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Digital Cultural Activism: The Cultural Politics of Lengger Banyumas in the Digital Age

  • SUVANNABHUMI
  • Abbr : SVN
  • 2026, 18(2), pp.285~309
  • DOI : 10.22801/svn.2026.18.2.285
  • Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
  • Received : May 22, 2025
  • Accepted : March 12, 2026
  • Published : July 31, 2026

Lynda Susana Widya Ayu Fatmawaty 1 Irsanti Widuri Asih 2 Imam Suhardi 1 Condro Nur Alim 3

1Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Indonesia
2Faculty of Politics and Social Sciences, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
3Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Cultural Sciences and Communication, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia

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ABSTRACT

This research examines the cultural politics of lengger Banyumas, Indonesian traditional performers, in preserving local culture in the digital era. This research uses new ethnography to gain an in-depth understanding and probe a more nuanced spectrum of problems dealing with Indonesian performers. The results reveal that as a gendered performance, gender dynamics involving the intersection of gender and age shaped the minor initiatives of illiterate female lengger to preserve their own existence through digitalization. Moreover, patriarchal conditions trap the female dancers in gender inequality. At this point, body politics is practiced through the reproduction of traditional gender roles that position women to submit into society’s expectation and led to the decrease in the amount of traditional female dancers. Therefore, the cultural politics of Indonesian performers in the digital era are possibly practiced digital cultural activism as an alternative mode to preserve culture. Thus, activism, which is elaborated with the digital literacy, is essential to empower them with the digital skills to challenge the digital era and boost society’s commitment to preserve tradition.

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