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AlphabetAlphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies
Published by Universitas Brawijaya
ISSN : 2615630X     EISSN : 26156296     DOI : 10.21776/ub.alphabet
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art, Social,
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Alphabet is an open-access, biannual journal aimed at advancing and disseminating the state-of-the-art knowledge on language, literary and cultural studies. It instills the etymological spirit of the word alphabetos which means learning or lore acquired through reading. Reading, in this context, shall be understood as a process of critically examining or questioning the existing ideas and issues so as to offer alternative answers. In choosing articles for publication, Alphabet prefers manuscripts that present new ideas in the disciplines, originated from empirical, theoretical, and methodological research within both a single discipline and those that sub- or multi-disciplines. It encourages a high standard of scholarship, written in clear and straightforward organization without requiring that authors alter their analytical style and writing voice.
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CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE TRIP PROVIDED BY MALANG TOURISM INFORMATION CENTER AND STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH IT Azizah Syafiqoh Az-Zahra; Angkita Wasito Kirana
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2021.04.01.03

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This study aimed to find out what were the types of cross-cultural differences that occurred during the open-trip services that was provided by Malang Tourism Information Center and how the tour guides deal with it. The research was conducted by observing the interaction of the tour guide and the guests during the trip. The observation was conducted for three months from January to March 2020. The participants of this research were a female tour guide and several foreign guests that came from several different countries. The data showed that cross-cultural differences that occurred were in the form of Ethnic Culture, Universal Culture, and Individual Culture. Language and punctuality became the most obvious barriers as the guests sometimes did not share similar language for communication as well as similar point of view about the punctuality. The tour guides used listening and respecting differences strategies to cope with the conflicts that occurred. These two methods were also effective in preventing problems due misunderstanding that were caused by the cross-cultural differences.
Philosophical Hierarchy and Deconstruction of Structure in Bukit Mawar Short Story Ide Idola Silehu; Sabrina Wardatul Jannah Husain
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2021.04.01.02

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In Derrida’s deconstruction regarding the reading of philosophical hierarchy,two things are positioned as “superior” cases and special cases that are “lost/marginalized”. Deconstruction occurs when a story changes in terms of its form, where the “superior”consistently dominates the “inferior”. Derrida shows how the term “superior” depends on the term “being suppressed” (marginalized) in the process of accumulating its own meaning. He detects true social norms and standards that derive its identity and authority in exclusion measures through differentiation. The steps involved in Derrida’s deconstruction analysis of a literary work are, first,to break down the existing hierarchy. The second is the stage of deconstructing and changing the meaning. To deconstruct and replace the hierarchy, Derrida shows how the “superior” depends on the “being suppressed” (marginalized). In Yanusa Nugroho’s Bukit Mawar short story, the deconstruction of philosophical hierarchy can be found in several character traits and dialogue quotes. The social status and views of society that are presented in the work are also a deconstruction of the structure of social life as it should be.Keywords: philosophical hierarchy, deconstruction of structure, Bukit Mawar 
Motivation Behind Writing Fanfictions for Digital Authors on Wattpad and Twitter Ario Budiarto; Rizki Chairunissa; Annisa Fitriani
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2021.04.01.06

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Fandom culture has emerged a new culture called fanfictions where fans create a fictional story based on the popular culture they like. An example of the most common cultures being made into fanfictions is K-pop. Nowadays, K-pop fanfictions can be seen almost everywhere, especially in digital platforms, like Wattpad and Twitter. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the motivations of the digital authors in writing fanfictions on Wattpad and Twitter through structuralist approach. After interviewing the authors and analyzing those interviews, the finding shows that the biggest motivation came from the love of K-pop culture itself, specifically idol culture as through writing fanfictions, they feel to have a special relation with the idols. Meanwhile, digital platforms here also have an important role in giving feedbacks to the author which also give them a boost of motivation.
Revisiting Literature in Times of Pandemics: The Relevance of Cultural Studies for Literary Analysis Nanang Endrayanto
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2021.04.01.01

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In trying to integrate science into the policy-making process, authorities and the public commonly overlook the essential role of literature in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A close examination of the topic shows that it is more complex than the authorities’ commitment to science. “We follow the science” is a way of communicating rather than implementing. Since other articulations are excluded in the articulation of “we follow science,” cultural and critical studies become crucial. Arguably, literature communicates science better than the strategy adopted by the ruling elites.
The Egyptian Community Culture in Nawal El-Sa’dawi’s Perempuan Di Titik Nol Novel: A Literary Anthropological Study Selly Marita
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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This study aimed to reveal the Egyptian community culture portrayed in Nawal El-Sa’dawi’s Perempuan di Titik Nol novel. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative with a literary anthropological approach. The data in this study were taken from the Perempuan di Titik Nol novel, while the data were the events experienced by Firdaus as the main character in the novel. This paper found out some of the customs of Egyptian community in the PdTN novel as a cultural representation of Egyptian society. The results of this study showed four cultures of the Egyptian community, including: 1) matchmaking culture, as an effort to obtain material benefits from the matchmaking; 2) patriarchal culture that considers men as subjects who have power while women as objects whose roles are marginalized; 3) materialist culture, seeing things based on world treasures; and finally, 4) bribery culture, both by using either money or women’s bodies.
Illocutionary Act of Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Main Character of the Split Movie Nabilla Sekarayu Amalia
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 4, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2021.04.01.04

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Individuals produce speech to communicate that can lead to an action, which is referred to as a speech act. This study aimed to examine one type of speech act, the illocutionary act, as portrayed by the main character in the Split movie who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. The problems of this study covered: (1) the types of illocutionary acts found in the main character, (2) the perlocutionary effect related to illocutionary in the utterance produced by the main character, and (3) the reason for the main character of demonstrating the speech accommodation when he acts like an adult or kid to the addressee. The method used to conduct this study was a qualitative approach using document analysis. In analyzing the data, the researcher used the theory of the illocutionary act proposed by Searle (1976), the perlocutionary act by Austin (1962), and communication accommodation by Holmes (2013). The results showed that the main character demonstrated five types of illocutionary acts. In this movie, the perlocutionary effect was the listener’s action that the speaker wanted, or it might be unexpected. Besides, most of the accommodation used by the main character was speech convergence.

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