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The Appreciation for Eunice: Deaf Disability Friendly in the AES Forum # 14

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This Discussion time (17/10/2020) is a bit different. The discussion on Forum Amir Effendi Siregar # 14 broadcast by Uniicoms TV, UII Communication Science Study Program, presented Eunike Gloria Setiadarma. A man currently completing his doctoral studies majoring in history at Northwestern University. The AES forum series 14, this considers the accessibility of people with hearing impairments so that everyone can participate in the AES forum discussion.

In Eunike’s presentation slides, she included running text that he prepared. If you look at the slides, on the left side there is a presentation slide that contains bullet points, illustrations and some information. Meanwhile, on the right slide, there is a running text which is rigid. and looks serious. Eunike certainly prepares with great effort so that the presentation can be followed by anyone, including those with hearing impairments, if any.

“I prepared a running text to facilitate participants with hearing disabilities. I’m sorry if the main slide is not full, its maximum size,” said Uenike starting the afternoon discussion.

This time, Eunice conducted research into the social reality and historical and political dynamics of that era by using the perspective of ordinary people. Eunice tracked down by reading the writings of Kwee Thiam Tjing (KTT) and his wife (Nie Hiang Nio) in various printed newspapers in the era before and after independence. The historical approach he uses is a micro-historical approach, namely a historical approach that narrates history from the perspective of ordinary people. Not a big or popular figure.

In this discussion, people with hearing impairments will be able to take part in this interesting discussion without any significant obstacles.

 

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Why did the Indonesian military make magazines from 1939 to 1966. 

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The magazines affiliated with the military in the 1939-1966 era apparently discussed a lot about military strategy, political concepts, how to organize society, and how the civil service should behave and lead the community.

“But from the content, it can actually be drawn a line about ‘how the military uses the pretext of the Law’ to take power legally,” said Norman Joshua, doctoral student at Northwestern University, speaker at the 12th Exclamation of Amir Effendi Siregar (AES) Forum on Saturday ( 3/10). The discussion, which was held by the UII Communication Science Study Program, was broadcast live on the online TV Uniicoms TV belonging to the Department of Communications Science of UII.

The military-owned media also ran a counter for the Harian Rakyat newspaper which incidentally belonged to the left. “Indeed, at that time each department had a publication. Chakra Vijaya magazine belongs to the Army’s Judiciary Corps. In the 60s, the military did not only talk about threats, or about the military world,” said Norman, “but also about law and its implementation in Indonesia. There are also articles. which discusses who has the right to prosecute and arrest a suspect in an area that is included in a war zone. ”

Apart from discussing military strategy, the military media also talks about politics. “And at that time it looked natural in the dual conception of military functions in Indonesia in the 1966 period,” said Norman, commenting on why military media content did not merely talk about the military world.

Military-owned media is seen very clearly in sharpening its content focus to militarize social conditions. Many matters outside the military’s authority try to be raised and discussed in the military law academy as reflected in the Army’s Chakra Vijaya magazine.

Another example is Yudha Gama magazine from the Ministry of Defense. And the most popular to the old material is the Air Force’s Space magazine. “It was as if they were competing in a ‘battle field of discourse’ with the Harian Rakyat, as we all know there was a debate over the discourse between the military and the PKI (Communist Party) in the 60s,” said Norman.

 

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Kenapa Militer Indonesia Membuat Majalah di tahun 1939 hingga 1966

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Majalah yang berafiliasi dengan militer pada era 1939-1966 rupanya banyak membahas soal strategi militer, konsep politik, bagaimana mengorganisir masyarakat, hinga bagaimana pamong praja harus bersikap dan memimpin masyarakat.

“Tapi dari kontennya sebenarnya dapat ditarik garis tentang ‘bagaimana militer itu mempergunakan dalih Undang-Undang’ untuk take power legally,” ungkap Norman Joshua, mahasiswa doktoral Nortwestern University, pembicara dalam Forum Amir Effendi Siregar (AES) seru ke-12 pada Sabtu (3/10). Diskusi yang diadakan oleh Prodi Ilmu Komunikasi UII ini ditayangkan langsung oleh TV online Uniicoms TV milik Komunikasi UII.

Media milik militer juga melakukan konter koran Harian rakyat yang notabene adalah milik golongan kiri. “Memang waktu itu tiap departemen punya terbitan. Chakra Vijaya milik korps Kehakiman Angkatan Darat. Tahun 60an, militer tidak hanya membicarakan tentang ancaman saja, atau soal dunia militer,” Kata Norman, “tapi juga soal hukum dan implementasinya di indoensia. Ada artikel juga yang membahas tentang siapa yang berhak mengadili dan menangkap tersangka di daerah yang termasuk dalam daerah masuk daerah keadaan perang.”

Selain membahas strategi militer, media militer juga membicarakan politik. “dan ini saat itu terlihat wajar dalam konsepsi Dwi Fungsi militer di Indonesia pada periode 1966,” kata Norman mengomentari mengapa konten media militer tak melulu bicara soal dunia militer.

Media milik militer terlihat sangat kentara menajamkan fokus kontennya untuk memiliterisasi kondisi sosial. Banyak hal di luar kewenangan militer mencoba diisukan dan dibahas dalam akademi hukum militer yang tercermin dalam majalah Chakra Vijaya milik Angkatan Darat.

Contoh lain adalah majalah Yudhagama dari Kementrian Pertahanan. Dan yang paling populer hingga beratahan lama itu adalah majalah Angkasa dari Angkatan Udara. “Mereka seakan sedang lomba dalam ‘battle field of discource’ dengan Harian Rakyat, seperti kita tau ada perdebatan wacana antara Militer dengan PKI di tahun 60an itu,” ungkap Norman.

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Tips Membangun Ekosistem Komunitas Film: Belajar dari Pengalaman Ade Hidayat di Kalimantan

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Ekosistem film di Kalimantan belum berkembang dan bisa dibilang sama sekali tidak ada. Padahal Kalimantan memiliki harta cerita yang melimpah meski kurangnya wawasan mengenai ekosistem dan tradisi film. Itu dulu, sebelum Ade mulai merintis budaya film di sana. Ade Hidayat, Alumni Komunikasi UII angkatan 2005, menceritakannya pengalamannya ini pada pemirsa live Instagram IP Komunikasi UII (@ip.communication.uii).

Paparannya tersebut disampaikan dalam acara bincang-bincang rutin “Teatime” episode ke-12 pada 18 September 2020. Acara yang dipandu M. Iskandar T. Gunawan, Laboran Laboratorium Komunikasi UII, ini juga mengulik pengalaman Ade Hidayat yang inspiratif. Misal bagaimana ia merakit keterampilannya di bidang film sejak masih kuliah di semester awal.

Kisahnya menunjukkan Ade bukan pemain baru dalam dunia film. Ia juga  merupakan pionir sejak aktifitasnya di komunitas perfilman di Komunikasi UII beberapa tahun silam dengan membangun Kompor.kom (komunitas mahasiswa di bidang film). Kisahnya melambung hingga cerita tentang kegigihannya membangun budaya perfilman di kampung halamannya.

Kurangnya komunitas dan orang orang yang peduli dengan ekosistem film adalah isu yang paling penting mengapa Ade ingin menghidupkan ekosistem film di kalimantan. Menghidupkan ekosistem perfilman yang dilakukan Ade tidak secepat itu membuahkan hasil. Ia membutuhkan waktu tujuh tahun lamanya.

Selama 2 tahun mengamati ekosistem film di kalimantan, Ade akhirnya mendapatkan teman yang sesuai dengan semangatnya. Mulanya ia membuat Screening Film dan peta besar rencana kegiatan perfilman. Ini , makan waktu lima tahun. Tahun pertama, ia membuat program yang bernama Ngofi. Tahun kedua, tahun edukasi film. Tahun ketiga, ia bikin produksi film sederhana. Lalu pada tahun keempat,  produksi film dilakukan kembali sekaligus menggencarkan distribusinya. Sayangnya, rencana di tahun kelima mandeg terhalang oleh pandemi Covid-19.

Produksi Film dan Konsistensi

Semangat Ade tak muncul begitu saja. Banyak juga sineas di daerah lain juga memengaruhi. Misalnya, film Makassar yang berjudul Uang Panai yang menelan biaya produksi sekira 450 juta rupiah.  Target penonton film produksi lokal tersebut bisa menyentuh angka 550 ribu penonton.

Tak hanya itu, Uang Panai mendapatkan penghargaan khusus untuk Film Produksi Daerah dari Indonesian Box Office Movie Award (IBOMA) pada 2017. Dari sini Ade Hidayat merasa termotivasi dan akhirnya merintis ekosistem film di kalimantan. Harapannya, kelak ia dan sineas di kalimantan memiliki film yang pantas dikenal di seluruh Indonesia bahkan Dunia.

Singkat cerita, Ade kini dapat merasakan budaya perfilman yang kental di daerahnya. Tentu itu tak muncul dari ruang hampa. Kunci sukses Ade dalam dunia film terletak bagaimana selama kuliah ia menciptakan jejaring sosial, kerjasama, serta mempunyai target agar tetap konsisten. Komunikasi adalah kunci dari semuanya,” ujar Ade.

Gunawan, Host dalam diskusi ini, mengatakan pandangan senada. Kuliah adalah ladang mengolah relasi, latihan bekerjasama, dan tidak lupa konsistensi. “Ambil pengalaman sebanyak-banyaknya selama berada di dunia kampus,” pungkas Gunawan.

 

Writer: Ridwan Ainurrahman, Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi UII 2016, Magang di International Program Komunikasi UII.

Editor: A. Pambudi W.

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Tips for Building a Film Community Ecosystem: Learning from Ade Hidayat’s Experience in Kalimantan

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The film ecosystem in Kalimantan is underdeveloped and arguably non-existent. In fact, Kalimantan has abundant storytelling despite the lack of insight into the ecosystem and film traditions. That was before Ade started pioneering the film culture there. Ade Hidayat, UII Communications Alumni, class of 2005, shared his experience with live viewers of UII’s IP Communications Instagram (@ ip.communication.uii).

His presentation was delivered in the 12th episode of the routine talk show “Teatime” on September 18, 2020. The event hosted by M. Iskandar T. Gunawan, UII Communication Laboratory Assistant, also explored Ade Hidayat’s inspirational experience. For example, how he assembled his skills in film since he was in college in the first semester.

The story shows Ade is not a new player in the world of film. He is also a pioneer since his activities in the film community at UII Communication Department several years ago by building Kompor.kom (student community in film). His story soared to the story of his persistence in building a film culture in his hometown.

Lack of community and people who care about the film ecosystem is the most important issue why Ade wants to revive the film ecosystem in Kalimantan. Turning on the film ecosystem that Ade did not produce results so quickly. It took him seven years.

For 2 years observing the film ecosystem in Kalimantan, Ade finally got friends who matched his passion. Initially he made film screenings and a large map of film activity plans. This took five years. The first year, he created a program called Ngofi. (film talks) The second year, the film education year. The third year, he made a simple film production. Then in the fourth year, film production was carried out again and at the same time intensified its distribution. Unfortunately, the plans for the fifth year have stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Consistency of Film Production

Ade’s spirit did not just appear. Many filmmakers in other areas also influenced it. For example, the Makassar film entitled Uang Panai, which cost about 450 million rupiah to produce. The target audience for this local film production can reach 550 thousand viewers.

Not only that, Uang Panai received a special award for Regional Film Production from the Indonesian Box Office Movie Award (IBOMA) in 2017. Ade Hidayat felt motivated and finally pioneered the film ecosystem in Kalimantan with Uang Panai’s success. The hope is that someday all the filmmakers in Kalimantan have films that deserve to be known throughout Indonesia and even the world.

In simple ways, Ade can now experience the strong film culture in the area. Absolutely, it doesn’t come out of a vacuum. The key to Ade’s success in the world of film lies in how during college he created social networks, collaborations, and has goals to stay consistent. “Communication is the key to everything, ”said Ade.

Gunawan, the Host in this discussion, shared a similar view. Lecture is a field to cultivate relationships, practice collaboration, and not forgetting consistency. “Get as much experience as possible while in the world of campus,” concluded Gunawan.

 

Writer: Ridwan Ainurrahman, UII Communication Science Student 2016, Internship at the UII International Communication Program.

Editor: A. Pambudi W.

 

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Academic and Study Skill for IP Student 2020

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In order to welcome all of you as the new IPC family, We present an event entitled Academic & Study Skill. This event is still included in the series of welcoming to the all of 2020 IPC students.

This Academic & Study Skill event is held to help IPC new students as a provision of how to adapt to the college life and as a preparation for you to become a global future leader.  This series of Academic & Study Skill events will be filled by @hermanfelanitandjung . The program will be divided into two days which start from 3 – 4 October 2020. Per each day we will be having different topics and these are the topics that will be carried out at this year’s Academic & Study Skills:


1. How to be Global Student in the time of Pandemics
2. Global Experience And Global Skills As Future Global Leaders

In addition, there will be briefings from the UII Learning Center.  This series of events is mandatory for new IPC students in 2020 and is open to IPC students of 2018 & 2019 class.

So prepare yourself, don’t miss this event because we’ll be having a good time and getting a lot of insightful information.

See you IPC Friends!

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Teatime #14: Master Your Public Speaking Skills Now to Boost Your Confidence

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Teatime 14th edition will invite:

Nadia Wasta Utami – Lecturer of Departemen of Communication Science UII

The next International Program of Communication’s Teatime

Theme:
Master Your Public Speaking Skills Now to Boost Your Confidence

Live On Instagram

Schedule

Friday, September, 25th, 2020
Start at 3pm (UTC+7)Keep update on IGTV
@ip.communication.uii

 

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Stagnation of Semiotic Studies in Indonesia: Considered as a Text Analysis Tool, Rather than Paradigm

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In the Amir Effendi Siregar forum on September 26, 2020, Muzayin Nazaruddin, Lecturer for Department of Communication Science of UII, conveyed some of the boredom and mistakes of researchers in Indonesia regarding the use of semiotic analysis in dissecting text in sign systems.

Muzayin, who is pursuing his Ph.D. study at Tartu University in the field of semiotics, sees the error in the perspective of semiotics by many researchers in Indonesia. “In Indonesia, semiotics is only seen as a method, not as a paradigm,” said Muzayin.

So far, if you want to analyze a text, images, videos, literary works, poetry, you will definitely use semiotics. “It’s a paradigmatic mistake. In communication there is a semiotic tradition, a way of looking at phenomena with a semiotic perspective,” said Muzayin.

Muzayin gave an example of a study that was commonly carried out by students and, unfortunately, also carried out by researchers. For example, research looks at what symbols appear in certain films or media. What is the meaning contained. For example, there are students researching patriotism in films. But if we then reflect on it, it turns out that he did not contribute anything to the development of the concept of patriotism.

Returning to the tendency of semiotics to be a text analysis tool rather than a paradigm. When semiotics is seen as a paradigm, it is not limited to just a method of analysis. The semiotic paradigm allows researchers to see every event, phenomenon, media, and natural phenomenon with a semiotic perspective.

For example, at Tartu University, where Muzayin took his doctoral program in Semiotics, there were various studies based on semiotics. Such as Cultural Semiotics, zoo semiotic, and even some that are not yet common in Indonesia which in Tartu are called bio-semiotic.

Then he continued his explanation by giving an example that if all communication phenomena, events are seen as a sign, which we can see at the receiver level, or at the production level, or at the context level if all are seen in a semi-related relationship, then all events can be analyzed using semiotics.

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AES Forum  #11: Semiotics History on Communication Studies in Indonesia

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We have often heard about semiotics as a method of visual text analysis. Names like Roland Barthes, Pierce, or Saussure are no stranger to communicative friends. Semiotics as an analytical scalpel has even become a trend in analysis around the 2000s as seen from the existence of several compulsory courses on several campuses in Indonesia.

However, Muzayin Nazaruddin, one of the lecturers at the Islamic University Communication Science who also seriously studied semiotics with a master and took a Ph. D at the University of Tartu, wants to see in a bigger picture the tendency to use methods that are common in Indonesia. Semiotics should serve as a paradigm, not a text analysis tool.

At the Amir Effendi Siregar (AES) Forum on September 26, 2020, Muzayin showed a tendency to use the same semiotic tradition. As if it has become an example of how to operate the semiotic method in analyzing films or images. “That’s not wrong, but it’s boring.”

Muzayin gave an example of a study that is commonly carried out by students and, unfortunately, also carried out by researchers. For example, research looks at what symbols appear in certain films or media. What is the meaning contained. For example, there are students researching patriotism in films. However, if we reflect on it, it turns out that he did not contribute anything to the development of the concept of patriotism.

In research prevalence using semiotics, for example, there is also a common sense which is useless. “For example, we analyze a photo of a woman with a hijab, detailed analysis, we analyze the hijab, the background, what she is wearing, the analysis is complicated. The denotation and connotation are like this. Then at the end, this conclusion concludes that this woman is Muslim,” Muzayin explained an example of semiotic research which is common in Indonesia. “It looks like this is cool, the thesis is thick, but this is sad, because to say that a Muslim woman wearing a hijab does not have to use a semiotic. High school student also know that the hijab is a marker of a Muslim. This is where I often see semiotic research failing,” said Muzayin exemplifying more details. This ultimately makes semiotics studies boring, stagnant, and says nothing and does not contribute,” Muzayin said further.

How is the actual history of semiotics studies in Indonesia?

The development of semiotics studies in Indonesia can be seen for example in the 1990s. “In the 1990s, student study groups studied semiotics not from lecture texts. Then according to Emmanuel Subangun said that in 1992 the Circle of Semiotic Enthusiasts in Jakarta was established,” said Muzayin. This is quite encouraging, according to him.

Returning to the tendency of semiotics to be a text analysis tool rather than a paradigm. When Semiotics is seen as a paradigm, it does not narrow it just as analytical methods. The semiotic paradigm allows researchers to see every event, phenomenon, media, and natural phenomenon with a semiotic perspective. For example, at Tartu University, where Muzayin took his doctoral program in Semiotics, there were various studies based on semiotics, such as Culture Semiotics, zoo semiotic, there is even something that is not yet common in Indonesia which is called bio-semiotic in Tartu.

For semiotics, communication is the central point for understanding culture, said Muzayin. “This is especially for cultural semiotics,” Muzayin explained. As for Biosemiotics, Communication is a fundamental concept to understand nature. Muzayin continued, even for ecosemiotics, communication is central to understanding the dynamics relations of culture-nature.

“At the animal and plant level, even semiotics is understood as a communication between the two to see the semiosis process,” Muzayin added. This is a perspective that we need to understand together.

Semiotic analysis with a micro analysis model is to see the unit of analysis in detail in the film: break it down, then see the signs in the scene, then translate into denotation, index, symbol connotations, etc.

In fact there are other ways, for example macro analysis by viewing the film, by relating various phenomena or the context of the film being made and then analyzed. “How do we see a film as a sign that is present in a certain sign system and then interpreted as a sign,” Muzayin explained.

 

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Stagnasi Kajian Semiotika di Indonesia: Dianggap Alat Analisis Teks, Ketimbang Paradigma

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Dalam forum Amir Effendi Siregar pada 26 September 2020, Muzayin Nazaruddin, Dosen Komunikasi UII, menyampaikan beberapa kebosanan dan kekeliruan para peneliti di indonesia terkait penggunaan analisis semiotika dalam membedah teks dalam sistem tanda.

Muzayin, yang sedang melanjutkan studi Ph.D di Tartu University di bidang semiotika, melihat kesalahan cara pandang semiotika oleh banyak peneliti di Indonesia. “DI Indonesia semiotika baru dipandang sebagai sebuah metode saja, belum sebagai sebuah paradigma,” ungkap Muzayin.

Selama ini kalau ingin menganalisis sebuah teks gambar, video, karya sastra, puisi pasti akan memakai semiotika. “Itu keliru sacara paradigmatis. Dalam komunikasi ada tradisi semiotika, cara mamandang fenomena dengan kacamata semiotika,” ungkap Muzayin.

Muzayin mencontohkan sebuah penelitian yang lazim dilakukan mahasiswa dan, sayangnya, juga dilakukan peneliti. Misal penelitian melihat simbol apa yang muncul dalam film atau media tertentu. Apa makna yang terkandung. Misalnya ada mahasiswa meneliti patriotisme dalam film. Tapi kalau kita kemudian renungkan, ternyata dia tidak memberikan sumbangsih apapun bagi pengembangan konsep patriotisme.

Kembali pada kecenderungan semiotika menjadi sebuah alat analisis teks ketimbang paradigma. Ketika Semiotika dipandang sebagai paradigma, maka ia tidak menyempit hanya sebagai metode analisis. Paradigma semiotik memungkinkan peneliti melihat setiap peristiwa, fenomena, media, dan gejala alam dengan cara pandang semiotik.

Misal, di Tartu University, tempat Muzayin mengambil program doktor Semiotika, hadir beragam kajian berdasar semiotika. Seperti Semiotika Budaya (culture semiotic), zoo semiotic, bahkan ada yang belum lazim di Indonesia yang di Tartu disebut bio-semiotic.

Lalu ia melanjutkan penjelasaannya dengan memberikan contoh bahwa jika semua fenomena komunikasi, peristiwa dilihat sebagai sebuah sign, yang bisa kita lihat di level penerima, atau level produksi, atau di level konteks jika semua dilihat secara semiosis yang saling berkaitan, maka semua peristiwa bisa dianalisa menggunakan semiotika.