FESTIVAL JOGOKALI: Resistensi Terhadap Penggusuran dan Gerakan Sosial-Kebudayaan Masyarakat Urban
Abstract: This study discusses
the symbolic resistance of urban poor who defend settlements in flood plains of
Strenkali Wonokromo Surabaya from the threat of eviction by using the media
arts and culture as a form of social movements. Forced eviction of public housing
by the state is a common phenomenon that occurs in big cities in Indonesia at
present. However, the threat of evictions was not only by the state only but
also with public opinion on their residential slums.
Based on these phenomena, this study will conduct thick description of
the process of using ethnographic methods approach. Through ethnographic
methods, this study is to describe the social structure and culture of a
society with emphasis on the exploration of the nature of a particular social
phenomenon rather than testing hypotheses. The focus of ethnographic attempts
to draw broad conclusions from a small thing, but that is composed of solid
facts.
The results of this study showed that the resistance to forced evictions
is no solution by the flood plain of participatory times of strenkali Wonokromo
through symbolic resistance to the use of media arts and culture in the form of
a festival. Arts and cultural practices of the festival named Jogokali, a
position statement of self-expression, opinion, and thoughts of urban poor who
live in flood plains of strenkali who often do not experience oppression in
hearing their aspirations. In addition, through the practice of the arts and
culture, urban poor provide counterpart concepts can be proposed and formulated
by the communities themselves to the country and want to introduce to the
general public about the concept and its role for the wider community in
conserving river.
Kata Kunci: Community of
Strenkali, eviction, Practice of artistic-culture, Hegemony, and Social
movement
Penulis: Andri Arianto
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd110163
