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Cultural Resistance and Democratic Imagination in Colonial Indonesia: A Literary Analysis of Pantun Purba, Elisabeth; Harahap, Rosmawaty
JOURNAL OF SOCIETY INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Vol 7 No 2 (2026): JSID: May 2026
Publisher : Winaya Inspirasi Nusantara Foundation

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63924/jsid.v7i2.84

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Colonial rule in the Indonesian archipelago not only restructured political and economic systems but also sought to reshape local cultural values and modes of expression. Within this context, traditional literary forms played an important role in preserving cultural identity and articulating responses to colonial domination. One such form is pantun, a Malay poetic genre that conveys meaning through metaphor, parallelism, and indirect expression. This study examines how the pantun High Power, Unformed Resistance represents power, resistance, and democratic imagination during the colonial period. The research aims to explore how culturally grounded notions of authority and opposition are articulated through poetic discourse, and how pantun functions as a medium of subtle resistance and ethical governance. The study adopts a qualitative interdisciplinary methodology that combines close textual analysis with perspectives from postcolonial theory and cultural studies. The pantun is analyzed as both a literary text and a socio cultural artifact situated within the historical experience of colonial Indonesia. The findings reveal that power is constructed as moral and cultural authority rather than coercive domination, while resistance emerges as indirect, adaptive, and sustained through cultural continuity. The pantun also encodes democratic values such as consensus, balance, and communal responsibility, reflecting indigenous conceptions of governance. These findings suggest that pantun should be understood not merely as folklore but as a significant site of political meaning. The study contributes to literary and postcolonial scholarship by demonstrating how traditional poetic forms participate in the negotiation of power and the imagination of culturally grounded democracy under colonial rule.
Stylistic Construction of Nationalism and Colonial Resistance in Chairil Anwar’s Poetry Rarajelita, Rarajelita; Harahap, Rosmawaty
JOURNAL OF SOCIETY INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Vol 7 No 2 (2026): JSID: May 2026
Publisher : Winaya Inspirasi Nusantara Foundation

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63924/jsid.v7i2.87

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Literary works produced during colonial periods often function as sites where language, ideology, and resistance intersect. In Indonesian literary history, the poetry of Chairil Anwar occupies a central position in articulating nationalist consciousness during the late colonial era. While existing scholarship has extensively discussed the thematic dimensions of Anwar’s poetry, comparatively limited attention has been given to how linguistic form itself contributes to the construction of resistance and nationalism. Addressing this gap, the present study aims to examine how stylistic features in Chairil Anwar’s patriotic poetry linguistically represent colonial resistance and national identity. The study adopts a qualitative stylistic research design. Data consists of selected patriotic poems by Chairil Anwar sourced from authoritative published collections. Using a stylistic framework informed by established models in literary linguistics, the analysis focuses on lexical choice, figurative language, and syntactic structure. Data were analyzed through systematic identification, close interpretation, and contextualization of linguistically salient features within the sociohistorical context of colonial Indonesia. The findings reveal that nationalism and resistance are constructed through dense resistance-oriented lexicon, symbolic imagery grounded in collective experience, and syntactic patterns emphasizing agency, urgency, and unity. These stylistic strategies work cohesively to embed ideological meaning within poetic form rather than presenting it explicitly. The study demonstrates that language functions as an active ideological resource in Anwar’s poetry. This research contributes to Indonesian literary studies by providing a linguistically grounded analysis of nationalist poetry and highlights the value of stylistics for examining non-Anglophone literary traditions within postcolonial scholarship.
Co-Authors Amalia, Dhea Amalia, Nila Dwi Amalliah, Aida Amelia, Regita Anggini, Putri Anggita, Dina Aritonang, Kheisa Metania Ayu Syifa, Nadia Azura, Siti Banjarnahor, Fitri Elisabetbeth Banjarnahor, Fontifai Banjarnahor, Tiara A Chelsea, Selly Desiani, Khoirunnisa Mei Elly Prihasti W Febriani, Anggi Nur Feby, Salsabila Fitri, Novita Eka Gea, Wasta Riaman Girsang, Petra Wifara Girsang, Sheilla Valensia Grace, Anggita Zoito Gultom, Miranda Maria Magdalena Habibi, Cut Salsabila Murki Harahap, Syarafina Harianti, Inggit Hartati, Difa Hasibuan, Dita Hasibuan, Mutiara Sany Herman, Hidayat Hulu, Silfani Husna Husna Hutabarat, Mikael Pardomuan Hutabarat, Revalina Hutabarat, Sani Hutagalung, Naima Azmi Ismaidin, Safira Ayesha Juniar, Indi Lingga, Yesna Enika Br Lubis, Nur Annisa M. Fakhrurrozy K. Maharani, Tia Manik, Yohana Manullang, Bonita Manurung, Lidya Multhia, Muzkia Nababan, Riamauly Nabila, Marisa Astri Nadely, Violetta Olga Nanda, Sabrina Pramesuary Dwi Napitupulu, Prety Vania Akwila Nasution, Azwa Khalisa Nasution, Nova Nasution, Widya Faura Nazra, Yulisin Nuri, Bulan Dwi Pakpahan, Heri Sinta Pane, Puan Annisa Panggabean, Dermina Panggabean, Ester Enjelysa Panjaitan, Taufik Kusuma Pasaribu, Kristina Natalia Br Pinem, Kesya Pinem, Valen Tina Pradyta, Septiana Pratama, Rama Yunita Pulungan, Hoirina Purba, Elisabeth Purba, Mega Kristina Purba, Sherly Anjelia Rahelsy, Mutia Rambe, Nailah Faizah S Rarajelita, Rarajelita rembulan, rembulan Ripai, Muhammad Safi'i, Muhammad Sagala, Reni Wati Br Sagala, Revayani Saputri, Sophie Yuninda Saragi, Tasya Amelia Saragih, Dede Rohayati Saragih, Honey Syahida Br Siagian, Hatari Marwina Siagian, Kezia Nova Siagian, Mia Sanita Sibuea, Chintia Siburian, Mieke Angelika Sidabutar, Natalicha Bethelina Sihombing, Maretta Sihotang, Dora Sijabat, Jelice Twista Silaban, Desclaudia Silitonga, Erika Cintya Pebrianti Silva, Silva Simamora, Soniara Simbolon, Sanris Lawanti Sinaga, Nisa Sinuraya, Yosi Sirait, Grace Angel Sirait, Puja Astrid Siregar, Monggun Siregar, Tina Arsita Siregar, Wahyuni Sitepu, Ayu Wandira Br Sitepu, Dori Betsaida Br Sitinjak, Yolanda Sitohang, Esmeralda Sitohang, Jhon Roger Sitompul, Dwi Anggita Situmorang, Putri Ayu Adelina Suhardi Suhardi Sulistyani, Shiwi Syahkila, Nurul Aisyah Syahputri, Sri Syairal Fahmy Dalimunthe Syalaisha, Nadhifa Tamba, Anggreni Agustina Tamba, Sania Tambunan, Khairunnisa Br Tarigan, Widia Wulandari, Arum Citra WULANDARI, WIDYA Wulandary, Widya Zafira, Putri Alicya Zaharani, Suci Zai, Rani Citra Lestari