Stand-up Comedy, Perbedaan Etnis, dan Konflik Kajian Teoritis Komunikasi Lintas Budaya

Are Embu Hendriquez (Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Atma Jaya, Jakarta)

Jurnal InterAct
Vol 1, No 2 (2012): Jurnal InterAct

A chaotic  tragedic  riots happened in May 1998 where the majority of the victims were Chinese ethnics as a sign that stereotypes, prejudices, hates between Chinese ethnics group and non- Chinese werestill going on in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the new recent  Chinese generation, however is different from his/her anchestors. Therefore intercultural communication is needed to close the gap. One of thecommunication forms that would be able to reduce stereotypes, prejudices, and hates is standup comedy. This article looks at how mindfulness can be done through a non-serious dialogue to create common understanding.