Research Article
Panopticon in Javanese Culture
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296708, author={A Prasetiyo}, title={Panopticon in Javanese Culture}, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BASA}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={javanese panopticon customs traditions}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296708} }- A Prasetiyo
Year: 2020
Panopticon in Javanese Culture
BASA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296708
Abstract
This paper is based on research on the tradition of nyumbang in one of the villages in Yogyakarta. This tradition is carried out when the villagers hold traditional ceremonies such as circumcision, wedding ceremony, etc. The results of the study found that most of the villagers have felt burdened by the tradition of nyumbang because this tradition is considered to be burdensome for their lives. Some villagers have tried to become agents of change to change the tradition of nyumbang. Efforts to change the tradition of nyumbang were unsuccessful. Moreover, the agents of change received negative views and responses from the villagers, in the form of gossip, satire, ridicule, and exclusion. Problems and difficulties faced by agents of change in the context of changing a tradition are due to panopticon supervision. The Panopticon took the form of the Javanese people's way of life, customs, and social sanctions. Both panopticon functions as social control that controls people's thinking and behavior.
