Sanggit and Soeharto Power Discourse in Purwa Leather Puppets Rama Tambak Play

Keywords

sanggit; power discourse; knowledge; ruwat; wayang.

Abstract

Purwa Leather Puppets (Hereinafter abbreviated as PLP) from time to time are used by the power as a media of political propaganda. The symbols in PLP are used by the authorities of power to influence the community to follow the values that have been designed in a PLP performances. When Soeharto came to power, the discourse of power was reflected and intertwined in the performance. The performance of PLP play Rama Tambak (Hereinafter abbreviated as RT), was inseparable from the discourse of Soeharto's power. In February 1998 the play was performed in various cities in Java to stem the distress that befell the Indonesian nation. The problem in this paper can be formulated, how does the discourse of Soeharto's power operate and intertwine in the RT play? To answer these problems the concept of the discourse of power - the knowledge of Foucault and the Idea of Power in Javanese Culture from Benedict Anderson, as well as the implementation of qualitative methodology. The PLP performance RT play by Ki Manteb Soedarsono at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta on February 13, 1998 was used as the study data. This paper assumes that the discourse of power operates and interwoven in the PLP to influence the community so that they can participate in stopping national disasters. The discourse of power cannot operate effectively because the crisis in all fields continues and Soeharto is demanded by the people to step down from the presidential throne.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Darmoko Darmoko
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Sanggit and Soeharto Power Discourse in Purwa Leather Puppets Rama Tambak Play
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Cultural Studies (BASA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 47
EP  - 54
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25906066
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