Proceedings of the International University Symposium on Humanities and Arts 2020 (INUSHARTS 2020)

Framing of Humanitarian Mission of Zending and Freemasonry in Sumatra in De Sumatra Post and Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (1940-1949)

Authors
Rianti Manullang1, *, Christina T. Suprihatin2
1 2Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: riantimanullang@ui.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Rianti Manullang
Available Online 21 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.036How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Framing; Dutch Newspaper; Zending; Vrijmetselarij; Sumatra
Abstract

The Dutch colonial rulers assigned the Missionary (zending/missie) in Sumatra to spread religious belief and accomplish civilization missions. The financial support for the Missionary quest in the Karo and Batak from a tobacco company in North Sumatra, Deli Maatschappij, emphasizes the concept of ‘two pioneers of civilization’, namely trade and Christianity. On the other hand, another mission striving for humanism in colonial Dutch East Indies, i.e., Freemasonry. Stevens found that colonial Freemasonry as a humanitarian movement had to stand against Missionary for centuries. What has been achieved by Freemasonry in the fields of education and emancipation is often impressive despite all the opposition from the colonial rulers. This article investigates how Missionary and Freemasonry’s works were framed in the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post and Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra in 1940-1949. In taking its focus on the operation of specific news frames, this article identifies a range of factors that shaped the initial terms of the subsequent mission from two Dutch newspapers during this period. The analysis suggests that both Missionary and Freemasonry in colonial Sumatra portray the colonial discourse and ideological contestation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International University Symposium on Humanities and Arts 2020 (INUSHARTS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
21 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.036
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.036How 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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