All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the ICCuS 2024 during September 11th, 2024 in Surakarta, Indonesia. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Paper Management and Conference Proceeding and approved by the Editor-in-Chief, who affirms that this...

The belis tradition in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) represents a symbol of respect in marriage that is deeply rooted in the local culture. However, the millennial generation presents new challenges to this tradition, particularly in the digital era. This study aims to analyze millennials’ perspectives on...

This article discusses the cultural acculturation of the Kamandaka Legend as an effort to preserve the local wisdom of Banyumas. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method supported by field interviews and hermeneutic theories from Jurgen Habermas. The main purpose of this article is to identify...

This study explores the performance of wayang klithik in the context of the reresik sendhang ritual in Wonosoco Village, Kudus, Central Java, through an ecocriticism perspective. The ecocriticism perspective examines how rituals and art serve as narratives related to ecological issues and conservation...

The East Timorese exodus community in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is a group of refugees from East Timor who fled to East Timor in 1999 after a poll won by East Timorese pro-independence groups. The refugees are spread across various regions throughout the NTT region, including Kupang Regency. During the...

Reyog Ponorogo is one of the most famous cultural identities in East Java. This art is included in the traditional arts with the main character Singo Barong, which is considered a symbol of strength and majesty. On the other hand, with the passage of time, the discourse of Islamization began to affect...

The purpose of this article is to study the symbolic meaning found in the Auman Tradition in Ngargotontro, Sumber Village, Dukuh District, Magelang Regency. The Auman tradition is an annual event held on the slopes of Mount Merapi. This tradition represents various kinds of events, such as the Angguk...

This study aims to examine the intermediality of collective memory of the September 1965 event on the Spotify platform. Intermediality is a concept that explains the relationship and interaction between various media in works of art, literature, films, podcasts, or other forms of cultural expression....

Traditional agrarian matrilineal societies have a unique gender structure and tend to be equal. However, with various developments, the gender structure has shifted. This qualitative research aims to identify shifts in gender relations, trigger factors and their implications for matrilineal communities...

This article is based on the reality that places women in a position where they can only hold meaning within the narrative of men. Women are written by men, and in doing so, women are structured as objects in writing. In the history of literary writing, female writers have been overlooked and objectified...

The study investigates citizens’ reactions to changes in institutional naming in the Yogyakarta, Indonesia’s government system, where terms such as “kemantren” and “kapanewon” have replaced the traditional designations “kecamatan” and “kelurahan.” Using a socio-onomastic theoretical framework and the...

This current article presents the linguistic landscape (LL) in Semarang Old City, which was built and inhabited by the Dutch. Studies of the linguistic landscape in Indonesia have generally focused on identifying the language choices used on signs in certain areas, but these studies have not described...

The latest developments in video games are getting closer to reality in the real world. A realistic approach is embedded in video games through visual graphics and also the ability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to play characters in the game. Non Playable Character (NPC) is a complement developed with...

This study aims to explore the dynamics of silence among female students (santri) who are survivors of sexual violence in the context of the trial of Moch Subchi Azal Tsani (Bechi). Using Paula Saukko’s multidimensional method, this research combines cultural, discursive, and material analysis to examine...

Tour guides serve as the front line in implementing politeness in English with foreign tourists. This study aims to identify and analyze the politeness strategies used by tour guides and foreign tourists in Yogyakarta. The main research question is: What politeness strategies are employed by tour guides...

This paper will discuss the critique of spirituality as part of de-colonial terminology, toward Western modernity in the Dutch East Indies. The discussion of this problem is interesting because, basically all Western influences in the Dutch East Indies, both in the context of colonialism, imperialism,...

The city of Tegal today is experiencing a degradation of its maritime identity, while Tome Pires notes that in the 17th century the city of Tegal became an important port in transit and export-import activities. Gradually, the forces of globalization have contributed to the erosion of Tegal City’s maritime...

Modernization is a manifestation of modernity, which is a set of values that applies in a wider scope of space, time, and social groups or is universal. This characteristic of modernity is often contrasted with tradition, which refers to something that is passed down from one generation to the next....

This paper presents a comprehensive multimodal discourse analysis of female representations in Indonesian horror film posters produced between 2022 and 2023, currently available on Netflix and other streaming platforms. The study employs Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA) as the primary methodology,...

This study explores the relationship between spirituality, environmental ethics, and cultural performance in Sandur Bojonegoro, a traditional Javanese theater art. Sandur is a form of entertainment and a medium for conveying spiritual and ecological values, particularly the sacred relationship between...

Women sexualities are often portrayed through fictions. Nh. Dini is one of Indonesian women writers where her works often present about women with their complexities and their roles. “Dua Dunia” present the issues of women, roles of women, such as in the family, work, and society. This research article...

As one of most popular children’s series in Indonesia, Adit Sopo Jarwo has entertained Indonesian children for ten years. The popularity of the series has made some research take it as their object of the research which are mostly related to its educative values. To offer a different perspective in analyzing...

The ancient Javanese agrarian system, the king was the ruler of all land both from the aspect of public and private law. The inhabitants have no other rights to their cultivated land except the owner of the rice field profit share and (with compulsory labor redemption) the manager of the right to use...

This paper explores the cognitive processes behind reader immersion using Singer and Cole’s novel Ghost Fleet. This study has 61 undergraduate students to analyze and discuss their deep engagement and transportation in reading (qualitative research) This study explores the complexity of immersion and...

Traditional spiced beverages are often associated with herbal medicine (jamu), which tends to have a bitter and complex flavor, making it unpopular especially among younger generations. The perception of Bir Pletok as jamu often arises among young people when they taste it due to its strong spice content....

Indonesia, with its ethnic and religious diversity, faces challenges in maintaining social harmony, requiring a moderate approach to religion to create a peaceful and harmonious life. One of the key elements in this process is local culture, which plays a role in mitigating potential conflicts and strengthening...

The Wattpad platform is the media for the production and distribution of the novel Laut Tengah (2022) by Berliana Kimberly. Laut Tengah presents the story of a woman who becomes the second wife of a lecturer in Korea in order to study for a master’s degree there. This novel represents many Islamic ideologies...

Information and communication technology (ICT) significantly changes the interactions between democratic institutions and hybrid regimes that combine characteristics of both democracy and authoritarianism. This paper examines the conflict between the empowering capacity of ICT, which promotes democratic...

The research entitled “Deconstruction of the Aesthetics of Shadow Puppets Performing Arts Presented By Enthus Susmono” focused on three things, that are, the causes of the aesthetic deconstruction of the wayang kulit show in the Enthus Susmono performance, the process of deconstructing the aesthetics...