All the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the 2023 Critical Island Studies Conference on October 2, 2023 which was conducted in hybrid mode. The offline mode was conducted at the R. Soegondo Building Auditorium, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia...

This study approaches Classical Malay literature from an environmental perspective, focusing on diverging contexts and meanings across different spatial categories in the portrayal of the sea. Our primary data source was the Classical Malay literary corpus of the Malay Concordance Project. By employing...

The Nusantara is the geospatial correlate of Indonesia’s official state ideology of Pancasila. The statist discourse around Pancasila, however, demands the Nusantara to be simultaneously subdued and sublime. Subdued, such that the totalizing and territorializing drive of the modern nation-building project...

The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between language use and language proficiency in relation to language vulnerabilities, with a particular emphasis on the Javanese language. The research critically examines the extent to which a language becomes vulnerable as a result of its...

This paper discusses the diasporic and heteroginity-hybridity interplay of a Filipino epic namely the Maharadia lawana. Maharadia Lawana is indigenous with the locality of the Philippines though resembling the tale of a folklore epic in India as its original counterpart—The Ramayana. It is also highly...

The purpose of this study was to find out how gender and cultural locality are articulated in Javanese cultural films, such as Natalan and Tilik which were produced using special funds from the government of Special Region of Yogayakarta (DIY).This research also sees how gender and local culture is presented...

The primary objective of this research is to provide a high-level overview of potential impacts and details of ongoing and completed adaptation measures on aquatic and marine ecosystems and the livelihoods they support as a result of climate change. Changes in acidity, sea temperature, and circulation...

This article deals with synonymous lexeme combinations with the attention focus on the category, semantic relations, order patterns, and language origin of the combined elements. The data gathering is carried out through introspective methods by evoking intuitively the writer’s ability as an Indonesian...

Traditional foods reflect the identity of people and their natural environment. One of the special foods of the Banjar people in South Kalimantan is lontong. This culinary has supporting materials and activities that reflect gastronomic identity, both in the process of making it and its usefulness in...

This article aims to explain and reveal the bourgeois-proletarian class conflict and its resolution in the novel entitled Chamāmah Salām by Najīb Al-Kilānīy through Marxist literary criticism. The bourgeois class is represented by the cotton field owner, Hajj Abdul Wadud Ridhwan, while the proletariat...

Tin is one of the world’s important commodities. The Sultanate of Palembang is the owner of the world’s largest and most important tin industry, namely Bangka Island tin. During its development, the Bangka area became the target of the two biggest Asian imperialists, namely England and the Netherlands....

The research aimed at identifying the anxieties and defence mechanisms in the main character of a novel, The Suitcase Kid as it employed those psychological theories. The method of analysis is focussed on the analysis of the main character, Andrea who was a 10-year-old girl and whose parents are divorced....

Kemantren is a reference to the special administrative area in the city of Yogyakarta equivalent to sub-districts in general, basically the use of the name Kemantren is used to preserve Javanese culture, especially in the city of Yogyakarta which has a royal background. This study aims to describe the...

This article discusses the traces of the transformation of the Mahābhārata epic in the play script of the Yogyakarta style wayang writing tradition, entitled Kasantikaning Raga. Mahābhārata as a major epic has experienced a long journey from India to Java, Indonesia. As a result of this transformation...

This paper delves into the essence of poetry appreciation, both from the perspective of educators and students, within the context of videos created by teachers participating in the Student Creativity Program of the Doctoral Study Program in Humanities Sciences at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Drawing from...

Timor island is the place where the best, the most fragrant and the largest sandalwood in the world comes and sandalwood is usually appreciated by its potential usage in the fine aromatic oil from its heartwood. The development of East Timor ancient kingdoms had tight relationship with the sandalwood...

The territory of Indonesia mostly consists of seas with a large number of islands. One of them is islands and archipelagos in the Java Sea such as, Karimunjawa Islands, Bawean Island, and Kangean Islands. The Karimunjawa Islands located at the northern end of the Java Sea consist of 27 islands starting...

This paper provides an overview of the historical archaeology of early modern Ambon-Lease Islands. This study focuses specifically on the 16th-17th centuries, a period marked by intense competition among European powers, including the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and English, for control over the lucrative...

The Kangean Islands are part of the administrative region of Sumenep Regency, Madura, home to diverse ethnic groups. These islands serve as a transit area for traders and fishermen from various regions, eventually leading to population migration from different areas to the Kangean Islands. One of these...

This research is based on community service conducted for seventh grade teachers in Kabupaten Bantul, DIY. Based on the the problem that the teachers face in teaching literature in Bahasa Indonesia class, teachers are trained how to take video by learning frame, shot and angle so that they can motivate...

The primary objective of this research is to elucidate the role of language and references in the eatery names within the city of Bandar Lampung. The eatery names are inherently tied to identity and symbolize the aspirations and intentions of their creators. Bandar Lampung is characterized by a diverse...

Enggano Island is one of the foremost islands on the West Cost of Sumatera. Geologically, this island has never been one with Sumatera mainland, therefore this island has unique characteristics, both in terms of flora, fauna and culture. Archaeological exploration was conducted for the first time in...

The Grogol Site is a settlement site in the Trowulan area of Mojokerto, East Java, which is included in the cultural heritage of the Majapahit period. Various artifacts were found, and one of them is brick. Brick is a material commonly used to construct buildings and other structures related to residential....

This research aims to explore the relationship between typography and ambiguity through a semantic-pragmatic approach. Typography, which is supposed to bring clarity and present information attractively, can cause ambiguity, both intentionally and unintentionally. Intentionally, typography can be used...

This paper is intended to arise consciousness of language and literary teachers that the teachings of language can not be separated from the teachings of literature. By using data extracted from various genres of literary works, such as quatrain, gurindam (aphorism), song lyrics, folklore, and fairy...

The purpose of this study is to find out how religion and cultural locality are presented as a tool to perpetuate patriarchal power through Javanese cultural films, such as Ruah (2016) and Munggah Kaji (2017). This research also sees the various factors behind the use of religious and cultural localities...

This article deals with the theme of the (im)possibility of the posthuman by analyzing two forms of Ghost in the Shell: the 1995 Japanese anime and the 2017 Hollywood film. Although both works are based on the same source material, Masamune Shirow’s 1989 manga, many fans were deeply disappointed by the...

The pairing of the terms ‘islands’ and ‘commodities’ immediately raises the idea of islands both as sites of production and as markets -- or as places of cultivation, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, and trading of commodities. A top-of-mind understanding of these terms can thus be pegged on economic...

The southwestern coast of Kalimantan has a strategic position in world shipping traffic since the past. The voyage is an activity of various interests, ranging from trade, broadcasting culture to military expansion. This strategic position led to the emergence of important areas as transit ports to the...

The Sebesians have been living on a small island near Mount Anak Krakatau, making them susceptible to disasters due to the limited resources in the region. Despite this, the people are unwilling to leave the island as they have been living there since the 1940s. Moreover, the island’s natural environment...

This research investigates the viewpoints presented by three newspapers—Asahi, Mainichi and Yomiuri Shinbun—regarding the debate surrounding the reactivation of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant after the Fukushima nuclear accident, in 2011. By applying Faircloughs critical discourse analysis method to...

The resort development in Gunungkidul Regency has risen significantly, particularly in coastal areas. In this case, the resorts were initiated by investors outside Gunungkidul. It was seen as a practice of capitalism and commodification. Capitalism is believed to have adverse effects because it is only...

The crop biodiversity in Indonesia has not been utilized effectively, resulting in low food security. This issue can be addressed by harnessing crop biodiversity through a local food system based on ethnobotanical knowledge. On the other hand, ethnobotanical knowledge is at risk due to the lack of documentation,...

This study is a preliminary study of phenomena that are often found in various archipelago areas in Indonesia related to tourist attractions that are popular thanks to being promoted through Instagram social media. Frequently this popularity causes various impacts that can be categorized in several sectors....