E-Journal Of Cultural Studies
Volume 7, Number 3, Agustus 2014

BODY OF JOGET ALE-ALE AS CAPITAL OF RESISTANCE

Alfarisi, Salman (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Aug 2014

Abstract

This paper aims to understand how the phenomenon of the dancing body art Ale - ale. This art appears in the middle of the Sasak , Lombok , 1999. The three elements of this art , the music , song , and dance reflects the idea of resistance against the establishment . Demolition of the single truth Tuan Guru and cultural as the dominant group in society Sasak looked at the expression of dance dancing . Therefore , to understand the dimensions of the dancing resistance used qualitative - interpretative methods research design paradigm of cultural studies . The theory used is critical social theory , such as social practice theory of Bourdieu , Derrida deconstruction theory , and postmodern aesthetics in addition . Data acquisition is done by in-depth interviews , observation paratisipatoris , and documentation . An important finding of this study include first , dancing body memerlihatkan wealth dimensional art Ale - ale resistance due to the body , dancing can liberate ourselves from the reality of their urgency , urgency both in economic and social dimensions is constructed by an elite group of Sasak community . In this context , the body dancing is not only a personal expression of dancing , but also can be a practice arena power of dominant groups in society Sasak , namely Mr. Guru and culture . Second , not only the dancing body can be seen as a mere aesthetic expression but as a form of battle between the marginalized groups dancing with the dominant group , namely Mr. Master in religious and cultural problems in the context of culture

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ecs

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Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Cultural studies constitutes an interdisciplinary area critically discussing socio-political contexts of various cultural practices in society. Its focus is on the relation among such cultural practices and the power controlling them. Cultural studies was pioneered by the Centre for Contemporary ...