<![CDATA[This study examines pepaccur—the oral literature of the Lampung Pepadun community in the form of poetry—in relation to the process of acquiring traditional titles (juluk adek) through the perspective of Michel Foucault's theory of power relations. The study aims to describe the structure and function of pepaccur, analyze the philosophical values of piil pesenggiri contained in it, and examine how power relations operate and are negotiated in the practice of granting traditional titles, including rejection of this practice in the contemporary context. The study uses a qualitative descriptive method with library study techniques and critical discourse analysis of pepaccur texts and news coverage of the polemics regarding the granting of traditional titles. The results show that pepaccur is not merely an oral literary work, but a discursive practice that produces identity, legitimacy, and social structure. Power relations in the juluk adek process occur through three mechanisms, namely institutional power (perwatin as gatekeeper), discursive power (pepaccur as a declarative act), and symbolic-social power (conversion of economic capital into cultural capital). In the contemporary context, traditional titles are commodified into instruments of political legitimacy. The controversy surrounding the awarding of the title "Your Majesty the Nation's Leader" to Joko Widodo in June 2026 demonstrated the emergence of resistance from traditional leaders, cultural figures, and researchers to power relations practices deemed to violate customary norms. This resistance underscores the importance of the customary arena as a dynamic battleground for discourse, where legitimacy is contested, renewed, and challenged.]]>
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