Lekesan: Interdisciplinary Journal of Asia Pacific Arts
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020): October

The Sexual Orientation of Panji : Cultural Construction in Intermediation

Seno Gumira Ajidarma (Faculty of Film and Television, Jakarta Institute of Art, Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Jakarta Pusat.)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Nov 2020

Abstract

The Panji love scenes from (1) Br. 126 manuscript in Jawi characters of Hikayat Panji Kuda Semirang, (2) Sastrawinata’s story book Panji Semirang published by Balai Pustaka, and (3) the comic book Panji Semirang by R. A. Kosasih, chronologically shows intermediation as a non-direct adaptation that represents the cultural construction that shifts the meaning, from a hidden signs of transgenderism to the domination of heterosexual orientation. The phenomena is connected with the fact that from early modern times (15th to 18th century) to second half of early modern period (17th to 18th century) in the region, there is the process where gender pluralism met the domination of mainstream religions and modern science, which marginalized and suppressed the former to the edge of normality. As transgender subculture still exists as an ideological struggle, the study of local genius should be done with a consciousness to contest the hegemonic discourse.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

lekesan

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Subject

Arts Humanities

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The journal presents as a medium to share knowledge and understanding art, culture, and design in the area of regional, national, and international levels. The journal accommodates articles from research, creation, and study of art, culture, and design without limiting authors from a variety of ...