Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2021)

Kidungan in Virtual Ludruk as a Medium for Narrating the Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Promoting Health Protocols in Indonesia

Authors
Yusri Fajar*, Juliati, Komang Candra Brata
Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: yusri_fajar@ub.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Yusri Fajar
Available Online 21 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211119.116How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Kidungan; COVID-19 pandemic; socio-economic impacts; virtual ludruk
Abstract

From various perspectives, many researchers have studied ludruk, a traditional folk play originating from East Java Indonesia. However, there has not been any study focusing on how ludruk responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article examines how kidungan (song in ludruk that has poetical structure and transmits valuable messages) in ludruk virtual articulates the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic and promotes health protocols in Indonesia. It also investigates how kidungan is used as a medium to convey religious values to people facing those terrible effects. The method used in this research is qualitative research that focuses on textual and contextual analysis on kidungan presented by two ludruk troupes, namely Karya Budaya from Mojokerto and Armada from Malang, that held the show virtually in February and April 2021 on YouTube. The analysis indicates that ludruk Karya Budaya and ludruk Armada presented kidungan to depict the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, especially on low-class people, and to convey the advice to comply with health protocols to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus. It also represents a religious belief in dealing with the virus, reminding people to pray to God so that the COVID-19 pandemic will vanish.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
21 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211119.116
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211119.116How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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