All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at The 3nd International Conference on Culture and Sustainable Development (ICOCAS) 2025 during 6-7 August 2025 in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Scientific Committee and...

English, as a global language is rich with proverbs that contain natural elements. The English proverbs reflect how English speaking people view the world, including the environment they live in. This study explores English proverbs related to environment using an ecolinguistic approach developed by...

In today’s globalized era, international internships provide students valuable professional and cultural exposure and present adaptation challenges. This study explores the cross-cultural adaptation of Indonesian Japanese Studies students during internships in Japan. Using a qualitative descriptive approach,...

This study examines the active role of Sapta Darma in the advancement of culture in Semarang Regency during the period 2017–2024. As an effort to enhance cultural resilience and contribution, cultural advancement encompasses the protection, development, and utilization of cultural advancement objects....

The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy (2011) provided a robust conceptual framework for navigating source-based, stable information environments. However, the rise of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT and Claude challenges this paradigm, reshaping how users identify, access, evaluate,...

The north coast of Java (Pantura) is a region highly vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise. In recent years, many residential areas and livelihoods have been affected by this environmental change. Batang District, located in Batang Regency, is one of the coastal areas experiencing the adverse effects...

Understanding a society’s culture serves as a means of acquiring economic, social, and political power—an extension of capitalism that drives global expansion. As such, numerous overlapping interests emerge when a cultural context enters another country. This inevitably leads to changes in social norms,...

This article concerns with cacophony in one of Robert Browning’s poems, “Meeting at Night”. Musicality in his poem has often been overlooked; little is known about its rhyme, rhythm, and metre. The study of this article is intended to describe the poem’s sound elements using poetic scansion, and transform...

Over the past two decades, tourism has played a crucial role in Japan’s economic development, particularly through the Visit Japan campaign. On the other hand, the increase in international tourist arrivals has been heavily concentrated in major urban centers, for example Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, resulting...

This study aimed to analyze museum visits as a form of public participation. In addition, the management of collections and exhibition layouts, which tend to be static, is a reason for low public participation in provincial museums. Visits dominated by primary school visitors make museums less attractive...

One of the many ways to maintain a culture is by preserving traditional foods. The existence of traditional foods in the modern era reflects the local people’s way of life, derived from their ancestors, and their ‘local’ identity as a particular society. The development of traditional food as a culinary...

Teaching EFL to new English learners who are actively speaking their first and second languages is challenging for EFL teachers. To help students understand the English materials and hold classroom interaction, teachers might incorporate the languages their students speak into their classroom. The teacher...

Regentschap Cilacap is a regency located in the southern part of Central Java and is known as a peripheral or hinterland region. This designation makes Regentschap Cilacap seem isolated and less attractive for research, including in the aspect of past entertainment. However, historical data shows that...

The Adventist Church diaspora in Raja Ampat, West Papua has played an important role in the process of social and cultural transformation in the region since the colonial era. This study discusses the dynamics and character of change that occurred gradually and relatively peacefully, in contrast to the...

This research aims to analyze the representation of nature in Makoto Shinkai’s anime Tenki no Ko by applying Lawrence Buell’s ecocritical framework and literary sociology. The study focuses on how nature is depicted not as a passive backdrop, but as an active entity that shapes characters and events....

Geothermal energy development often intersects with community livelihoods; however, local communities’ perceptions of these projects remain understudied in the literature. This research explores how farmers in Dieng, Central Java, conceptualize the presence and operations of the Dieng Geothermal Power...

This study to analyze the representation of the School Lunch Program in Chef: Mitsuboshi no Kyushoku and to explore how the program reflects the SDG’s. Using a qualitative approach with content analysis methods, this study examines all relevant episodes using Stuart Hall’s reflective representation theory....

This study focuses on the creation of Ismail Marzuki’s works with a nationalistic theme during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, 1942–1945. One of the strategies employed by the Japanese occupation government to control Indonesia was through propaganda. This propaganda was carried out through various...

Sukarno was a national movement leader, one of the proclamator of Indonesian independence, and the first president of the Republic of Indonesia. Various aspects of his life, particularly in the political sphere, have attracted the attention of scholars. However, there is one aspect of Sukarno’s life...

Santri in modern pesantren are exposed with the learning of not only Arabic language but also English. This research is designed to reveal how the learning of English and Arabic by MBI Amanatul Ummah (MBI AU) Mojokerto santri affects their identity construction. The subjects of this study were MBI AU...

Translation between languages with different structures and cultural backgrounds is a complex process that demands high accuracy. This study discusses the translation of compound verbs in two Japanese short stories: Majutsu by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, featured in the book Antologi Kesusastraan Anak Jepang...

The Pekalongan Residency had modernization in the early 20th century as a result of the implementation of the Ethical Policy. It was manifested in the development of modern infrastructure. However, this modernization effort contrasted with the health conditions of the population in the Pekalongan Residency,...

This study examines the portrayal of elderly women in the Japanese children’s story Datte Datte no Obaasan by female author Yoko Sano, employing Elaine Showalter’s gynocriticism framework. The analysis focuses on the grandmother’s character, examining her transformation, persistent elements, and cultural...

Literature is not only a medium of expression but also a tool to criticize the social order that restricts individual freedom, especially women. This article examines the representation of women’s resistance in the novel Tuhan Izinkan Aku Menjadi Pelacur by Muhidin M. Dahlan and the Novel Perempuan di...

This study asks how literature can recompose national memory beyond the author’s biography. Indonesian discourse around the 1965–66 mass violence often reduces testimony to ideology, treating survivor writing as mere reflection rather than as a site where meaning is made. The research addresses this...

This paper discusses cultural mimicry and anti-colonial resistance in Nuruddin Farah’s My Father, The English Man, And I. This paper is aimed at analyzing the impacts of British colonization in Africa such as cultural mimicry and anti-colonial resistance. This paper uses postcolonial approach in literature...

The metaverse, along with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), presents transformative opportunities for cultural heritage preservation. These technologies offer immersive and interactive experiences that transcend geographic and physical limitations, allowing for virtual reconstructions...

Research on animal characters in literary works is usually limited to examining the symbolic meanings of animals from a human perspective using traditional semiotics. This study examines the depictions of animals in Syair Raja Tedung dengan Raja Katak through the perspective of Animal Studies, specifically...

This study explores the enablers of overtourism in Kyoto, Japan, a city renowned for its rich cultural and historical heritage. The surge in global tourism has significantly impacted Kyoto, leading to overcrowding, environmental degradation, and tensions with local residents. The purpose of this research...

Libraries are open to all visitors, regardless of gender, race, age, and other. Each library user has a unique personality, which presents librarians with a variety of challenges. Librarians are therefore required to have conflict management skills in order to prevent conflicts and to handle them peacefully....

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way people access health information. With AI, health information can be accessed quickly and easily, from disease identification to solutions to health problems. The ease and speed of information displayed by AI platforms require users to...

This research deals with the physical accessibility of disabilities at the Central Java Provincial Library. The provision of physical access for disabilities at the Central Java Provincial Library is still a problem. The user disabilities at the Central Java Provincial Library still experience hindrances...

This article compares the roles of indigenous women in Batavia under the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) and in New Netherland under the Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie (GWC) during the early Dutch colonialism. It addresses a research gap by focusing on indigenous women’s agency in shaping...

In many literatures, male authors often exhibit a problematic tendency to portray women through a patriarchal lens, resulting in women being perceived only as subordinate or exploited figures. This research investigates the portrayal of women in several novels by Suparto Brata. In his position as a man,...

Diorama Nusantara was built based on the idea that national insight must be preserved as an effective learning tool in introducing Indonesian cultural values, such as cultural diversity, language, and religion, to the community. The purpose of this study is to examine the documents in Diorama Nusantara...

Gossiping is a prevalent social phenomenon in the Rewang tradition among Javanese women. Rewang, a collaborative activity in preparing for significant events, provides an intense social interaction platform for women and opens up opportunities for gossiping. This study explores the motivations, patterns,...

Entering the digital age, the role of provincial libraries in Indonesia has evolved into strategic institutions that promote literacy development and transform library services. However, there are still challenges in optimizing their work programs due to limited resources and complex user demands. This...

Like poetry, song lyrics are a form of artistic expression that often convey deep meanings through language. This study aims to describe the language style used in the religious-themed song “Bila Tiba” by the Indonesian band Ungu, released in 2013 in the compilation album Ruang Hati. Using a stylistic...

Parental involvement is one of the things that can influence student learning outcomes, especially in teaching English at the secondary school level. English subjects in junior high school are subjects that are considered difficult, so English subjects require attention, support and motivation from students’...

Literary texts can undergo a transformation in their functions when they are situated within and related to a practical context. Aesthetic language, a fundamental characteristic of literary texts, is not confined to the conventional genres commonly associated with literature, such as prose, poetry, and...

Popular culture, specifically through Disney’s cartoons, is significant in framing the understanding of professional and gendered identities. One-way librarians, especially minor librarians, are represented through gendered stereotypes that encapsulate dominant cultural ideologies. A gendered portrayal...

Siri’ is the center of identity for the Bugis-Makassar people and symbolizes a commitment to honor dignity, and personal integrity. The siri’ culture is reflected in the movie Tenggelamnya Kapal Van der Wijck through Zainuddin as the main character. The researcher explored how the conception and types...

Music serves as a universal medium of communication capable of conveying a wide range of messages, including religious values. In Indonesia, religious music has grown significantly, particularly through the works of pop musicians who embed spiritual messages into entertainment. The band Ungu stands out...

The adaptation of literary works into films is a complex cultural practice, not merely a transfer of narrative medium. Popular film adaptations have the power to shape collective consciousness. Adaptation is often viewed as a neutral process, when in fact the choices made during the adaptation process...

This study aims to explain a transformation fashion subculture process and how the modification of non-Japanese subcultures has led to the construction of aesthetics that are perceived as Japanese. The primary focus is on the transformation of fashion subcultures that were initially influenced by Western...

The concept of Nur Muhammad as the primordial light is a Sufi doctrine that plays an important role in the formation of Islamic cosmology. In the archipelago, this doctrine lives in the tradition of reading Maulid such as al-Barzanji, Simthud Durar, and other local versions. However, there are not many...

User education is a form of activity carried out by librarians to introduce and explain the various information sources owned by the library using certain learning methods and media. This activity is important to be carried out by the library so that users can utilize library resources optimally, in...

Constructing identity is one of the important strategies in presidential campaigns for establishing credibility and personality of the candidates as well as influencing the perception, behavior, and emotions of voters. The way the Indonesian presidential candidates 2024-2029 employ the discourse strategies...

This article explores the use of dysphemism in a movie entitled the End of Watch (2012), focusing on the spoken dialogue of main and supporting characters. The study uses qualitative research and aims to find out what are the types and functions of dysphemistic expressions found throughout the film....

Baker et al. [1], Khaghaninejad et al. [2], and Hassan [3] have shown positive and negative representations of muslims. Negative representations fall in the areas of violence and extremism. We here aim to reveal the representation of muslims using corpus approaches. We sent queries related to ‘muslim’...

This article explores the challenges and prospects of Wali Pitu as a religious tourism destination in Bali, Indonesia. Wali Pitu, meaning “Seven Guardians” or “Seven Saints,” refers to a group of sacred graves that have become pilgrimage sites, particularly for Muslim. The concept was popularized in...

Bali Bombings I and II were tourism crises that became international spotlight and left quite deep scars on Balinese society for the past two decades. This crisis caused a drastic decline in tourist visits and the emergence of travel warnings issued by foreign governments, including Australia, United...

The phenomenon of waithood has become a significant social condition in many countries, including Indonesia. Waithood refers to a delayed transition into adulthood, commonly marked by postponed marriage. While existing studies often frame waithood as an outcome of individual choice shaped mainly by economic...

The concept of heteronormativity is not acceptable anymore in real life. In line with that, sex is also realized to be not binary and so is gender. Gender identity which concerns with a person’s internal feeling about his gender whatever his/her given sex also becomes complicated. This situation is represented...

Omotenashi is one of Japan’s unique cultural values that embodies hospitality, particularly in the context of service. It is commonly found in public places such as restaurants. This study aims to explore how omotenashi culture is represented through attitudes and actions based from its three core elements;...

The study of illocutionary speech acts underlines this study. Illocutionary speech acts are placed as utterances that have a communicative function to speech partners, the communicative function is intended to convey meaning. Illocutionary speech acts have several forms, such as assertive, expressive,...

This article examines perlocutionary speech acts in the Indonesian film Agak Laen within a pragmatic framework. Analyzing perlocutionary acts in popular media is crucial, as it demonstrates how language not only conveys meaning but also shapes audience perceptions and social attitudes. The study focuses...

Podcasts are highly favored by young audiences as they offer a variety of engaging themes tailored to users’ needs. One of the educational, humorous, and appealing podcasts for young people is the “Berbeda tapi Bersama” season 2 segment on the NOICE YouTube channel. This study aims to describe the humor...

This study aims to determine the existence and level of magical realism elements in Eka Kurniawan’s novel Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas that have never been raised by previous studies. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative approach with primary data collection techniques...

Pekalongan City is one of the ancient port cities. Traces of its glory can be seen from various buildings with Indies architecture. This marks that Pekalongan City was once an important place for the Dutch Colonial Government. Currently, these Indies architectural buildings as cultural heritage need...

Small-scale fishers in Tambak Lorok, Semarang, face escalating climate-related threats, including sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and erratic weather patterns, which critically jeopardize their livelihoods. This study investigates their adaptation strategies through the framework of Sustainable Development...

Embroidery is a type of fabric in the form of embroidery is a form of traditional crafts of the Indonesian people who come from various regions, including Kudus Regency which is often known as Embroidery Kudus. The art of Kudus Embroidery is one of the oldest handicrafts in Central Java because it is...

One way to express the author feelings is through song lyrics. Likewise, the lyrics of Opick’s ‘Rapuh’ and ‘Taubat’ contain expressions of feelings. To express these feelings the author uses language style. The problem discussed in this study is what type of language style and the meanings is used in...

This study examines the erosion of Unggah-Ungguh (Javanese etiquette and politeness) among the younger generation and specifically analyzes the transformation of parents’ roles in carrying out preservation efforts during the period 1980-2020. This is because current globalization has significantly changed...

The phenomenon of ken (cant) language variety has experienced a functional expansion in digital spaces. This language variety is used by sellers in transactions on Social Media X as a strategy to attract buyers’ sympathy. This study aims to describe the use of narrative strategies involving ken language...

Aspects of social life refer to human interactions. This is evident in the films Gadis Kretek and Rara Mendut, both of which can be analyzed using the lens of literary sociology. In relation to this field, Ian Watt outlines three main components: (a) the social context of the author, (b) literature as...

Indigenous peoples of a region are a group of people who in the midst of this era of modernization and globalization are struggling to maintain their existence and culture. Indigenous communities in coastal areas or close to the sea area are no exception. Through the study of documentary films, this...

The development of tourism in Pacitan Regency, particularly in the coastal area of Watukarung, has brought significant changes to the local community, including in the Pringkuku Sub-District. Beyond economic benefits and improved infrastructure, tourism growth has deeply influenced the region’s social...

Prevalence of stunting among children highlights a complex socio-economic issue. Local families, especially a mother struggle with limited access to nutritious food. This study was conducted in Pringkuku Subdistrict, near the tourist area of Watukarung. Exploring mother’s role in decision making related...

The fishing sector is often perceived as a male occupation because its primary stage is catching fish, which is associated with offshore activities. However, this factor is only one of many stages of work in the fishing sector. Other stages in the fishing sector include preparation, fishing, and post-fishing,...

In Indonesia’s evolving digital landscape, fertility is no longer confined to private or medical discourse but is increasingly discussed in online public spheres such as TikTok. Career-oriented women, especially in urban areas, are now vocalizing alternative reproductive choices, including delaying childbirth...

This study examines the relationships between gender equality, modernity, social structure, and fertility rates through a semiotic lens. As demographic indicators, fertility rates reflect underlying social conditions and cultural aspirations. Using a literature review methodology and descriptive analysis...

Archives serve as repositories of recorded information. Their role in preserving authentic and reliable information underscores their significance for supporting the activities of the institutions that create them, including universities. In Indonesia, every university is mandated to establish its own...

This article examines the embodied experiences of masculine women in Semarang, Central Java, through the lens of Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity. In a society where hegemonic femininity is upheld as the only legitimate mode of womanhood, women who display masculine expressions are frequently...

Fake news has emerged as a significant challenge in the digital age. Increased exposure to misleading information can have major implications, including social misconceptions. The inoculation theory offers an effective theoretical framework to enhance individuals’ resilience against fake news through...

Considered as a literary work that represents the social reality of the revolutionary period, the short story “Berita dari Kebayoran” by Pramoedya Ananta Toer presents a portrait of post-revolutionary society interaction between socio-political issues and human vulnerability as individuals. This issue...

This study explores the representation of internal discrimination in the anime Tokyo Ghoul, adapted from the manga by Sui Ishida. While previous research has largely focused on the conflict between humans and ghouls or on the protagonist’s identity crisis, little attention has been paid to discrimination...