SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya
SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by Lembaga Aneuk Muda Peduli Ummat in collaboration with LaKaspia, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The journal is committed to advancing scholarly discourse and disseminating high-quality research in the fields of education, religion, social sciences, and cultural studies. SINTHOP publishes original and rigorous research that explores multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives on education, religion, social, and cultural issues. The journal welcomes a wide range of research methodologies, including qualitative studies, quantitative research, mixed-methods approaches, systematic literature reviews (SLR), meta-analyses, bibliometric studies, and theoretical or conceptual papers. The journal accepts submissions in the following focus areas: Education Studies, including pedagogy, curriculum development, educational assessment, digital learning, inclusive education, and educational policy from various theoretical and methodological lenses Religious Studies, covering multidisciplinary approaches to Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir), Hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), theology (kalam), Islamic education, contemporary Islamic thought, and interfaith dialogue Social and Cultural Studies, exploring topics in sociology, anthropology, political science, communication, media studies, and cultural transformation Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, especially studies that critically engage with complex social, ethical, and spiritual issues by integrating perspectives from multiple disciplines SINTHOP particularly encourages submissions that offer innovative frameworks or comparative perspectives, and that contribute to theoretical advancement, policy development, or practical solutions to current societal challenges.
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Audience Reception of Mental Health Representation in the Film Sleep Call: An Encoding–Decoding Analysis
Annisa, Widya;
Sumarlan, Iman
Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June
Publisher : Lembaga Aneuk Muda Peduli Umat, Bekerjasama dengan LaKaspia
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.82.1-11
This study examines how audiences interpret representations of mental health in the Indonesian film Sleep Call using Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding framework. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, the research draws on in-depth interviews with eight female Generation Z viewers aged 20–25 who watched the film in cinemas or via the Prime Video streaming platform. The data were analyzed through a thematic reception analysis to identify dominant-hegemonic, negotiated, and oppositional decoding positions. The findings indicate that dominant-hegemonic readings largely align with the film’s preferred meaning by framing mental health vulnerability as closely linked to economic pressure, illegal online lending, and digital loneliness. Negotiated readings accept this framing while expanding it to include relational and social dimensions, particularly the role of support systems. Oppositional readings challenge the film’s narrative by foregrounding issues of gender representation and agency, interpreting the portrayal of mental health as embedded within broader representational politics.These findings demonstrate that meanings surrounding mental health in popular cinema are not fixed but are actively negotiated by audiences based on lived experience and ideological positioning. Within the context of a bounded interpretive community, this study contributes to media reception research in Indonesia by clarifying how mental health representations are decoded, contested, and reinterpreted in contemporary film culture.