Reconstructing ‘Batu Nong’ and Gender Relations in Indonesia

Citraningtyas, Clara Evi (2016) Reconstructing ‘Batu Nong’ and Gender Relations in Indonesia. In: RCMI 2016 Conference Proceeding Book of Abstracts. Global Illuminators, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 10-14. ISBN 978-969-9948-65-7

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Abstract

This paper addresses the need to reconstruct folktales that are not anymore suitable for today‟s society. It has been widely known that folktales are one of the many important tools to educate children, to be acceptable members of society. However as societies and values grow, many folktales remain static. This causes disconnection in the education of young generation. In this paper, an Indonesian folktale titled „Batu Nong‟ is discussed in relation to gender equality in Indonesia. It is a tale about a husband who is cursed to be a stone for doing a task that is supposed to be a woman‟s task. Although there are strong campaigns for gender equality in Indonesia, folktales that discourage gender equality are equally maintained. As a result, a recent World Economic Forum ranked Indonesia at 95 among 135 countries in terms of gender equality. This fact underlines the urgency of rewriting and reconstructing Indonesian folktales that cripples the advancement of gender equality. In this study, 199 Indonesians responded on the survey on their thought on the importance of folktale reconstruction.

Item Type: Prosiding
Uncontrolled Keywords: Folktale Reconstruction, Gender, Education
Subjects: A General Works > AI Indexes (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Humaniora dan Bisnis > Prodi Ilmu Komunikasi
Depositing User: Admin Repository
Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2023 06:49
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2023 06:49
URI: http://eprints.upj.ac.id/id/eprint/4474

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