Abjad : Journal of Humanities & Education
Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the fields of literature, philology, linguistics, visual arts, performing arts, history, film studies, media and communication studies, philosophy, and religion. The journal aims to provide a scholarly platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to explore and contribute to the critical and creative aspects of these diverse disciplines. By embracing an interdisciplinary approach, the journal encourages innovative and rigorous scholarship that enhances our understanding of arts, humanities, and their intersections. The primary focus of Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education is to promote original research of the highest quality in the following areas: Literature and Philology: This encompasses the study of literary texts, their analysis, interpretation, and critical engagement. It also includes research on language, its structure, historical development, and linguistic analysis. Linguistics: The journal welcomes studies on language systems, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and other aspects related to language and communication. Visual Arts: This field covers a wide range of artistic practices, including painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and installations. The journal encourages research on art history, art theory, aesthetics, and critical analysis of visual artworks. Performing Arts: Research on various performing arts forms such as theater, dance, music, and performance art is encouraged. This includes studies on performance theory, cultural performances, and the analysis of specific performances. History: The journal welcomes research on archaeological discoveries, historical artifacts, and the study of past civilizations. It also includes studies on historical events, figures, and the interpretation of historical sources. Film Studies: This field explores the analysis, interpretation, and cultural significance of films. It covers areas such as film theory, film history, film genres, and the study of individual films. Media and Communication Studies: The journal invites research on media theory, media history, media effects, journalism, digital media, and the social and cultural aspects of media and communication. Philosophy: The journal encourages philosophical inquiries into various topics, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of art. Religion: Research on religious traditions, beliefs, rituals, and their impact on society and culture is welcomed. This includes studies on religious texts, religious philosophy, and the intersection of religion with other disciplines. Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education aims to foster intellectual exchange and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in these fields. It provides a platform for the dissemination of original research, critical perspectives, and theoretical insights, thereby promoting interdisciplinary dialogue and enhancing our understanding of arts, humanities, and their significance in society.
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<![CDATA[Performativity of Homosexual Identity in Novel “They Both Die at The End”: A Queer Theory Analysis of Literature ]]>
<![CDATA[Refomia, Meidina]]>;
<![CDATA[Apriliani Muslimah, Olivia]]>;
<![CDATA[Chandra, Septian Adi]]>;
<![CDATA[Izfadllillah, Thesa]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i1.65
<![CDATA[This study uses Judith Butler's queer theory and also involves the concept of mental attitudes and mental functions by Carl Gustav Jung. Previous research has focused mainly on providing an overview of some studies that use ideas such as gender performativity and literary psychology to examine homosexual behavior and identification in films and novels. Meanwhile, this research discussing homosexual identity in the novel 'They Both Die at The End' by Adam Silvera is very restricted. Thus, this research is intended to investigate the representation of homosexual identity and also the factors that cause homosexuality in the characters of the novel. This research used qualitative research, and the data collection technique in this study uses reading and note-taking techniques. The results of this study show that the formation of homosexual identity in this novel is shown by performative actions, which are influenced by social interactions, conversations, emotional experiences, and the characteristics of the main characters.]]>
<![CDATA[An Analysis of Differences Between “Communication” and “Expression” in Art: From Cave to Modern Art ]]>
<![CDATA[Budiarta, I Dewa Putu Gede]]>;
<![CDATA[Mustika, I Ketut]]>;
<![CDATA[Sastrawan, Dewa Ayu Eka Savitri]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i1.68
<![CDATA[Communicating is a human activity in stating one thing with an agreed way of doing it between the one who sends it and the one who receives it, make that in language, signs, or symbols. Expression is an effort in expressing an idea, either in language, signs or symbols, without any agreement from the sender and the receiver. Communication and expression in painting has become something that just happens, since art was created when human knowledge knows how to write up to writing is no longer needed as pressing buttons would finish the job. In communicating through an artwork there is an effort so that the target understands the idea being stated, while expression is purely expressing an idea without others consent in understanding it. Hence this analysis aims to dissect the differences through several artworks that have existed in the visual arts: from cave to modern art. This analysis also aims to provide extended knowledge on analyzing works of art through the ages.]]>
<![CDATA[Cognitive Level of Essay Questions in the Islamic Religious Education Textbook for Class XI ]]>
<![CDATA[Toyibah, Siti]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i1.69
<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the cognitive level of essay questions in the Islamic Religious Education textbook for Class XI. The background of this research highlights the importance of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in 21st-century education, which necessitates evaluation questions capable of measuring students' analytical and critical skills. This research adopts a qualitative approach using the content analysis method. The method involves categorizing questions based on the revised Bloom's Taxonomy, which includes cognitive levels from C1 to C6. The analysis results show that out of 50 essay questions analyzed, 44% are at the C1 level, 38% at the C2 level, 12% at the C3 level, 4% at the C5 level, and 2% at the C6 level, with no questions at the C4 level. The conclusion of this study is that the majority of questions remain at the basic cognitive level, emphasizing basic recall and understanding. The implication of these findings is the need to improve the quality of questions to better encourage students' critical and analytical thinking skills comprehensively.]]>
<![CDATA[Illocutionary Speech Act Translation in Gala Bunga Matahari Song Lyrics: A Pragmatic Equivalence Analysis ]]>
<![CDATA[Mukminin, Muhamad Saiful]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i1.70
<![CDATA[The present study analyzes the pragmatic equivalence in the translation of illocutionary speech acts in the lyrics of Gala Bunga Matahari by Sal Priadi. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, this research examines how illocutionary speech acts in the source language (Indonesian) are maintained or altered in the target language (English). Data consist of speech units in the song lyrics and their translations obtained from YouTube’s auto-translate feature, categorized into representative, directive, expressive, commissive, and declarative acts. Data collection follows the documentation method, and analysis is conducted using interactive model: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Findings reveal that most speech acts maintain pragmatic equivalence, especially in assertives, directives, commissives, and expressives. However, shifts occur, such as directives changing into commissives and vice versa, altering communicative intent. Some non-equivalence arises due to grammatical differences and translation adjustments for naturalness in English. Despite these shifts, the translation largely preserves the song’s core message. This study highlights the complexities of translating song lyrics while maintaining illocutionary intent, contributing to research in translation studies and pragmatics.]]>
<![CDATA[Tan Khoen Swie: A Modernist and Developer of Javanese Cultural Literacy ]]>
<![CDATA[Rokhim, Mukhammad Nur]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i1.72
<![CDATA[Ethical politics in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia during the colonial period), since 1901, has also been the path to developing literacy and education in colonial Indonesia. The various groups supported education development, including the Theosophy group with a mission to strengthen Eastern culture. On the other hand, the development of education also gave birth to many private printing houses that published literary readings for students. During this period, Tan Khoen Swie played a dual role: entrepreneur, supporter of education, and observer of Javanese spirituality and culture. This 340-page book by Wisnu provides a detailed projection of the figure of Tan Khoen Swie and his thoughts, company, and dedication to publishing educational texts during the national movement to the Old Order.]]>
<![CDATA[A View of Historical Philosophy from the Perspective of Tan Malaka ]]>
<![CDATA[Yuwono, Ardi Tri]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i2.73
<![CDATA[The philosophy of history has a crucial role to play in understanding not only "what happened," but also "why and where" the direction of historical development. One of the figures who made significant contributions to the thought of historical philosophy in Indonesia was Tan Malaka. Tan Malaka presents a perspective on historical dynamics based on historical materialism, class struggle, and socialist vision. This research aims to analyses Tan Malaka's historical philosophical views systematically, especially related to the concept of direction of historical movement, the actors involved, and the purpose of the direction of the movement of history. The research method used in this study is a historical method with a qualitative approach, utilizing historical sources, such as Madilog, Naar de Republiek Indonesia, Aksi Massa, and others. Tan Malaka developed a philosophy of history based on dialectical materialism adapted to the conditions of the colonized society, emphasizing the importance of class conflicts, the power of the masses, and revolution as the main drivers of history. The concept of "100% independence" is at the core of his thinking which demands comprehensive political, economic, and cultural independence. His analysis of the internal contradictions of colonialism, the role of the inferior priayi, and the criticism of the incomplete revolution provides a critical perspective in understanding the history of Indonesia and contemporary issues that must be faced.]]>
<![CDATA[The Issue of Moving the Indonesian Capital: An Eco-Critical Discourse Analysis in Jokowi's Speech ]]>
<![CDATA[Qulub, Muhammad Farihul]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i2.75
<![CDATA[This article aims to describe the representation of the issue of moving the Indonesian Capital City (IKN) through President Jokowi's speech, using an eco-critical discourse analysis approach based on Fairclough's three-dimensional model related to knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs, and other abilities acquired by a person as a society, threatening conditions and damage to the natural life of plants, animals, and humans. Data were collected from transcripts of Jokowi's speeches from 2019 to 2023, which circulated on social media and YouTube and had the most views and ratings. The analysis results show that Jokowi's speech represents the IKN as a project of renewal, equitable development, transformation of work culture, and ecology-based innovation. As well as how the use of language in the president's speech shapes public perceptions regarding ecological and social issues in the IKN relocation. The representation of this issue reflects Fairclough's dimensions (social practices, textual practices, discursive practices), so it is relevant to the global focus because it has a greater and more profound influence on many parties than social factors, language and cultural factors in Indonesia.]]>
<![CDATA[Cosmopolitan Morality: A Critical Review of Peter Singer’s Ethics in the Real World and Its Implications for Public Policy ]]>
<![CDATA[Pratama, Obi]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i2.76
<![CDATA[Ethical reasoning must traverse national and epistemic boundaries in an era of transboundary pandemic s and planetary crises. This article assesses Peter Singer's Ethics in the Real World, a collection of eighty-two essays articulating a stringent utilitarian call to minimize suffering through impartial and cost-effective intervention. Drawing on the cosmopolitan frameworks of Appiah, Nussbaum, and Sen, the review explores Singer's four thematic clusters—animal ethics, effective altruism, bioethics, and climate responsibility—while critiquing their translatability into the cultural and institutional landscapes of the Global South. Case studies from Indonesia, Rwanda, and Kenya demonstrate how communitarian reciprocity, religious obligation, and postcolonial memory complicate universalist prescriptions. Framed within normative international ethics, the article engages Singer's proposals as moral philosophy and implicit theory of cross-border responsibility. It further suggests two forward-looking strategies: embedding participatory deliberation in ethical policy frameworks and integrating comparative ethics into administrative training. Ultimately, the article contributes to interdisciplinary debates at the intersection of philosophy, development ethics, international relations, and public governance—where universal principles must be continually renegotiated through plural voices in shared reasoning.]]>
<![CDATA[Application of The SQ3R Method to Improve The Effective Reading Skills Of PGSD Students in Understanding Scientific Articles ]]>
<![CDATA[Wahyuningsih, Ika]]>;
<![CDATA[Sabarudin]]>;
<![CDATA[Biya Ebi Praheto]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i2.77
<![CDATA[This study aims to explore the effectiveness of the SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) method in improving the effective reading skills of Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) students in understanding scientific articles. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, this study involved 25 students in the fourth semester of PGSD at Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University as subjects. Data collection is carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation studies, then analyzed through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawn. The results of the study show that the SQ3R method is implemented according to the stages to understand scientific articles and has positive implications for improving effective reading skills, especially through the Survey and Question stages that build a focused and critical reading orientation. However, there are still obstacles at the Read, Recite, and Review stages related to the absorption and articulation of information orally. Students responded positively to this method, although pedagogical assistance was still needed to optimize its implementation, especially in strengthening academic communication.]]>
<![CDATA[Integration of Religion and Science in Islamic Education: Holistic-Integralistic Model ]]>
<![CDATA[Adyatama, Muhammad Fajar]]>
<![CDATA[ Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education ]]>
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DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i2.78
<![CDATA[In a learning process, quality is an absolute goal that must be achieved. Therefore, in the development of many models offered by several education experts, one of them is the integration of science and religion in the learning process with holistic-integralistic model. Islamic religious education learning must be able to change something that is still cognitive into something meaningful and valueable that must be internalized in students. Science and religion in the perspective of Islam have the same metaphysical basis, with the aim of revealed and attempted knowledge is to reveal the verses of God, the motivation behind the search for mathematical experience in an effort to know the verses of God in the universe. In the integration of Islamic religious education with science and technology, it is expected that the learning process conducted will be more meaningful and easily understood, so that the purpose of Islamic education in directing students to know, to understand, to appreciate, to believe, to be pious and noble in practicing the teachings of Islam from its main source, the holy book Al-Quran and Al-Hadith, through activities of teaching guidance, training, and the use of experience can be accomplished.]]>
