Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora was founded in 2001 with the aim of seeking a new scientific ethos in the humanities with an interdisciplinary, political, and textual spirit. It was, and still remains, the aspiration of Retorik to foster humanities research with a scientific ethos capable of responding to the needs of the Indonesian society that continues to strive to become more democratic, just, and pluralistic in the aftermath of long authoritarian rule, under social, economic, and political conditions still characterized by inequality. In its interdisciplinary spirit, Retorik has drawn insights from an array of disciplines, most notably, political economy, language (including semiotics), and psychoanalysis, to that end. As various managerial requirements stifle the passion for academic and intellectual life, while simultaneously in the broader Indonesian society, the ideals of Reformation are frustrated by political and economic oligarchy that continues to exist with impunity, Retorik affirms the need to defend a scientific ethos at present, for the future. In light of its aims, Retorik promotes original research that makes advances in the following areas: 1. Historically-informed studies that engage with the conditions, contexts, and relations of power within which the humanities were born, and with which the humanities are entwined. 2. Dialogues with various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. 3. Interdisciplinary research pertaining to critical pedagogy, religious and cultural studies, art studies, and new social movements. 4. Experimentation with new forms of knowledge that foster the formation of a more democratic, just, and plural society. 5. Studies that are sensitive to the vital role of both technology and art in contemporary society and seek to understand the ways in which art, technology, and economy together contribute to the formation of contemporary cultures and societies.
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Detato: Perjalanan Identitas "Kesalehan" dalam Kebertubuhan
Tri Astuti Retno Dewanti
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 11, No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University
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DOI: 10.24071/ret.v11i2.7353
This article examines detattooing (tattoo removal) as an expression of pious identity tied to the objectification of the body, which is inseparable from the hegemonic “pietism” of the socialized body. In the discourse of the revival of piety in contemporary Indonesia, the struggle for body identity in the Hijrah Tattoo Program shows the commotion between personal meanings and the occurrence of a conflict of power. Using in-depth interview methods and internet searching, as well as a psychoanalytic perspective, particularly that of the three registers elaborated by Jacques Lacan, this study juxtaposes and compares the strength of political, corporate, religious, and family power relations in the practice of detattoo and the three stages of detattooization in Indonesia. The results of the analysis show that detattooization in the discourse of social piety is a product of the hegemony of political, corporate, and religious power relations which are managed by the subjects of detattoo as a negotiating strategy to reclaim access to conditions of fulfillment validated by the family hierarchy.
Stand Up Sinden: Komodifikasi Dalam Pertunjukan Wayang Kulit dan Live Streaming Youtube
Elisha Orcarus Allasso
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 11, No 2 (2023)
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DOI: 10.24071/ret.v11i2.6318
The creation of YouTube content and live streaming of wayang kulit (shadow puppet performance) on the personal channel of a dalang (puppeteers) represents an effort on the part of the individual dalang to gain viewers and expand consumer base. The performance of the sinden (singer) who stands, dialogues, sings and dances during the wayang performance is a special attraction for the audience of wayang fans (this article uses the term “stand up sinden”). This article will broadly discuss the form of commodification that occurs in the stand up sinden practice seen in Ki Seno Nugroho’s (KSN) wayang show streamed on Youtube. This discussion aims to examine the form of commodification that occurs in the stand up sinden phenomenon and its possible future impact, especially in the world of wayang performing arts. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with document data sources (including personal and Youtube social media channel sites), interviews, and participant observation conducted by the author. This research suggests that the commodification that occurs in the KSN shadow puppet show that employs stand up sinden is in accordance with Vincent Mosco’s thoughts on the three aspects of commodification: content commodification, audience commodification, and worker commodification. Of the three aspects, content commodification is the most dominant form of commodification in KSN performances, especially for stand up sinden. Stand up sinden, as a trend of commodification in wayang shows, influences other artists to make various efforts to match the same level of performance standards. The commodification that occurs in KSN performances on the one hand can facilitate and give pleasure to the achievement of the coveted sales of the performing artists. On the other hand, performances that lead to commodification erode the objective consciousness of the audience owing to instrumental/media logic, and things that become popular quickly also risk being quickly abandoned, due to the flow of new interests for other creative industries. The influence of commodification also tends to make artists cater to audience will and may suppress their own artistic will in their works.
Christianity and Empire in South Manipur Hills: Senvon Encounter and the Dialogic Zo Peoples (Review)
Henry Vumjou
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 12, No 1 (2024)
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DOI: 10.24071/ret.v12i1.8446
Christianity and Empire in South Manipur Hills: Senvon Encounter and the Dialogic Zo Peoples. Oxford, Regnum Books International (2022), by Samuel G. Ngaihte, and Reuben Paulianding. Paperback, 166pp. $5.36. Indian Edition published by ISPCK.