International Journal of Culture and Art Studies

The Art of Laughter: Exploring Humor in Warkop DKI Reborn

Lambok Hermanto Sihombing — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The art of humor often leaves a lasting impression, especially when it connects to joyful memories. Nostalgia refers to a longing for the past, often tied to moments of laughter and happiness. This study analyzes Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss Part 1 as a modern reflection of nostalgia for the original Warkop DKI films, focusing on the humor that defined the series. The study also examines YouTube comments to understand how audiences perceive the film's humor. A qualitative approach is used, with data from Warkop DKI - Chips (1982) Full Movie on the @LetsuGauki YouTube channel and WARKOP DKI Reborn | Jangkrik Boss Part 1 | Kalau Mau Dosa Sekalian Banyak, uploaded by Falcon YouTube. The analysis draws on the theories of Nostalgia for the Present from Salmose (2019), Mise en Scene from Manon de Reeper (2016), and Media Studies from Ott (2014). The findings indicate that the characters, costumes, humor, and settings in both the original and reborn films evoke a deep sense of nostalgia among Indonesians, demonstrating how the art of humor continues to bridge generations and maintain cultural relevance.

Translanguaging in Religious Speech: Practices, Evaluation, and Perception

Erikson Saragih, Ayesha Junaid, Haida Umiera Hashim, Abdul Gapur — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Few studies have examined translanguaging's uses in preaching, which is the field of religious communication, even though it has been widely studied in educational communication. The study aims to characterize, evaluate, and perceive the translanguaging practices in Sunday sermons using Simalungun, a traditional language in North Sumatra Province. The study used a descriptive qualitative method with a survey design. Sixty priests participated in the study as participants selected by using a purposive sampling technique. Simalungun language was chosen as the language of sermon delivery, and the research instrument was the Google Form platform. This study found that motivation to employ translanguaging is crucial for effective sermon delivery and understanding. This study examines the reasons for priests' use of translanguaging, including the predominant preaching genre, the language used, challenges encountered, and congregational perceptions. The findings of this study provide a comprehensive account of translanguaging in Simalungun sermons, perceptions of the translanguaging practices, and better comprehension of messages in the sermon as implications of the study. The study suggests that additional research on the content of preaching in Sunday sermons be conducted using various analytical methodologies.

Gondang Mandudu: The Ritual of Rejecting Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Samosir Regency

Sastra Gunawan Pane, Mauly Purba, Asmyta Surbakti — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study explores the Gondang Mandudu ceremony, a sacred ancestral ritual in the Batak Toba community, specifically practiced to ward off the threat of COVID-19. Conducted by the Ruma Parsaktian Ompung Raja Isumbaon Community, this ceremony features the unique phenomenon of playing gondang sabangunan for approximately one hour, which is believed to invoke spiritual protection. This research aims to provide a descriptive account of the ceremony and understand its objectives in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary data was gathered through direct field research using a qualitative descriptive method, and secondary data from academic books and articles was added to the primary data. This triangulation-validated data ensured that the secondary sources and field observations were consistent. The findings highlight the significance of the ritual in the cultural and spiritual context of the community, showcasing its role in invoking protection from misfortune. This study contributes to the understanding of indigenous responses to global health challenges. It offers insights into the cultural significance of traditional rituals in modern times.

Exploring Religious Change: The Baduy Tribe’s Perspective on Leaving Sunda Wiwitan for Islam

Fauzi Fadliansyah, Arifin Maksum, Nina Nurhanasah — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This research examines the religious transformation within the Original Baduy community, focusing on how individuals perceive and experience the shift from the traditional Sunda Wiwitan belief system to Islam. It explores the perspectives of both those who continue to uphold ancestral beliefs and those who have embraced Islam, aiming to understand how this transition is interpreted and negotiated within the cultural and social context of the Baduy people. Utilizing a qualitative research approach, the study involves in-depth interviews, observation, and document analysis. Triangulation of data from multiple sources and theoretical frameworks ensures the credibility and depth of findings. The analysis draws upon theories of religious conversion, identity formation, and cultural continuity to offer a comprehensive understanding of the transformation process.

The findings indicate that the change in religious orientation does not cause significant conflict within the community. Instead, peaceful coexistence is maintained between followers of Sunda Wiwitan and Muslim Baduy members, rooted in shared kinship values, strong customary laws, and a deeply ingrained culture of tolerance. Religious conversion is often influenced by intermarriage, social interaction, exposure to Islamic teachings, and personal spiritual development. Importantly, cultural traditions such as rituals and community ceremonies continue to be upheld by both religious groups, reflecting a form of spiritual syncretism and mutual respect. The study highlights how the Baduy people manage religious plurality while preserving community unity and cultural identity. It contributes to broader discussions on indigenous religions, religious change, and interfaith harmony in traditional societies, offering valuable insights into how cultural resilience supports peaceful religious transitions.

Integration of Kejawen Moralistic Values in Javanese Traditional Houses Towards Communal Living in Malaysia

Alice Sabrina Ismail — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The migration of Javanese people from Indonesia to Malaysia from the early 14th century to the 19th century due to trading and maritime activities resulted in the integration of Kejawen values -Javanese philosophical tradition in the local Malaysian context involving language, customs, and the built environment. Even though the Kejawen influences are not directly widespread despite its Hinduism and Buddhist traditions, and given Malaysia's distinct Malay-Muslim identity, the Kejawen values still influence the Javanese community's cultural practices, particularly in local Malaysian traditional ceremonies, art, and customs. Henceforth, this study's objectives, firstly, aim to identify these Kejawen characteristics, precisely the attributes of Javanese architecture, and analyse to what extent the level of Kejawen value influences the Javanese traditional house in Johore, Malaysia, after the assimilation process with the local context. The sample of Javanese houses in the Johore state was selected because their most populated community still upholds the Kejawen values and traditions. The methodology used in this study is the qualitative descriptive method under the interpretivism paradigm, which aligns the semiotics and hermeneutics methods to understand the symbolic meaning of the architectural elements. The study findings conclude that there was an assimilation process between the authenticity of Kejawen Javanese belief values and its symbolic influence on the local Malay architecture in Malaysia, which is found in the form comprising setting and location, scale and size, façade, structure, and ornament, whilst space-making involves access, circulation, hierarchy and function of the traditional houses. In this way, the traditional Javanese house becomes a living embodiment of Kejawen values, whether in its original built form or having undergone assimilation. This contributes to transnational dimensions of Kejawen values in fulfilling Malaysia's communal life in various dimensions—social, environmental, and spiritual- to achieve better living in contemporary society.

Intonation and Intensity of President Joko Widodo's Speech

Emmy Erwina, Alvy Mawaddah, Muhammad Kiki Wardana — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to investigate the prosody of speech by the head of state related to the answer to the question that has recently gone viral and trending is President Jokowi's speech answer to the question on YouTube, with the title "Why the Capital City Not Move to Papua?". The head of state of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) used data in the form of speech related to the conversation. The utterances were obtained from a video titled "Why the Capital City Did Not Move to Papua? Moreover, it is downloaded from YouTube. Then, the data is selected from several sentences President Joko Widodo spoke. The voice data will be extracted and coded at the analysis stage using Praat 6.0.54 (1). This research was conducted because, until now, the study of acoustic phonetics has rarely been done. On the other hand, phonetic descriptions, especially acoustic phonetic descriptions, namely the intonation and intensity of President JokoWidodo's speech, are important to study. The purpose of this study is to physically document sound, preservation, teaching, and language dignity in the midst of the symptoms of language shift. This study is an effort that is in line with the scientific aspects of phonetics and maintaining language heritage in terms of speech. This study's results prove differences in acoustic values in the measurement results of the data "Jokowi's Answer Asked by Elementary School Children Why the Capital City is Not in Papua" on the VIVA.CO.ID YouTube account. All acoustic features were measured, namely frequency, duration, pressure, and intensity. From the analysis results, it can be concluded that the resulting tone contour shows two patterns: the rising and descending patterns. The rising pattern at the end of the utterance indicates that the utterance is unfinished, while the falling pattern at the end explains that the utterance's intonation is final. In addition, there are many increases in frequency and intensity in the data, where the increase mostly occurs when Mr. Jokowi mentions the words "Papua," "Aceh," "Sabang," "Marauke," "Capital," "North," "South," "Gitu," and "Yes."

Students’ Language Attitude of SMP Hikmatul Fadhillah Medan towards English

Nur Eliza, Robert Sibarani, Mhd. Pujiono — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The research aims to analyze the language attitudes of SMP Hikmatul Fadhillah (Hikmatul Fadhillah Junior High School) Medan students towards English based on attitude components. Data was taken from students of grade VIII, with 28 students selected from four different classes and seven randomly chosen from each class using random sampling techniques. The selection process involved teachers as informants based on students' relatively better English proficiency, identified through classroom observations. The study employs a qualitative descriptive method with data collected through observation and interviews based on techniques proposed by Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. The results show that students generally exhibit positive attitudes toward English. Cognitively, they recognize its importance for future opportunities such as education, career, and global access to information. Effectively, they view English proficiency as a source of pride, and conatively, they show a strong desire to improve and frequently use English, supported by school regulations. However, despite these positive tendencies, some students experience negative feelings, including pressure and low self-confidence, particularly when facing challenges with English grammar. These mixed responses highlight the complexity of student attitudes toward English learning.

An Analysis of Japanese Chouon Pronunciation Among Students of Deli Husada Health Institute

Dila Fitria, Dardanila, Tasnim Lubis — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to identify which long vowel sounds (chouon) in Japanese can be easily pronounced and which are difficult for the Deli Husada Institute of Health students in Deli Tua. This research method employs voice analysis using the Praat application to evaluate the students' pronunciation. Praat was used to analyze the duration, frequency, and intensity of participants' voices. The Praat application will record, segment, and analyze the students' voices. The data consists of voice recordings from the six participants when pronouncing vocabulary containing chouon sounds. The findings indicate that there are variations in errors in the pronunciation of certain vowels, such as the vowel /u/ in "yuumei," the vowel /e/ in "meishi" and "heiya," and the vowel /o/ in "ooku," among the students of the Deli Husada Institute of Health. Words with long sounds are also rarely pronounced correctly due to a lack of practice. Vocabulary such as "obaasan," "ojiisan," and "sakkaa" is more often pronounced correctly because they are frequently used in daily learning. Participants who allocated more time to study showed a higher degree of pronunciation similarity to native speakers. Overall, the frequency of usage and conversational learning significantly influence pronunciation ability.