Postgraduate Program of Faculty of Cultural Sciences Collaborates with UGM to Conduct Seminar on Literature and Cultural Studies

Jatinangor, Jawa Barat – The Postgraduate Literature Study Program of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran collaborated with the Postgraduate Literature Study Program of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada in hosting a seminar entitled “Academic Student Networking” (ASN) with the theme Dynamic Space: The Evolution of Literature and Popular Culture. The seminar, held offline, was conducted on Monday (9/9/2024) at the Hall of the Center for Japanese Studies (PSBJ).

In this seminar, lecturers from both study programs were present. In addition, the seminar was also attended by post-graduate students of Unpad and UGM Literary Studies. This activity took place dynamically and interactively by involving students to deliver presentations of their scientific work.

The sessions at the seminar were divided into three with different presenters and moderators in each session.

Session 1
Presenter:
Muhammad Hazmi F. (Unpad) with the title of the article “Literature on Screen: The Transition of Printed Books to Gadgets”
Yuyun Wijayanti (UGM) with the title of the article “The Commodification of Mysticism in the Novel Trilogy – Gerbang Dialog Danur, Maddah, and Sunyaruri by Risa Saraswati”
Moderator: Sira Kamila (Unpad student)

Session 2
Presenters :
Sana Alfaini (Unpad) with the article title “Bloodborne as Cybertext: Narrative Formation and Interpretive Community”
Aditya (UGM) and Rifqaiza (UI) with the article title “Ryukyu Identity Resistance: Singularity in Fusako Kushi’s In Memoirs of Ryukyuan Women and In Defense of In Memoirs of Ryukyuan Women”.
Moderator: Zalifa Nuri (UGM student)

Session 3
Presenters:
Dr. phil Ramayda Akmal, S.S., M.A. (lecturer at UGM’s Master of Literature) with the title of article: “The Intersection of Digital Communication Technology, Literary Critique, and Gender: An Analysis of Female Bookstagrammers in Indonesia”.
Dr. Mega Subekti, M.Hum (lecturer at FIB Unpad) with the title of article: “Queer Digital in Indonesia: Performativity of Queer Celebrities on Instagram”.
Dr. Moch. Irfan Hidayatullah, M.Hum (lecturer at FIB Unpad) with the title of article: “The Middle Space of Culture and Popular Literary Activism”
Moderator: Aditya Martin Muhammad (UGM student)

Not only were presentations delivered in the seminar, the event that brought together the two universities was also enlivened by art performances, sharing, and networking sessions. By hosting this joint activity, it is hoped that universities in Indonesia can mutually exchange knowledge that is useful for the advancement of the nation’s educational development.

Writer: Maria Imanuella Dewi Sekartaji
Translator: Dhia Anaulva Putri