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Choreographies of Contagion: Mapping Virality and Performative Identity on TikTok Anies Fatmawati; Henrietta Noir; Shasa Indriyani; Jujuk Maryati; Fakhrul Setiobudi
Enigma in Cultural Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Enigma in Cultural
Publisher : Enigma Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61996/cultural.v3i1.100

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The rise of TikTok has inaugurated a new paradigm of digital culture centered on embodied participation. This study investigates viral dance challenges, proposing a novel framework—"choreographies of contagion"—to analyze them as structured, distributed performances that mediate identity. The framework moves beyond treating trends as mere content, instead examining the interplay between movement, affect, and algorithmic architecture. This study employed a six-month digital ethnographic approach, supplemented by a multi-modal analysis of a globally significant dance challenge (#WaveRider). A purposive sample of 500 videos and 20,000 associated comments were analyzed using a combination of kinesic analysis, to deconstruct the core movements, and reflexive thematic analysis, to map the patterns of creative deviation and affective response. The findings revealed a complex system of cultural production. A stable "kinesic blueprint" ensured replicability, acting as the trend's genetic code. This blueprint was then subjected to widespread "performative mutations," where users asserted agency and inscribed personal, cultural, and affective meaning onto the dance. These performances unfolded on an "algorithmic stage" that both disciplined and seduced users, shaping their actions. This process cultivated an "engineered communitas," a potent but transient sense of community forged through shared embodied practice and affective resonance. In conclusion, viral TikTok challenges are not spontaneous occurrences but sophisticated choreographic systems that harness the pleasure of mimesis and the desire for connection. The body on TikTok is a primary site for negotiating the tensions between individual agency and the logics of platform capitalism. This study concludes that virality is a deeply embodied, affective, and technologically mediated process, offering the "choreographies of contagion" framework as a critical tool for future scholarship.
Toxic Sublime: The Spectacle of Ecological Collapse in Contemporary Art Gladys Putri; Bimala Putri; Henrietta Noir; Jujuk Maryati
Enigma in Cultural Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Enigma in Cultural
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61996/cultural.v3i2.108

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In the era of the Anthropocene, a significant genre of contemporary art has emerged that engages with ecological collapse by rendering environmental devastation visually captivating. This phenomenon, which this paper terms the "toxic sublime," presents a critical paradox: the aestheticization of catastrophe. This study investigates the visual and discursive strategies used by contemporary artists to represent ecological ruin and explores the complex ethical, political, and socio-economic implications of this practice. This study employed a qualitative, multi-modal critical approach. A purposively selected corpus of significant art projects created between 2015 and 2025 that address ecological degradation served as the primary data. The analytical methods included a visual semiotic analysis, operationalizing concepts from Barthes and Peirce to decode the aesthetic language of the artworks, and a Faircloughian critical discourse analysis of associated artist statements, interviews, and reviews. A heuristic modeling exercise, using a composite case study developed from real-world data, was also employed not to validate findings but to explore the generative logic of this aesthetic mode in a controlled, hypothetical context. The analysis identified a consistent taxonomy of aesthetic strategies central to the toxic sublime: 1) the strategic use of unnatural, hyper-saturated color to signify contamination; 2) the deployment of monumental scale to evoke awe and abstraction; and 3) the use of contaminated or synthetic materials as the artistic medium. The discourse analysis revealed a dominant framing of the artist as a "witness" or "alchemist" and the artwork as a "beautiful warning", which functions to legitimize the aestheticization process. In conclusion, the aestheticization of ecological collapse functions as a profoundly ambivalent cultural phenomenon. While it effectively captures attention, it risks neutralizing political urgency by transforming catastrophe into a consumable aesthetic object-a spectacle of decay. This study concludes that the toxic sublime is a defining aesthetic of the Anthropocene, but one that operates within the logic of the art market and the society of the spectacle. Its beautiful forms demand critical vigilance regarding art's complex role in an age of planetary crisis.
Survival Analysis of Local Political Dynasties: A Cox Proportional Hazards Model of Incumbency in Post-Decentralization Indonesia Muhammad Hasan; Dian Rahayu; Henrietta Noir
Open Access Indonesia Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): Open Access Indonesia Journal of Social Sciences
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37275/oaijss.v8i3.302

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The proliferation of political dynasties following Indonesia’s rapid decentralization has precipitated significant scholarly debate regarding democratic consolidation. While existing literature establishes the prevalence of kinship politics, few studies empirically model the temporal durability of these regimes using time-to-event analysis. This study employs a Cox Proportional Hazards Model to analyze the survival rates of 1,024 district heads (bupatis and mayors) across three electoral waves from 2005 to 2024. Data were compiled from the General Elections Commission and the World Bank INDO-DAPOER database, integrating electoral returns, fiscal capacity, and verified kinship ties. Kaplan-Meier estimates and multivariate Cox regressions were utilized to calculate Hazard Ratios for political exit. The analysis reveals that dynastic incumbents possess a significantly lower hazard of political exit compared to non-dynastic counterparts (Hazard Ratio = 0.68; p < 0.01). Fiscal autonomy acts as a critical moderator; dynasties in regions with high own-source revenue exhibit extended survival times, indicating the effective capture of local patronage networks. Conversely, corruption scandals serve as the primary accelerant of regime collapse. In conclusion, local dynasties in Indonesia utilize decentralized fiscal structures to insulate themselves from electoral competition, suggesting that high local fiscal autonomy inadvertently entrenches familial rule.
Survival Analysis of Local Political Dynasties: A Cox Proportional Hazards Model of Incumbency in Post-Decentralization Indonesia Muhammad Hasan; Dian Rahayu; Henrietta Noir
Open Access Indonesia Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): Open Access Indonesia Journal of Social Sciences
Publisher : HM Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37275/oaijss.v8i3.302

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The proliferation of political dynasties following Indonesia’s rapid decentralization has precipitated significant scholarly debate regarding democratic consolidation. While existing literature establishes the prevalence of kinship politics, few studies empirically model the temporal durability of these regimes using time-to-event analysis. This study employs a Cox Proportional Hazards Model to analyze the survival rates of 1,024 district heads (bupatis and mayors) across three electoral waves from 2005 to 2024. Data were compiled from the General Elections Commission and the World Bank INDO-DAPOER database, integrating electoral returns, fiscal capacity, and verified kinship ties. Kaplan-Meier estimates and multivariate Cox regressions were utilized to calculate Hazard Ratios for political exit. The analysis reveals that dynastic incumbents possess a significantly lower hazard of political exit compared to non-dynastic counterparts (Hazard Ratio = 0.68; p < 0.01). Fiscal autonomy acts as a critical moderator; dynasties in regions with high own-source revenue exhibit extended survival times, indicating the effective capture of local patronage networks. Conversely, corruption scandals serve as the primary accelerant of regime collapse. In conclusion, local dynasties in Indonesia utilize decentralized fiscal structures to insulate themselves from electoral competition, suggesting that high local fiscal autonomy inadvertently entrenches familial rule.