separate those revitalization from the absence of political issues. Adat is regarded as cultural heritage which is very effective in the developing Indonesian civilization. Then, the Dutch and Japan government formed adat co-operations to strengthen their colonization. The Japan government also regarded that the golden age ancestors of Indonesia cannot be separated from the role of adat law and civilization inherited from generation to generation. Hence, Japan tried to encourage the intellectual, politicians and cultural observer of Indonesia to look back on their adat (tradition) as a source of inspiration (Bourchier, 2010: 129). read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Siti Maemunah ()

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This paper is based on a field research conducted in West Java. It discusses about contemporary issues about Islamic identity. After 9/11 bombing, Muslim identity became an important concern. Islam after the bombing is often claimed to as related to terrorism1. The concern belongs to all Muslims around the world. Expressions on such a concern are diverse by both Muslims and non-Muslims. One movie of Bollywood (India) was even inspired by the issue. As told, the main character of that movie himself was caught as terrorist at USA airport regarding his Islamic name2. This situation, to a large extent, has caught Muslims? attention in giving names of their children. Naming in Islam has been part of Islamic practice, but again the situation has offered some both challenge and meaningful practice. This is the main issue being discussed in this paper. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Elisabeth Helen (CRCS UGM)

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Religious practices of indigenous peoples of Indonesia are perceived not as religion by the Indonesian state. They are claimed to be merely “cultural.” Indigenous practices, which are theoretically understood as religious in this research, have also been claimed to be full of superstition, myths or childish. Those indigenous religious practices are even accused of irrational and infidels. To state it again, In Indonesia, indigenous religions are classified by the state not as religion but only as adat or kepercayaan. This is the case of a community in a rural island of Timor, which is quite difficult to reach. This community still holds tightly their ancestral beliefs (indigenous religion). This community settle in a village called Boti, in South Central Timor regency, East Nusa Tenggara province. It is often called as Boti ?dalam? (inner) community. For their ancestral belief, the community has been identified as ‘Halaika’ or infidels or irreligious by the government as well as outsiders. Such identification is to mean that the community should alter their ancestral tradition. That is the government pressure. In addition, missionary efforts of world religions as well as modernization have also been part of issues this community has to face. Despite the spiteful pressures of those forces, this small group still survives with ancestral tradition or indigenous religion. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Dewi Cahya Ambarwati ()

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In Java, a wedding makeup artist or paes is both as a beautician and a ritual specialist. As regulated by the Kraton of Yogyakarta, weddings are gender segregated: brides are taken care by female paes and bridegrooms are by male paes. However, the Javanese segregation intertwines with Islamic tradition of gender segregation. Gender segregation in Islam may refer to the notion of muhrim (close relatives of opposite sex) and non-muhrim, lawful for marriage but forbidden for opposite sexual mixture in gathering before marriage. The current practices of Islamic Javanese wedding have, however, challenged the Javanese and Islamic traditions. The emergence of male paes, who, with their own ways, observe Javanese and Islamic symbolism, has transformed Javanese and Islamic tradition of gender segregation. The tradition of gender segregation is challenged, but other elements of both sources such as the wearing of jilbab and Javanese ritual of paes remain intact. To elaborate such Islamic Javanese practices, this chapter works on Reinhold Loeffler?s observation that religions must be understood as modes of praxis through which individuals and communities interact with their social and natural environments as much as they are sets of doctrines, norms and precepts. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Siti Sudartini ()

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The need to participate in the global communication has put English as one of the most important international languages. Mastering English becomes one of the most important thing most people want. This has led to the increasing demand of English language teaching practices. Considering the importance of mastering English, the Indonesian government has considered English as one of the most important foreign languages to be taught in schools. It has been taught from elementary school as local content and even in some parts of this country it has been taught in kindergartens. On the other hand, it is commonly believed that the practice of English language teaching will not be well conducted without teaching the accompanied cultural beliefs and values. Meanwhile those foreign cultural beliefs and values may not be in line with our local and national cultural beliefs and values. Therefore, it will be a very great challenge for those who are actively involved in the practice of English language teaching to take this fact into their consideration. This particular study has a closer look on this particular problem and wherever possible proposes an alternative solution to overcome this problem for the sake of maintaining the nation identity and culture. Therefore, this study focuses on identifying the foreign cultural believes and values commonly found in some English textbooks for Junior High Schools used in the English teaching and learning process and describing one alternative way of teaching English with its accompanied cultural beliefs and values and at the same time maintaining the local and national cultural beliefs and values. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Ragil Tri Atmi, MIP (Gadjah Mada University)

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?Kampung Cyber? is one of the pioneers of internet village in Indonesia. Almost 70% of household?s citizens which institutions are connected by the Internet are an effective medium for information literacy ?Kampung Cyber ?, particularly in tourism area, and for the economy and education. ?Kampung Cyber? ??Cyber neighborhood) located right in the tourist area of Taman Sari Yogyakarta. The citizen used Internet to share information about potential tourism via social networking. In the economic sector, the villagers are to use the internet to market handicraft products, many domestic and foreign travelers who visited and doing research after seeing information about the existence of ?Kampung Cyber’s? through the Internet. They are student also use the Internet to search for and obtain information to increase their knowledge. Interestingly despite being connected by among advance the villagers technology but still maintain harmony and culture “guyub” “Guyub” and harmonious owned by villagers in sharing information using the Internet is a major factor of success from this Cyber neighborhood, when applying the concept of Internetbased village. Harmony and culture “guyub” they are rarely owned by other regions in Indonesia were to applying the concept of regional air based on internet. Despite being failed to occur in the area they are began to apply the same concept. Success makes ?Kampung Cyber ? have identity as a unique internet-based tourism in Indonesia. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Nikmah Suryandari (Communication Study Program Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences University of Trunijoyo Madura)

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The number of non-voters in Madura is still high. The regencies in Madura have the highest rates in East Java in terms of their participation in using voting rights. The participation rates of the four regencies are as follows: Sampang 65,231 votes (13.91%), Bangkalan 62,502 votes (13.56%), Sumenep 55,854 votes (8.05%), and Pamekasan 35,352 votes (7.88%). At present the government still uses the same strategy model for all public, which is contradictory to the fact that different public have different demographic, social, economic, and cultural characteristics. The high rate of absentia voters is caused by the cooccurrence of voting day with tobacco planting season which Madurese prioritize as an economic opportunity. Various socialization efforts have been done such as campaigns about the implementation of national election. Other activities done to increase people?s participation include holding seminars and election dialogues, advertising on television, radio, and mass media as well as spreading posters and election procedures in strategic places. However, these efforts have not been able to decrease the high number of non-voters. This paper aims to study the non-voting phenomenon in Madura from the cross cultural communication viewpoint. Cross cultural communication is a field in Communication Studies which focuses on the comparison patterns of interindividual communication among communication participants with different cultural backgrounds. Originally, cross-cultural studies derives from social and cultural anthropology whose study is in the form of depth description, that is, an in-depth description about communication behaviors based on certain culture. Madurese people are known to have a unique, stereotypical, and stigmatic culture. The use of the term unique refers to the definition that Madurese ethnic entity has cultural specificity which is different from the ethnography of other ethnic communities. This cultural specificity is obvious among others in their obedience and acceptance hierarchically to the four figures in their social and religious life. The figures are Buppa? (father), Babbu (mother), Guru (teacher), and Rato (government). To these four principal figures does Madurese people?s hierarchical obedience appear in their social and cultural life (Wiyata, 2003: 1). Keywords : madurese non voters, cross cultural communication. read more

• October 28^th, 2017
• Emilia Bassar ()

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Ruyuk FM Radio is a radio community focusing on reforestation and local culture program. A comprehensive study of this radio is interesting because of the uniqueness in the process of its establishment, programs, involvement of women, and accomplishments. The study of Ruyuk FM Radio uses the concept of community radio, among others, by Fraser and Estrada (2001) and Jankowski and Prehn (2002). This study is a descriptive case study using qualitative research method and was implemented in January 2011-June 2012. Ruyuk FM Radio was established in 2007 in the Village of Mandalamekar, Tasikmalaya, West Java, by a group of non government organization?s activists Mitra Alam Munggaran (MAM). The presence of Ruyuk FM Radio encouraged community groups, including women’s groups, to produce and share a variety of information on nature conservation, local culture, and society. The main program of Ruyuk FM Radio of promoting forest conservation has restored unity of Mandalamekar villagers in handling and managing water resources in the forest. Efforts by villagers to conserve forest and manage water sources, has officially been recognized and awarded at District, Provincial and International levels. Effort to preserve local culture was implemented through arts, culture and language programs. read more