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Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora
Published by Universitas Sanata Dharma
ISSN : 14126931     EISSN : 25492225     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24071/ret
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art, Social,
Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora was founded in 2001 with the aim of seeking a new scientific ethos in the humanities with an interdisciplinary, political, and textual spirit. It was, and still remains, the aspiration of Retorik to foster humanities research with a scientific ethos capable of responding to the needs of the Indonesian society that continues to strive to become more democratic, just, and pluralistic in the aftermath of long authoritarian rule, under social, economic, and political conditions still characterized by inequality. In its interdisciplinary spirit, Retorik has drawn insights from an array of disciplines, most notably, political economy, language (including semiotics), and psychoanalysis, to that end. As various managerial requirements stifle the passion for academic and intellectual life, while simultaneously in the broader Indonesian society, the ideals of Reformation are frustrated by political and economic oligarchy that continues to exist with impunity, Retorik affirms the need to defend a scientific ethos at present, for the future. In light of its aims, Retorik promotes original research that makes advances in the following areas: 1. Historically-informed studies that engage with the conditions, contexts, and relations of power within which the humanities were born, and with which the humanities are entwined. 2. Dialogues with various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. 3. Interdisciplinary research pertaining to critical pedagogy, religious and cultural studies, art studies, and new social movements. 4. Experimentation with new forms of knowledge that foster the formation of a more democratic, just, and plural society. 5. Studies that are sensitive to the vital role of both technology and art in contemporary society and seek to understand the ways in which art, technology, and economy together contribute to the formation of contemporary cultures and societies.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Seni dan Humaniora (Lain-Lain)
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Tanah Hantu (Absentee) Sebagai Simtom Transformasi Sosial Ekonomi Masyarakat Pedesaan Lombok Timur Humaedi, M. Alie; Pasisir, Aliena Anaqu Arung
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.11864

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The reality and practice of rural Indonesian society are always interesting to study, especially with respect to the issue of land ownership and livelihood systems related to the agricultural world. The second aspect seems to be related to their worldview, according to which land is proof of wealth that must be guarded until death or passed on to their children and grandchildren. However, with the increase in the necessities of life in the modern era, that view began to change. Land has now become an asset that can be bought and sold, and an investment that is full of interests in reorganizing space for the purposes of modern capitalism. Ghost (absentee) lands with unclear ownership or across regional boundaries are present amidst poverty. Conflicts of ownership and resolution of spatial reorganization are a continuation of the process of “ghost land transactions.” This paper attempts to reveal the existence of ghost land and its influence on the socio-economic transformation of rural communities in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Using qualitative ethnographic methods, including in-depth interviews with twenty informants and direct observation of related aspects, it was found that the phenomenon of ghost land is an inseparable part of community life. Ghost lands are caused by cross-regional sales, nominee purchases, and hidden interests in the reorganization of modern non-agricultural space. Emically, the existence of ghost land is a symptom (marker) of poverty in a society that is trying to adjust to the greed and interests of modern capitalism.
Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in Post-Independence Timor-Leste Through Local Perspectives (Book Review) Kaho, Eventus Ombri
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.12438

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Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in Post-Independence Timor-Leste Through Local Perspectives. Khoo, Ying Hooi, Antero Benedito da Silva, and Therese Nguyen Thi Phuong Tam, eds. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. 
Dari Kios Penjahit ke Pabrik: Menimbang Ulang Upgrading dan Peran Buruh dalam Perdagangan Internasional Indonesia Yulisman, Linda
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.11870

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This article examines the export-oriented industrial policy, particularly in the textile and garment sector, adopted by President Joko Widodo’s administration that ended his two five-year tenures in 2024. While a number of scholars acknowledge that the sector has managed to achieve economic upgrading, primarily proven by better export performance, very few have highlighted its failure to bring about social upgrading, even by normative standards as measured by the Decent Work Agenda of the International Labor Organization (ILO). I argue Indonesia’s textile and garment industry should aim higher by attaining social upgrading, namely the fulfilment of labor rights and entitlements that will enhance the quality of their employment. But I suggest that the social upgrading is better understood from a “bottom-up” approach, in which improvement of working conditions results from the balance of power between labor and capital, institutionalized by the state, instead of a “top-down” approach as laid out by the DWA, which justifies the capital’s imperative to accumulate surplus through labor exploitation. By understanding social upgrading through a “bottom-up” approach, I argue, one can better grasp the exploitative nature in capitalist relations as well as labor resistance against capitalist exploitation, and consequently, overcome the view that workers are passive victims. 
Menemukan Kembali Resonansi Sunardi, St.
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.12865

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Stanislaus Sunardi is a key figure in the establishment of the Graduate Program in Cultural Studies at Sanata Dharma University. He is also the initiator of this journal, Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora. In this editorial, Sunardi conveys his reflections on USD Cultural Studies and the journal Retorik, and introduces the articles published in this special edition celebrating twenty-five years of Cultural Studies at USD.
“Redupnya” Pesan dan “Menguatnya” Informasi: Refleksi Komunikasi Sebagai Sistem Seleksi Sholikhah, Nur Imroatus
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.11871

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The rapid development of digital technology has fundamentally transformed the landscape of contemporary communication studies. Information now circulates in large volumes, spread rapidly, and is often no longer structured within complete, coherent messages. This paper proposes the need for reflection through two questions: (1) How the possibility of communication can be constructed through frameworks beyond the logic of message transmission; and (2) to what extent communication studies that emphasize information can contribute to reducing the complexity of social problems in modern society. This reflection revisits the evolution of communication studies by challenging three influential theoretical perspectives: Harold Lasswell, Jürgen Habermas, and Niklas Luhmann. The Lasswellian model is challenged especially in the context of message confusion and unclear authority of the message sender. Habermas’ communicative rationality is confronted by the dominance of algorithmic logic and emotional expressions that permeate social media spaces. Meanwhile, Luhmann’s systems theory raises further questions regarding the relevance of communication studies in the digital era, where information circulates autonomously, often without requiring the active involvement of human actors. Within the information society, communication is no longer solely a bridge between subjects but also operates as a selection system. Communication processes occur autonomously through the selection of meaning within the social system and decoupled from the ‘burden’ of individual consciousness. This approach to communication as a selection system is particularly relevant for positioning the role of information within the increasingly disruptive digital landscape. Amidst the information flood and a growing crisis of meaning, communication studies need to move beyond the traditional paradigm towards more contextualized and systemic frameworks.
Selaras Tapi Tak Setara: Tegangan Antara Kajian Queer dan Kajian Budaya di Indonesia Thajib, Ferdiansyah
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.11944

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Queer Studies and Cultural Studies are closely intertwined, each offering valuable perspectives on the relationship between power, identity, and social norms. Both fields emerged as responses to marginalization, challenging dominant social and political norms. However, unlike Cultural Studies in Indonesia, Queer Studies has yet to establish a strong academic presence. The primary obstacle is the political and social climate, which restricts space for queer discourse in both public and academic arenas. Despite this, queer knowledge continues to evolve in Indonesia, often woven into gender studies, literature, and cultural studies, and more prominently, outside of academia. These conditions, combined with the absence of a formal curriculum, make it challenging to develop Queer Studies cohesively in Indonesia. This paper adopts a scoping review approach, interwoven with personal reflections drawn from my experiences as a researcher situated across two academic realities—Indonesia and abroad—as well as from a decade of engagement with fellow queer scholars in both contexts. It opens by mapping by tracing the development of Queer Studies at transnational, regional, and national levels. The discussion then focuses on the dynamic interplay between Queer Studies and Cultural Studies in Indonesia. Through this inquiry, it becomes evident that the relationship between the two not only reflects a mutually enriching intellectual exchange but also reveals tensions that mirror power dynamics in the production of knowledge. These tensions take hold not only at the discursive level, but also in material, institutional, and affective forms.
Gairah Tabu: Mengimajinasikan Kembali Indonesia Melalui Pornografi Smith, Malcolm Le
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.11986

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This essay draws a parallel between the Indonesian Romance industry and Pornography industry; and Indonesian “legacy” media (print, radio and television news) and social media. In the classic romance narrative, true love can only be found when the heteronormative moral order has been restored. In pornography, there are always two players—the voyeur and the narcissist, who are locked in a feedback loop of transgression and pleasure. The essay charts how pornography played an important role in the development of internet technologies, not only through the injection of capital into innovation, but also in the way users subjectively engaged with these images. As human interaction and political discourse increasingly shifts online, it is timely to consider how online technologies determine those interactions.
Penjungkirbalikan: Pascakolonialitas dan Hantu-hantu Nostalgia Kusno, Timoteus Anggawan
Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora Vol 13, No 1 (2025): "Menemukan Kembali Resonansi": Peringatan 25 Tahun Kajian Budaya di Sanata Dhar
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ret.v13i1.12062

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This experimental essay unfolds as a journey through memory, ruins, and rituals, tracing the lingering presence of a colonial past in contemporary Indonesia. It explores the layered relationship between colonialism, postcolonial nation-building, and the enduring structures of imperial power that continue to shape cultural and political life. At its centre is a paradox: in pursuing national unity, the newly independent state often reproduced the very systems of control it aimed to dismantle. Colonial nostalgia, expressed through aesthetic revivals, architectural restoration, and performative rituals, emerges not only as a sentiment but as a structural force within collective memory. Through a weaving of critical reflection and poetic interludes, the essay invites readers to reflect on the shifting boundary between history and feeling. It lingers in what is remembered but also in what is imagined, suppressed, and restaged.

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