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Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Department Of Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia
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Otoetnografi: Mempelajari Kasus Pribadi Peneliti Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Antropologi Indonesia Vol 32, No 3 (2011): Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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Ethnographic research is very close to case studies. Throughout its development, views and ways of doing ethnography experienced change. At first ethnography was merely describing ethnic groups as a case study which is done by making a detailed and objective description. In more recent time it became a description on a community which holds within it records of the researcher’s subjective experiences while searching for data in the field. There is a realization that cases that are presented through ethnography is by the researcher’s choice whether intentionally or not, even through compromise with an informant. The ethnography’s representational issues became stronger. Besides the realization of representation and authority in describing a community, discussions on modern-day ethnography is also filled with chosen cases that are more personal. Some experts offer the possibility of autoethnography as a choice in writing an ethnography. For the advocates, ethnography is able to bring up cases that have not been exposed by researchers from beyond the analyzed community. Autoethnography has become a way of articulating descriptions of the marginalized community. In the context of Indonesia, I see that autoethnography can be used as an offer towards the birth of claims of Indonesian anthropology. Keywords: autoethnography, case, representation, method
Menanam Padi: Kajian Pengambilan Keputusan Petani dalam Menentukan Varietas Padi Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Antropologi Indonesia No 55 (1998): Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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Rice farmers in Sidamukti, West Java plant several varieties of rice, sometimes planting twoor three varieties together in one plot of land. The decision to plant a specific variety is strongly influenced by farmers' agricultural knowledge, such as knowledge of varieties of rice, periods of maturation, tastes, characteristic of specific varieties, as well as knowledge of environmental conditions, including soil conditions, the need of fertilizer and seasonal changes. The author suggest that this knowledge, as a basis for decision making is at a pre-attentive stage that has become patterned, and its nearly or perhaps entirely out of conscious consideration. In fact, external situational factors operating at the start of planting play a dominant role in the decision to plant a specific variety of rice. A multitude of factors - such as pressure from village authorities to plant certain varieties in keeping with development programs; to supply of grain, fertilizers and water for irrigation; the desire to experiment, and the demands of landowners - often become significant determinants. The author arrives at the conclusion that studies of decision making processes that view knowledge systems as recipes or patterns for behavior must be supplemented by close observation and understanding the context and situation in which behavior is generated.
Taman Nasional, Hak-hak Masyarakat Setempat dan Pembangunan Regional Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Antropologi Indonesia Vol 29, No 3 (2005): Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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The management of natural resources is authorized with local regulations when dealing with forest community and legal law including some parties from outside of particular forest area. The two contrasts between the local and national regulations have frequently taken place as result of conflict of interest. Therefore some questions arise: how is the development of such conservation areas meet with the local regulation or adat? Is the activity to make use of the resources by the community remains possible? To response to the question the writer would like to argue that assessment of how a national park management interact with local regulations and hak ulayat or communal rights, one should aware of the contexts of their interaction as well as the following aspects: historical, adat law, economical, institutional and the dynamic of local politics. These have to be emphasized since the national park policy in Indonesia can be seen as the manifestation of state territorialization which results in the marginalization of adat community. All parties' interests in natural resources are consider as national citizen and legally authorized to manage or exploit the resources inside the country's territory. Cases from the four national parks observed concluded that even when they live in around the parkas indigenous, they are not automatically awarded their traditional rights or access to make use of the parks. Key words: national park; territorialization; 'masyarakat adat', natural resources management.
Dimensi Adat dan Dinamika Komunitas Dayak di Kalimantan Timur Semiarto Aji Purwanto; Haryono Haryono
Antropologi Indonesia Vol 40, No 1 (2019): Antropologi Indonesia
Publisher : Department of Anthropology

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Adat is Indonesian concept for customary law, a living law practiced by people in their communities. For decades after independence of Indonesia in 1945, the role of adat was gradually changed and replaced by national legal laws. It, however, did not really abolish the existence of adat in daily practices of particular communities. Since the 1998 Reformation, adat has been becoming a central academic and policy discussions as the changing of political system in Indonesia introduces regional autonomy policy in the regency level. Adat, since then, is extensively used to various activisms and practices. For examples, the indigenous people movement employs the term ‘masyarakat adat’ to replace ‘indigenous people’; and as it appears in some regencies, adat is used as the basis for developing new local regulations. Our findings in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, indicated that adat is used to represent at least five ideas with different meaning and degree of obedience. Adat in our discussion refer to traditional inventions in a community, re-creation of the old Kutai Sultanate regulations, local regulations issued by local governments, agreements between parties when an event occurs, and strategies developed by activists to dealing with power. Although they are contesting and competing in everyday life, we argue that it was aimed mainly for the sake of practicality rather than for ideological reasons.
PARA PEKERJA PREKARIAT : Studi Kasus Para Pekerja Sepatu di D’arcadia Treasure, Gunung Putri, Bogor, Jawa Barat Anisa Nuraini Swadesi; Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Sosio Informa Vol 3 No 3 (2017): Sosio Informa
Publisher : Politeknik Kesejahteraan Sosial

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33007/inf.v3i3.938

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran mengenai kondisi sosial pekerja pada industri sepatu. Pada kondisi prekariat (prekaritas) yang penuh ketidakpastian, mereka harus membuat keputusan untuk memilih tetap berada dalam industri tersebut atau keluar. Secara khusus akan dicermati strategi apa saja yang akan mereka lakukan untuk dapat terus bertahan dalam industri sepatu. Secara teoritis, penelitian ini berangkat dari pandangan Tsing (2015) tentang kondisi para pekerja yang penuh dengan ketidakpastian, namun dibalik semua itu ada berbagai hal yang dapat dijadikan sebagai pegangan hidup yang memungkinkan mereka bertahan. Penelitian dilakukan secara kualitatif di bengkel sepatu d’Arcadia Treasure, di kampung Sanding, desa Bojongnangka, kecamatan Gunung Putri, kabupaten Bogor dengan mengandalkan pengamatan terlibat, wawancara mendalam, dan studi pustaka. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa para pekerja sepatu tersebut memiliki cara bertahan dengan melakukan hubungan sosial berdasarkan kesamaan tempat belajar, kecocokan pertemanan, hubungan kekerabatan, asal daerah, dan generasi
Negara dan Ilegalitas: Studi Kasus Perdagangan Burung di Wilayah Jakarta Indraini Hapsari; Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya Vol 22, No 1 (2020): (June)
Publisher : Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jantro.v22.n1.p1-9.2020

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This article aims to analyze the relationship between state and illegality which taking place at the center, namely in Jakarta. The study becomes significant for examining how mechanisms and relations of non-state and state actors occur. Many ethnographic studies of illegal activities, such as gold mining, logging, and fishing show that such businesses take place on the periphery or border where the state has weak control over such places. Data is conducted by literature study and short field observations.Our case studies of illegal trade in the bird market in Jakarta will question the Weberian perspective which defines the state as a legal and rational institution that will always enforce control in its territory. In this article, we consider the state as a relational arena where it is possible for various actors, both non-state and state actors, to participate in illegal activities through contestations or collaboration to achieve their respective interests or goals. 
Authenticity and creativity: The development of pencak silat in Sumedang Semiarto Aji Purwanto; Andi R Saputra
ETNOSIA : Jurnal Etnografi Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Publisher : Department Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Hasanuddin University.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31947/etnosia.v5i1.9641

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Many studies of silat have documented the jurus (moves) or aliran (streams) in silat, especially those based on tradition.Even so, there are still many things about this martial arts tradition that have not been deeply touched, for instance, how it can be developed without losing the authenticity of the tradition. We exercise it as a problem of how tradition and change should be defined, how authenticity is placed in a dynamic context, and how silat practitioners continue their creativity. Within an anthropological perspective, we put forward the case of the Perguruan Silat Garuda Putih in Sumedang to study how the individual ideas, learning process, and creations; and authenticity, structure, and power are tied together. The Sumedang silat tradition which originated from various aliran has been structured as a unique gaya (style) of fighting. The role of perguruan (silat training center), systematically keeps a beginner in silat to learn standard silat. At the end of learning, however, we believe that the process of creating moves and ibing (opening movements) shows a high dynamic amidst creativity, aligning movements with standards, maintaining authenticity, but at the same time also marking the individual characteristics of students.
Mobility Perspective in Anthropology of Policy: Case Studies Urban Policy in Indonesia Haryo Kunto Wibisono; Semiarto Aji Purwanto
ETNOSIA : Jurnal Etnografi Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)
Publisher : Department Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Hasanuddin University.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31947/etnosia.v5i2.11682

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This article explores anthropological perspectives in public policy by using the central concept of policy mobility. Through this concept, we will show how policy resulting from the accumulation of knowledge, strength, and geographical imagination moves from one territory to another. The emphasis on forming policy ideas is different from policy studies from another perspective that looks at governance to shape the behavior of the people. We take the case of forming creative city ideas in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan to show mutation and hybridization of policies. We use ethnographic methods to collect data, supplemented by literature reviews on creative city policies. For decades, Balikpapan has been known as an extractive industrial city, especially in the mining and forestry sectors. Due to pressure from national and global environmentalists, exploration of natural resources must be limited, reducing urban productivity. Policymakers see the creative city as an opportunity to improve the city's economic life while maintaining the sustainability of the local natural and cultural environment.
Study of Student Community Movements Against the Development of a Geothermal Power Plant in Gunung Talang Dian Kurnia Anggreta; Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri; Semiarto Aji Purwanto
The Journal of Society and Media Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Understanding Communication on Media and Society Life
Publisher : Department of Social Science, Faculty of Social Science &Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/jsm.v6n1.p62-83

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This research aims to analyze the student community's resistance to developing geothermal power plants (in Indonesia, referred to as Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Panas Bumi, abbreviated as PLTP), analyze movement patterns, and assess the resistance movement's challenges. This study used qualitative research methods. Data were collected by interview, observation, and document study. According to the study's findings, the rejection movement began with local media coverage of police officers' coercive tactics to secure the activities of corporations conducting preliminary research at the project site. The student community perceives PLTP development activities as environmental injustice, even though the projects are ostensibly environmentally friendly. Patterns of rejection movements are carried out in three ways: 1) Disseminating information; 2) Employing provocative tactics (delivering criticism of environmental injustice and police repression through performing arts such as theatre, murals, short monologues, and poetry readings); and 3) Mobilizing public support (through campaigns in public spaces and using social media, to campaign for the potential impact of PLTP development). The roots of rejection are typically minimal because there is no apparent conflict of interest between students and the PLTP development business (in contrast to the local community as the affected party).
The Symbolic Meaning of Death Ritual in Baduy Society Romi Romi; Semiarto Aji Purwanto
Tsaqofah Vol. 20 No. 1 (2022): Januari-Juni 2022
Publisher : Departement of History and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab, State Islamic University of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32678/tsaqofah.v20i1.5801

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This article examines the death rites in the Baduy indigenous people, one of the indigenous peoples in Lebak, South Banten. The Baduy indigenous people have cultural characteristics and beliefs that are unique and different from Banten society in general. The various traditional rituals and socio-religious ceremonies performed by the Baduy community must all refer to the customary norms and rules that apply in the local community; no exception in the death rites. How the Baduy indigenous people interpret death and what symbols are in the death rites of the Baduy indigenous people are two important points that will be examined in this article. In addition, how the symbolic meaning in the death rites of the Baduy indigenous people will also be discussed in this article. This article is the result of field research using ethnographic methods with an anthropological approach. The data collection technique used involved observation, in-depth interviews, documentation and literature study. The death rite is one of the sacred rites in the rite of passage for the Baduy community. They believe that the dead will return to the Mandala Hyang (the place where the souls gather after death) after a 7-day death rite. The various symbols in the Baduy death rites show the continuity and relationship that continues to exist between the living and the dead. The Baduy death rituals have symbols that imply the understanding and meaning of the Baduy people towards death and the dead. For the Baduy people, the relationship between the living and the dead continues until the spirit faces the Holy One.
Co-Authors Andi R Saputra Anisa Nuraini Swadesi Dian Kurnia Anggreta Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri Haryo Kunto Wibisono Haryono Haryono Indraini Hapsari Romi Romi