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Grade Point Average Inflation and Academic Feudalism: A Study of Power Relations in the World of Higher Education Arwansyah, OK; Thariq, Muhammad; Suharyanto, Agung; Sinaga, Roynanda
PERSPEKTIF Vol. 14 No. 4 (2025): PERSPEKTIF October
Publisher : Universitas Medan Area

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/perspektif.v14i4.15723

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The phenomenon of GPA inflation in Indonesian higher education reflects a complex social issue, where academic grades often fail to represent intellectual capacity and instead emerge as products of power relations between lecturers and students. This paper analyzes how symbolic power within academic spaces cultivates a culture of compliance and strategic adaptation among students in pursuit of cum laude honors. Employing a theoretical-critical approach and Michel Foucault’s discourse analysis, the study reveals that academic assessment systems frequently function as instruments of power reproduction, reinforcing academic feudalism and suppressing critical expression. High GPAs, in this context, are often symbolic compromises rather than genuine intellectual achievements. The findings suggest that social structures in universities shape students into submissive, administratively efficient individuals with limited intellectual courage—ultimately undermining the emancipatory function of higher education. This paper calls for academic decolonization to establish egalitarian dialogue, transparent grading systems, and a redefinition of respect (adab) as a foundation for critical and ethical discourse in education.
The Clout Chasing Phenomenon: When Sensual Disgrace on Instagram Becomes a Shortcut to Popularity Arwansyah, OK Dedy; Sinaga, Roynanda
PERSPEKTIF Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): PERSPEKTIF January
Publisher : Universitas Medan Area

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/perspektif.v15i1.15958

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Social media, especially Instagram, is a platform that influences individual behavior in building a digital presence. The phenomenon of clout chasing emerged as a strategy to gain attention and popularity through provocative content, including sensual nuances. This study uses a descriptive-analytical method with a qualitative approach to understand the meaning behind this behavior. The subject of the study is Instagram users who actively produce personal content with emotional nuances to increase social interaction. The results show that the need for existential validation and recognition drives oversharing behaviors that utilize platform algorithmic mechanisms. This phenomenon reflects the disintegration of social norms, in which privacy and decency are replaced by new standards oriented towards interaction and popularity. The conclusion of the study states that clout chasing creates a cycle of performativity that deepens social alienation, describing how social media influences an individual's morality and digital identity.
Co-Authors Agung Suharyanto Andika, Muhammad Sadam Arwansyah, OK Arwansyah, OK Dedy Arwin Juli Rakhmadi Hariyadi Putraga Pranata, Deddy Rahmanita Ginting Thariq, Muhammad