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International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS)
ISSN : 2597470X     EISSN : 25974718     DOI : -
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.
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THE REPRESENTATION OF THE IDEAL SUNDANESE, ACCORDING TO KANG DEDI MULYADI YOUTUBE CHANNEL Yudhistira, Dimas; Fathonah, R.D. Nuraini Siti
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.5776

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Celebrity, including politicians, is often seen as the epitome of one specific culture. Dedi Mulyadi attempts to present himself as an ideal Sundanese for his viewers through his YouTube channel. With almost 4 million subscribers, the politician has become an internet sensation as his Sundanese characteristics reach many viewers. This article tries to elaborate on the idea of being Sundanese according to Dedi Mulyadi's YouTube Channel. There are many ways to elaborate on this idea; this article focuses on his utterances in interacting with certain people. Thus, the pragmatic approach covering mixing code, speech act, and the representation issue is applied in this article to break down the selected conversation. Eventually, the findings show that Dedi Mulyadi uses conversational pragmatics to represent himself as an ideal Sundanese. According to his videos, the caring, compassionate, yet assertive leader is what it means to be an ideal Sundanese.
DO THEY COMMIT PERJURY?: A STUDY OF REPEATING NARRATIVE OF A CRIME SCENE IN PETER DEXTER’S PARIS TROUT Wu, Sufen
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.5262

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In Paris Trout, a novel based on actual cases, American writer Pete Dexter arranges a crime scene to be told eight times from different perspectives. A close look at repeating narratives leads to discovering certain discrepancies between the narrator’s account and the characters, especially the criminals’. Dexter renders the criminals’ statements questionable by giving the omniscient heterodiegetic narrator authority and letting his account exert the primary effect. Based on the related laws, this essay finds out that the criminals commit perjury in their statements to exonerate themselves. Moreover, Dexter reveals that their illicit doings are under the defense lawyer’s instructions. By doing so, Dexter puts lawyers’ professional ethics at the center of the story. Showing the truth or winning the lawsuit for the customer? This question is an ethical issue that every lawyer ponders. In order to vigorously promote this kind of thinking, the novelist purposely forms a huge difference in characterization. The defense lawyer is modeled on a lawyer of integrity and honesty who is committed to revealing the truth. Through the ironic change in characterization, Dexter criticizes defense lawyers who don’t have professional ethics, a situation rampant in American society in the 1980s.
IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS AMONG LEARNERS IN CLASSROOMS BY TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS SOUTH AFRICA Jacob, Lizanne; Aloka, Peter JO
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6266

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The study explored the identification of problematic behaviors of learners in the classroom by teachers in Midrand in the Gauteng province of South Africa. This study was informed by Bandura’s Social Cognitive theory. The multiple case study design was chosen for this study. The participants comprised fifteen teachers (15) who teach grade four in the three public primary schools in Midrand. This study employed semi-structured interviews for data collection. Thematic analysis was adopted to analyze the qualitative data.  The results of the study indicated that teachers identified the problem behaviors by observing learners in and out of class, observing disruptive behaviors, observing uncooperative learners, observing disobedience behaviors, and assessing learning difficulties. The study recommends that Life orientation teachers should teach learners to be aware of the practical skills that are required in times of crisis, when they are experiencing emotional stress, instead of acting out by displaying problem behavior.
CINEMATIC INFLUENCES IN GENDER DISCOURSE: A QUEER DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED MANUEL PUIG’S NOVELS Casibual, Joseph Padios
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.4657

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The connection between mass culture and literature has grown extensively over the years. This is evident in the works of Manuel Puig, whose regard for popular culture, particularly films, is undeniable. He cinematically appropriates his characters, themes, narration, and plot making, such as the source text, instead of being the translated material. This paper is an exploration of gender politics and identity through the lens of the characters portrayed in the following texts: (1) Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (1968), (2) Heartbreak Tango (1996), (3) Kiss of a Spider Woman (1973), and Pubis Angelical (1979). The contention of this paper revolves around the influence of mass culture, particularly the role of films towards identity construction, specifically on gender-where issues like politics, patriarchy, and nationalism were taken into consideration. It is clear that the characters negotiated their identity through films which functioned as their threshold to consciousness, escape, and expression contrary to the society they’re living in. Furthermore, the themes reinforced the discourse of gender politics making the texts a tool for criticism towards the strict conventions imposed by the Boom period; making Puig’s writing a form of protest and a commentary on the issues relevant to the time and milieu the texts were written.
VISUAL ANALYSIS PUPPET OF “SI UNYIL” FILM AS INDONESIAN CULTURAL IDENTITY Mulyana, Agus Rahmat; Dewi, Agustina Kusuma; Setiawan, Sulistyo
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.4338

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"Si Unyil" is a television series for Indonesian children, created by Suyadi and in production by the National Film Production Center (PPFN).  "Si Unyil" belongs to the hand puppets category, consisting of the head, body, and hands. The attraction of the film "Si Unyil" lies in the facial expressions of the doll called Wanda, and is supported by the strength of the story contains elements of humor, joy, tension, to sadness. This study uses a semiotic approach that focuses on the analysis of Wanda "Si Unyil", as the central character in the film "Si Unyil"; and several supporting characters in the film, i.e. Pak Raden, Pak Ogah, Cuplis, and Meilani. Wanda can represent certain facial characters for certain roles in certain storylines. Therefore, Wanda can carry comprehensive meanings that indicate emotional conditions, physical conditions, and environmental conditions. Analysis of "Si Unyil" through the visual of the puppet, concluded that "Si Unyil" contains educational values, morals, and social ethics that are displayed in various daily activities, through dialogue and the behavior between "Si Unyil" and his friends. "Si Unyil" film also possible to be a representation of the Indonesian people, which is guided by the ideology of Pancasila.
‘CHALE SUP’: MOTIVATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS OF PIDGIN ENGLISH USAGE IN A GHANAIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Atta-Asamoah, Obed; Asare, Ebenezer; Gyimah Manu, James
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6975

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The English language is used for official purposes and the language in education in Ghana. However, the continuous penetration of Pidgin English (PE) in Ghanaian Senior High Schools (SHS) has been evident in recent times. The paper focuses on the motivations and perceptions of students, in a Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana, on their use of PE in school. It adopts the various motivations and perceptions of students on the use of PE, as identified in the literature, in a questionnaire survey for the responses of the research participants. The study reveals that PE is used as a concealment strategy in students’ conversations against those outside their group, and as a means of solidarity. However, the participants exhibited mixed perceptions of the use of PE in schools. The paper provides insights into PE usage in Ghanaian SHSs.
AN ANALYSIS OF COMMISSIVE SPEECH ACTS USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN WOMEN-CENTRIC MOVIES Ashfiya, Hamadah; Degaf, Agwin
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.4857

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This study explores the usage of commissive speech acts in the women-centric movies "Little Women" and "Enola Holmes." It employs Searle's classification of speech acts (1979), along with Hymes' social structure theory (2001) and Brown Levinson's politeness theory (1987). The analysis uncovers various types of commissive speech acts in movies set in the nineteenth century. Furthermore, it reveals that the employment of commissive speech acts and the politeness strategies employed by the characters are significantly influenced by the social structure of their respective societies. These findings contribute novel insights to the existing theories and extend the scope of sociopragmatics research, particularly in evaluating movies within academic settings. The study suggests conducting further research encompassing diverse cases, exploring other aspects of speech act studies, and engaging in comparative or cross-cultural analyses.
FRAMING TRUMP: A METAPHORIC ANALYSIS OF IRANIAN MAINSTREAM NEWS Azeri Matin, Alireza
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6139

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Donald J. Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election marked the beginning of a gloomy era for Iran-US relations which consequently brought about a series of economic and political consequences, most notably the international sanctions imposed on Iran. As the key player in these political affairs, Trump made several radical decisions involving Iran, provoking the Islamic regime’s harsh and insolent rejoinders which were directed at the US president’s personality. Being largely of a metaphoric nature, such negative remarks recurrently appeared across the state-run national media, constructing a particular social reality about the 45th President of the United States. This was in particular less challenging for the state, considering the general public in Iran had minimum knowledge about Trump before his election in 2016. Using Lakoff and Johnson’s theoretical framework, and investigating the use of metaphors in political news articles published in some of the government’s prominent online news agencies, this study reveals how such rhetorical devices are employed for framing Trump. Ultimately, the findings point to the idea that national media in Iran have craftily taken advantage of culturally embedded concepts to sway public perceptions against Trump, as part of the regime’s anti-west political agenda.
JAVANESE MEDICINAL MEASURE LEXICONS (NUMERAL CLASSIFIERS) IN SERAT PRIMBON RERACIKAN JAMPI JAWI Sinungharjo, F.X.; Adji, S.E. Peni; Adji, F. Tjandrasih
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.4998

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Traditional medicine in a global context has been observed widely in several countries. Research on traditional medicine has not been massively conducted in Indonesia, especially in Java. The present research, in response to the area of this subject, is an initial study to observe and examine the traditional medicine in Java, especially the medicine measurement system recorded in Serat Primbon Racikan Jampi Jawi. The measure system in traditional medicine has various lexicons as has been revealed in the lexicalization of numeral classifiers and the cultural context of the measurement system in traditional medicine recorded in Serat Primbon Racikan Jampi Jawi. The theoretical perspectives are composed of culture, semantics, and lexicography; using note-taking techniques as the data collection, dictionary method as the data analysis, definition and meaning description as the data presentation as well as its meaning relations. Based on the observation, there were 77 (seventy-seven) Javanese measure lexicons consisting of 60 (sixty) base words, 5 (five) affixed words, and 13 (thirteen) word combinations in Serat Primbon Racikan Jampi Jawi. Meaning relations found from the lexicons were abstract meaning relations by using 7 (seven) concepts of retrieval and concrete features with 6 (six) compositional constructions. The measure was obtained from 9 (nine) other fields of lexicon and was used to measure 25 (twenty-five) types of ingredients with one-to-one relations, one-to-two or more relations, and two or more-to-one relations. This research indicated that (1) The form of language adapts to the creativity and references in the measure; (2) The meaning of the measure characterizes the experience and knowledge of the Javanese people on the traditional medicine system in their everyday life; and (3) The measure system is the answer to the needs, specifications, and inheritance of the local wisdom of the Javanese people, particularly in the field of traditional medicine.
MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN: POSTHUMANISM IN LITERARY DISCOURSE Gumanay, Jorisse Campado
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6265

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“What makes us human?” Throughout time, people have been preoccupied with this question, believing that humans are at the pinnacle of the world. Today, technology blurs the boundaries of what is considered “natural” versus “enhanced,” leading to a fallout with the limited views of humanism and modernity. This paper explores the many views on posthumanism that have been established by several thinkers to attempt to understand the concept. An illustrative text is then used to elucidate the implication of the posthumanist thought in literature. Posthumanist themes are prevalent in science fiction, embodying people’s collective anxiety toward the looming future of humanity, such as in the works of Philip K. Dick. The story “The Electric Ant” poses existential questions on the nature of reality and our place in it, with highly posthumanist themes such as the presence or assimilation of robots in human societies. Posthumanism is as yet a complex and broad field of study, challenging our notions of what it means to be human and alive, and making us ask questions about how the present and future of technology could shape our human existence.