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International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS)
Published by Universitas Sanata Dharma
ISSN : 2597470X     EISSN : 25974718     DOI : -
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art, Social,
Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS), a double blind peer-reviewed journal, publishes scientific full papers written in English. IJHS is a biannual, published twice a year, namely in September and March.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Kajian Budaya
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WARUNG MADURA IN DKI JAKARTA: A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CASE OF MIGRATING MADURESE TRIBE Hikmah, Nurul; Tando, Cahyoko Edi
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.11990

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For the Madurese tribe, one of the largest ethnic groups in Indonesia, DKI Jakarta Province has become one of the destinations for people to migrate in the hope of improving their economy. It is done by creating various new businesses, one of which is Madura Store or Warung Madura. However, this creates new problems in the economy as its non-standard operating hours certainly increase competition in the same type of business. Qualitative methods were used in this study. The results show that the Madurese have social capital that can be utilized to support national development. Through bonding, they can unite in one tribal group due to the similarity of characteristics, language, culture, religion, and even the same fate abroad. Then, the bridging aspect supports them in having a community that organizes various communications and maintains the solidarity of every Madurese migrant in DKI Jakarta, thus they can build networks vertically and horizontally. Moreover, the linking aspect allows them to create a wide relationship and social network without having to form a concrete community.
‘MY ANCESTORS WERE DISPLEASED WITH ME’ – CHILDHOOD EMBODIMENT OF VARIANT INTERSEX DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA Brown, Anthony
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.11921

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South Africa constitutionally promotes affirmative gender and sexual diversity education, but the curriculum assumes normative bodies with binary classifications of external genitalia. Children born with intersex development present variant chromosomal, gonadal, or genitalia that deviate from the norm. Lensed through the Theory of Unintelligibility, these bodies are seen as ambiguous and derogatively labelled as hermaphrodites or Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), making them incapable of integration into socio-educational environments. This phenomenological study explores how young adults born with variant intersex characteristics learned about and embodied their sexual identity during their school years, using in-depth interviews with six participants selected with the support of Intersex South Africa. The evidence shows that participants lived in confusion for a large part of their childhood due to frequent hospital visits, examinations, surgeries, and family reactions without explanation. Learning about male and female bodies at school confirmed the messages about their abnormal bodies, resulting in self-hate and isolation. There is a need for child psychology services to support medical professionals, families, and educators in addressing variant intersex developments, providing trauma therapy for children, and including intersex development alongside normative sex development in sexuality education and awareness.
LINGUISTIC AND PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES IN CONSTRUCTING DIVINE ENTITLEMENT IN NIGERIAN POP MUSIC Izu, Benjamin Obeghare; Agunbiade, Oyewumi Olatoye
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.12334

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In recent years, Nigerian popular music has moved away from narratives about earning success through hard work. Instead, it now focuses on the narratives that success comes from divine blessings or entitlement. This study explores how Nigerian pop artists use persuasive strategies and linguistic techniques to construct and legitimise expectations of financial breakthroughs as a divine right. Through a textual analysis of Syno’s “Money Fit Me” and Adekunle Gold’s “Pick Up”, the study applied Aristotle’s Rhetorical Appeals, Cialdini’s Principles of Persuasion, and Critical Discourse Analysis to look at how narratives of divine entitlement are shaped.  The analysis revealed that the lyrics of Syno focus on communal validation through social proof and reciprocity, demonstrating success as a common expectation, whereas the lyrics of Adekunle Gold employ strong emotional appeal and fear of being left behind, so success appears pressing and deeply personal. These findings show how Nigerian pop music reinforces social perceptions that spiritual devotion and material success are interrelated, and they shape the way people perceive wealth, faith, and upward social mobility in a challenging socio-economic situation. This study contributes to the broader debates on the nexus of language, religion, and popular culture and how they interact with advancing contemporary aspirations in Nigeria.
ANIMATION AND CULTURAL RESISTANCE IN IRAN: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF PERSEPOLIS, WINDOW HORSES, AND TEHRAN TABOO Matin, Alireza Azeri
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.9585

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Animation has long served as a powerful medium for cultural resistance, providing a platform for marginalized voices to challenge dominant narratives, critique oppressive systems, and express identity. However, despite a growing body of scholarship on cultural resistance in authoritarian contexts, few studies have investigated full-length animated films produced by or about Iranians as sites of ideological contestation. This article maps how animation, particularly works created in exile, functions as a potent medium of cultural resistance that subverts state censorship and challenges dominant narratives in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Drawing on qualitative visual and narrative data from Persepolis (2007), Window Horses (2016), and Tehran Taboo (2017), the study interprets these films through a framework of critical discourse and ideological analysis. Rather than merely documenting repression, the films collectively reveal how cultural resistance is enacted through female agency, poetic expression, and everyday defiance embedded in urban and diasporic spaces. These acts of dissent are often subtle yet deeply political, highlighting the resilience of Iranian identity in the face of surveillance, displacement, and moral control. Ultimately, the study underscores the strategic role of animation in circulating marginalized voices across national borders, offering valuable insights into the dynamics of resistance in tightly controlled media environments.
PORTRAIT OF EGO DEFENSE MECHANISM IN SONG LYRICS SEKUAT SESAKIT Purnomo, Nourma Ayu Safithri
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.12656

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Music is a literary work that serves as a means of psychological expression for individuals. This can be seen in the lyrics of the song Sekuat Sesakit, which describe the ego defense mechanisms of repression and reaction formation. This situation is interesting to study in depth due to the limited research on the analysis of ego defense mechanisms in song lyrics. This study aims to explore how the lyrics of the song Sekuat Sesakit reflect ego defense mechanisms and their impact on an individual's psychological condition. This study uses the hierarchy of ego defense mechanisms theory described by George Vaillant. The object of study in this research is the lyrics of the song Sekuat Sesakit performed by Idgitaf. This study uses a qualitative method with a thematic analysis technique. The results of this study show that repression and reaction formation fall into the neurotic level of the ego defense mechanism theory. The long-term use of repression and reaction formation can cause psychological disorders that negatively affect an individual's mental health. The information from this study is expected to add to the understanding of the concept of ego defense mechanisms through song lyrics from a psychological perspective.
LANGUAGE IN ACTION: INTERPRETING ILLOCUTIONARY SPEECH ACTS IN TICK, TICK…BOOM! Sutrisno, Bejo; Rahim, Dinda Cheril Julian
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.10167

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Although illocutionary speech acts have been extensively studied in everyday and institutional discourse, their application in cinematic narratives remains underexplored. Existing pragmatic research on film dialogue has primarily focused on genre conventions or general speech act patterns, leaving a gap in understanding how illocutionary force constructs character identity and emotional conflict in creative storytelling. This study investigates the illocutionary acts employed by Jonathan Larson, the protagonist in Tick, Tick… Boom!, a Netflix original musical that dramatizes the tension between personal ambition and existential anxiety. Drawing on Searle’s taxonomy, the research adopts a qualitative approach to analyze 76 representative utterances from the film script and scenes, identifying and categorizing illocutionary force. The results reveal four types of illocutionary acts: directives (42.5%), assertives (26.7%), expressives (22.3%), and commissives (6.6%), with directives as the most dominant. These findings suggest that Larson’s linguistic behavior is driven largely by attempts to influence, persuade, and seek validation from others. By situating speech act theory within cinematic pragmatics, this study contributes to a growing body of interdisciplinary research and offers insights for scholars examining language use in media narratives. Future research may consider integrating locutionary and perlocutionary dimensions for a fuller account. 
RUIN AS RESURRECTION: AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST READING OF THE FALLEN WOMAN IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE Javier, Wenona Bea
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.12913

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In so-called civilized societies, women who defy traditional norms or engage in “immoral” behavior are harshly judged and excluded. This dynamic is evident in Thomas Hardy’s The Ruined Maid, Augusta Webster’s A Castaway, and Émile Zola’s Nana, where female characters are portrayed as morally transgressive and socially irredeemable, reinforcing rigid binaries between virtue and vice. Applying Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality (1989), this paper explores how class, gender, societal expectations, and sexual politics converge to shape these women’s identities and societal reception. Findings reveal that the “fallen” women in the Victorian literary works resist confinement through economic agency, self-awareness, and even spectacle. Rather than passive victims, they emerge as complex figures whose lives defy singular interpretation. This study critiques the moralistic frameworks of Victorian literature while foregrounding intersectionality as a critical method for dismantling dominant narratives that persist in shaping modern gender norms. Ultimately, it calls for more liberating readings of women’s transgressions across time.
FEMINIST VISUAL-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF AKO AY MAY KIKI Valenzuela, Christian Loid; Dinoy, Danilo
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.12235

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This study employs feminist literary theory and a visual-linguistic analysis to examine the portrayal of femininity in the children’s illustrated storybook Ako ay May Kiki by Glenda C. Oris. It analyzes how linguistic choices, based on Abram’s (1999) typology of diction, and the use of color, guided by the principles of color psychology, contribute to the construction of female representation. Findings reveal that the storybook challenges stereotypes of women as passive through active verbs that depict the female protagonist as strong and assertive. The explicit use of anatomical terms such as “vagina” normalizes discussions of the female body by presenting it as natural and empowered. The minimal use of adjectives and reliance on concrete, everyday language frame femininity in practical terms. Visually, the deployment of warm, positive colors conveys body acceptance and empowerment, while neutral tones reflect inclusivity and authenticity. Furthermore, the use of green and blue—commonly associated with masculinity—subverts conventional gender coding and broadens the representation of femininity. By highlighting inclusive language and visual strategies, the study underscores how the text and illustrations facilitate body consciousness, gender sensitivity, and positive self-esteem among children.
WOMEN REPRESENTATIONS AND TECHNOCULTURAL PATRIARCHY IN CAM, CAUGHT IN THE WEB, AND FIFTEEN MILLION MERITS Ledesma, Jan Raen Carlo Mijaro; Manalastas, Aldrin Enciso
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.13192

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This paper examined women protagonists from three media samples: Cam (2018), Caught in the Web: The Murders Behind Zona Divas (2024), and Black Mirror’s Fifteen Million Merits (2011). It analyzed women as the subjects of visual pleasure and extended the discourse on gender and technology, shedding light on how technology is grounded in the project of patriarchy. Capitalizing on the critical research design and on the feminist film theory of Laura Mulvey, and feminist and technology theories of Judy Wajcman, Joan Pujol and Maria Montenegro, the analysis demonstrated how the samples partook in the dynamic correlations of visual pleasure, feminism and technology with them exploring the political specificities of sexual hierarchies and their emplacements in a technological capitalistic world, the patriarchal shaping of technology espousing the exclusion and reification of women, the compartmentalization of their bodies and autonomies by technology leading to their pessimistic and subjugated portrayals unveiling the image of men as the forerunners of technological control. The feminist issues that they faced opened the subject of technology as a gendered culture and entity seriously shaped by phallocentric ideologies, conveying how the ideologies of maleness and androcentrism can steer its complexities.
DIGITAL DEATHSCAPES: A TRANSDISCIPLINARY STUDY ON DEATH AND MOURNING, WORLDVIEWS, AND IDENTITIES ON FACEBOOK Santos, Rafael Ibe
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.12584

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In this cyberethnography and computer-mediated discourse analysis, I explored the common digital deathscapes on Facebook and how they (re)configure death and mourning in the absence of rituals in physical spaces. I also investigated social realities, worldviews, and identities constructed by the virtual semiotic resources. Results of the transdisciplinary investigation illustrate that digital mourners resort to seven repertoires of semiotic digital deathscapes, with candles and text being the most prevalent. Avoidance of death discourse emerged as a common social reality, and belief in God and the afterlife constitute the grievers’ worldviews. In terms of computer-mediated communication, two interesting impressions were uncovered. First, Facebook appears to be a platform for women, as seen in their predilection for social media engagement and virtual mourning. Conversely, men are less engaged in virtual mourning. The results highlight gender-based differences in digital grief expressions. Additionally, they underscore the prominent role of women in emotionally charged social and family events such as death and memorialization. Findings have theoretical implications on semiotics and critical discourse analysis in the context of digital mourning while also offering rare Facebook data on the subject. 

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