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Is the throne still for the people? A sociocultural linguistic analysis of Menanam adalah Melawan Raden Safrina; Nita Novianti; Lina Meilinawati Rahayu
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 11, No 3 (2024)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v11i3.40890

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Tahta untuk Rakyat Throne for the People, which is the principle that the highly respected Hamengkubuwono IX lived by as a democratic and nationalist King of Kesultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, embodies the concept of the people, by the people, for the people. Under his rule, Kesultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia) was committed to placing the people first. Nevertheless, the book Menanam adalah Melawan, or Planting is Resisting, challenges the very principle and questions the commitment of the present-day sultanate. The article explores the activist book, which contains the notes of an activist farmer who reflected on and wrote about his journeys and experiences as a farmer-turned-activist after the village where he farmed was claimed by the authorities, including the sultanate, and was planned to be made into a mining site. Faircloughs sociocultural linguistics frames the analysis, and more specifically through Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The results indicate that at the micro level, Widodos writing uses emotive and technical language to construct a collective identity of marginalized farmers, opposing powerful entities like the sultanate and corporations. At the meso-level, the text challenges dominant power structures and neoliberal policies, advocating for social justice and a responsive monarchy, while emphasizing the need for transparency and genuine community partnership. The article indicates that the concern about the marginalized should take into account non-mainstream texts such as those produced by the marginalized so that social injustice can be minimized.
INISIASI PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI KREATIF BERBASIS DAUR ULANG PLASTIK DI DESA CIJAMBU Januarsyah, Gilang; Rahayu, Lina Meilinawati; Priyatna, Aquarini; Prabasmoro, Tisna; Adji, Muhamad; Purwaramdhona, Ananda Bintang
Midang Vol 4 No 2 (2026): Midang, Juni 2026
Publisher : Unpad Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/midang.v4i2.64070

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Household plastic waste remains an environmental challenge in many rural areas, including Cijambu Village, Tanjungsari District, Sumedang Regency. Used plastic bags, commonly regarded as waste, have the potential to be transformed into creative products with functional and economic value. This article aims to describe the initiation of a creative economy empowerment program based on plastic recycling through collaboration among the community service team of Faculty of Cultural Sciences Universitas Padjadjaran, village authorities, and BIYA Project as a creative industry partner. The method employed was a participatory approach consisting of coordination, preliminary observation, partnership development, and preparation for training activities involving women’s community groups in Cijambu Village. The program engaged Keni Kurniasari Soeriaatmadja from BIYA Project as a plastic recycling practitioner who provided assistance in developing creative products made from used plastic materials. The initial results indicate strong support from the village government, reflected in the issuance of activity permits and the involvement of village officials in the preparation process. In addition, a training program on transforming used plastic bags into practical products has been scheduled for July 2026. This article highlighted the collaboration between universities and village governments, and BIYA Project represents an important initial step in developing a community empowerment model based on circular economy principles and sustainable waste management.
Self-Otherings and Reimaginings of Postcolonial African Women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013) Jauza Maryam Mumtazah; Lina Meilinawati Rahayu; Ari Jogaiswara Adipurwawidjana
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.10545

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013) presents a narrative that shifts between different temporalities and spaces, a movement that is particularly experienced by its main character, Ifemelu, as she navigates through her Nigerian, American, and her newly found black identity. Similarly, the novel’s narrative attempts to showcase other postcolonial African women like Ifemelu, as well as their ambiguous identities and othered representations. Through this article, we examine the workings of Ifemelu’s narration as it shifts from one space to another, specifically from Nigeria to America and vice versa, through a narratological method. We will then focus on how these specific spaces occupied by Ifemelu and other African women, or what Ogundipe-Leslie calls “women’s spaces and modes, " work with the bodily experiences of the women and the black Atlantic world at large. Throughout the novel, the hair salon is the women’s space that the narration keeps returning to, serving as a bridge between the story’s past and present. However, a more constant form of women’s spaces also occurs through the narrative body itself, specifically through the narrative form of online blogs that showcase Ifemelu’s attempt to find familiarities with other black people of the diaspora. From this article’s analysis, we argue that the hair salon and the narration of the online blogs, as “micro-African” spaces, serve as mediums to reclaim and re-write the contingent and negotiated identities of postcolonial African in the new black Atlantic world.