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Representation of Islamic Culture in the Islamic Documentary Empire of Faith: A Semiotic Analysis of Roland Barthes FUADI, Muhamad Hanif; WAFA, Ah. Khairul; KUSWANTO, Ade Arena; RAMADHANITA, Frista Fitriany
Journal of Social Sciences and Cultural Study Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Social Sciences and Cultural Study (March - June 2025)
Publisher : PT Batara Swastika Harati

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This article analyzes the representation of Islamic culture in the documentary film Islam: Empire of Faith using Roland Barthes' semiotic approach. The film provides a historical overview of Islamic civilization, from its birth to its heyday, including its contributions to art, architecture, science, and politics. By applying Barthes' concepts of denotation, connotation, and myth, this study reveals how visual and narrative signs in the film construct the representation of Islamic culture in the eyes of the audience. This analysis shows that the film constructs an idealistic narrative about the splendor and glory of Islamic civilization but also carries an ideological bias that reinforces Western myths about the Islamic world, such as the image of Islam as backward and exclusive. This research is important to understand how the media shapes cultural images and religious identities and its implications for intercultural understanding. Using Barthes' semiotic approach, this study reveals how the media constructs myths that can influence the audience's perspective on Islamic culture, reinforce stereotypes, or even pave the way for more complex understandings. On the one hand, this film has the potential to introduce the beauty and richness of Islamic history. However, on the other hand, it also reflects certain ways of presenting narratives that could worsen or strengthen the distortion in the relationship between the West and Islam.
Komodifikasi Agama dalam Era Digital (Studi Etnografi Virtual Fenomena Cek Khodam di Media Sosial) Fuadi, Muhamad Hanif Fuadi; Ramadhanita, Frista Fitriany
Jurnal komunikan Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Komunikan: Jurnal Komunikasi dan Dakwah
Publisher : Departemen Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam

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This study examines the phenomenon of religious commodification in the digital era, focusing on the practice of checking khodam on social media. Using a virtual ethnographic approach, the study analyzes how traditional spiritual practices are transformed into digital commodities. The results of the study show that khodam checks on social media are a form of religious commodification that involves commercialization, standardization, and personalization of spiritual services. This phenomenon reflects a shift in religious practices in the digital society and raises questions about authenticity and ethics in online spirituality.
Peran Penyiaran Islam dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Kesehatan Mental Remaja Fuadi, Muhamad Hanif; Ramadhanita, Frista Fitriany
Journal of Smart Community Service Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): JSCS MAY 2024
Publisher : PT. Cahya Edupreneur Indonesia

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This article discusses the role of Islamic broadcasting in increasing mental health awareness among adolescents through community service activities at Madrasah Aliyah Swasta Cilendek, Tasikmalaya City. The methods used include workshops, group discussions, and group counseling. The results showed an increase in participants' understanding of mental health, Islamic values that support mental health, and the role of Islamic broadcasting media in spreading positive information. This activity also succeeded in reducing stigma related to mental health problems and encouraging adolescents to play an active role in maintaining their mental health.
Political Framing and Elite Delegitimation in YouTube Narratives of the Sumatra Flood Crisis Fuadi, Muhamad Hanif; Ramadhanita, Frista Fitriany; Wafa, AH. Khairul
Feedback International Journal of Communication Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): March 2026
Publisher : PT Agung Media Publisher

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This study examines how political disaster narratives are constructed and contested in YouTube content criticizing elite responses during the Sumatra flood crisis at the end of 2025. Employing a qualitative approach, the research integrates Critical Discourse Analysis with Entman’s framing model to analyze verbal, visual, and intertextual elements in selected YouTube videos that explicitly address government preparedness, elite political imagery, defensive responses, and structural–technical explanations of disaster causality. The analysis is based on a purposively selected dataset of high-engagement YouTube videos published in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, drawn from news programs and political commentary channels that consistently engage with elite criticism. The analytical scope focuses on narrative structure, visual juxtaposition, rhetorical strategies, and moral evaluations embedded in disaster-related political communication. The findings reveal four dominant framing patterns: government unpreparedness, the symbolic imagery of political elites, responsive versus unresponsive elite positioning, and technical–structural framing of disaster causes. Beyond identifying these patterns, the study demonstrates how YouTube reallocates framing authority from state-centered actors and mainstream journalism to non-state digital actors, enabling disaster narratives to function as mechanisms of political delegitimization in digital public spaces. Theoretically, this study contributes to disaster framing and political communication literature by positioning YouTube as an autonomous political actor that reshapes crisis communication dynamics, blurs the boundary between journalism and activism, and redistributes symbolic power during humanitarian emergencies. The findings underscore that contemporary disasters are not only humanitarian crises but also digitally mediated political battlegrounds that actively shape public trust, elite legitimacy, and democratic accountability.