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All Journal Tarikhuna: Journal of History and History Education HISTORIA: Jurnal Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah Local History & Heritage Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia
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Pondok Boro Darmin as an Alternative Housing for Migrants in Semarang, 1980-1990 Ahdika Ihsan Ramadhan; Bambang Rakhmanto
Tarikhuna: Journal of History and History Education Vol 7, No 2 (2025): November 2025
Publisher : UIN Imam Bonjol Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15548/thje.v7i2.12270

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This study examines the role of Pondok Boro Darmin as an alternative residence for migrants in Semarang during the period 1980–1990. The boarding house primarily accommodated low-income informal workers who were excluded from formal housing schemes amidst the city’s rapid urbanization. Employing a historical methodology comprising four stages—heuristics (collecting primary sources, including interviews and archival documents), source criticism (validating data), interpretation (socio-economic analysis), and historiography (historical writing)—this research situates Pondok Boro Darmin within the broader socio-economic transformations of Semarang during that era. Findings reveal that during the 1980s, accelerated economic activities in the vicinity of Pasar Johar and the city center created a demand for flexible, low-cost housing solutions for rural migrants seeking employment in trade, transportation, and informal sectors. Pondok Boro Darmin emerged as a strategic yet modest communal living space that not only provided cost-effective accommodation but also nurtured social resilience through solidarity, unwritten norms, and adaptive networks. By the close of the 1990s’ first decade, shifts in urban planning, rising land values, and increasing pressure for city modernization began to challenge the sustainability of such informal housing solutions. This temporal scope (1980–1990) thus represents a transitional period when Pondok Boro Darmin stood at the intersection of grassroots urban survival strategies and the growing tension between informal housing and formal urban development agendas
Resistance, Identity, and Colonial Perspectives: Reinterpreting Saminism as a Movement for Justice and Freedom in Colonial Java Siska Nurazizah Lestari; Indra Fibiona; Bambang Rakhmanto
Local History & Heritage Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Medan Resource Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57251/lhh.v6i1.2062

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This article re-examines Saminism, a social movement founded by Samin Surosentiko (1859–1914) in Blora, Central Java, within the broader context of Dutch colonial domination and indigenous resistance in colonial Indonesia. The study addresses the question of how Saminism has been represented in colonial discourse and to what extent its practices can be understood as forms of anti-colonial resistance. Using a historical research method with an interpretive qualitative approach, the study analyzes colonial archives, Dutch administrative reports, colonial newspapers, ethnographic accounts, and relevant scholarly literature through the stages of heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The findings demonstrate that colonial authorities systematically portrayed the Samin community as backward, irrational, and resistant to progress in order to justify colonial intervention and control. However, a critical reading of the sources reveals that tax refusal, rejection of colonial regulations, egalitarian communication practices, communal economic relations, and moral reciprocity constituted deliberate and coherent strategies of resistance rooted in Javanese ethical values. The study concludes that Saminism was not merely a passive peasant movement but an alternative socio-political vision that embodied cultural sovereignty, social justice, and community autonomy, thereby highlighting the significance of everyday resistance and subaltern agency in colonial historiography.
From Hobby to Global Tradition: The Early History of the Wonosobo Hot Air Balloon Festival and the Role of Kretek District (2004-2006) Erma Eliyani; Bambang Rakhmanto
Historia Vol 14 No 2 (2026): HISTORIA: Jurnal Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH METRO

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24127/hj.v14i2.13595

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The hot air balloon tradition in Wonosobo has evolved from a local pastime to a world-class cultural tourism festival, yet the Kretek District’s central role as a pioneer and guardian of this tradition remains largely unknown. This study aims to identify and analyze the history of Kretek in the development of the Wonosobo hot air balloon festival, describe the evolution of balloon flying practices over time, and document the individuals and communities who preserve the tradition. This study uses historical research methods. Although these methods generally rely on archives and written documents, this study gained important information from in-depth interviews with balloon flyers from the 1990s to 2008. These interviews not only serve as a complement to archival data but also serve as a primary source for understanding experiences, motivations, challenges, and innovations not formally recorded. The research reveals that Kretek has deep roots dating back to the Dutch era, inspired by the 1915 balloon landing, with Atmo Goper as a pioneer. This tradition has evolved significantly in materials, design (thanks to Mr. Kasuri and the “pendulum”), and ignition technique (the transition to coconut shells). Informal communities in Kretek preserve hereditary skills through collaboration.  At its peak, the 2005-2006 Wonosobo Balloon Festival was officially held, winning two MURI awards in 2006, confirming national recognition of this Kretek cultural heritage.
Street Vendors’ Survival Strategies at Simpang Lima Semarang During the Crisis and After the Monetary Crisis of 1998-2003 Zanuba Nur Arifah Chafsof; Bambang Rakhmanto
Historia Vol 15 No 1 (2027): HISTORIA: Jurnal Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah (Issu in Progress)
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH METRO

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24127/hj.v15i1.15794

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This article examines how and why street vendors at Simpang Lima in Semarang were able to continue operating amid the 1998 monetary crisis and the post-crisis period through 2003. This study applies critical history within a socio-economic framework. Critical history, in this context, is understood as a historiographical approach that does not merely reconstruct past events but also provides in-depth analysis of historical sources through heuristic stages source criticism, interpretation, and historiography to better understand socio-economic dynamics. Research sources were collected from newspaper archives and relevant local government documents and then analyzed within their respective contexts. The findings indicate that the resilience of street vendors was driven by various adaptive strategies, such as flexibility in economic activities, adjustments to production and distribution patterns, the utilization of social networks, and negotiation skills regarding urban regulatory policies. These findings position street vendors as informal economic actors who play an active role in responding to pressures caused by the economic crisis. This study contributes to the historical analysis of the 1998 crisis by emphasizing the economic experiences of informal groups within the context of urban history in Indonesia.
Keterpurukan Penonton Bioskop di Kota Semarang, 1979-1996 Luluk Maknunah Fahruddin; Bambang Rakhmanto; Ufi Saraswati
Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia
Publisher : Perkumpulan Program Studi Sejarah Se-Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62924/jsi.v9i1.45552

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This study examines the decline in cinema attendance in Semarang City between 1979 and 1996 in relation to social, economic, and cultural changes in urban society. The study aims to describe the conditions of Semarang society during this period and to analyze the decline in cinema attendance and the factors contributing to it. The study employed historical methods, including heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. Data sources included statistics from the Central Java Statistics Agency (BPS), contemporary newspaper archives, and interviews with informants who were involved in or experienced the cinema industry firsthand in Semarang. The results show that although the number of cinemas in Semarang continued to increase from the late 1970s to the 1980s, the number of cinemagoers tended to decline. In the 1980s, the average number of cinemagoers reached around four million per year, but in the 1990s, this number dropped drastically to around four hundred thousand per year. Various factors, such as advances in audio-visual technology, the rise of television and VCDs, the high circulation of pirated VCDs, high ticket prices, and inadequate facilities at traditional cinemas, influenced this decline. Furthermore, the dominance of modern cineplexes in the distribution of imported films and the declining appeal of national films also weakened the position of local cinemas. This situation was further exacerbated by high entertainment taxes and the 1997–1998 monetary crisis, which reduced public purchasing power. As a result, several traditional cinemas in Semarang were forced to close due to continued losses. This research shows that the decline of cinemas in Semarang is the result of changes in technology, the economy, and public entertainment consumption patterns, which have transformed cinemas' role as public entertainment spaces.
Co-Authors Ahdika Ihsan Ramadhan Erma Eliyani Indra Fibiona Luluk Maknunah Fahruddin Siska Nurazizah Lestari Ufi Saraswati Zanuba Nur Arifah Chafsof