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Papers by Ghaziah Nurika Akhni

This paper investigates media bias against female politicians in the context of Indonesia's upcom... more This paper investigates media bias against female politicians in the context of Indonesia's upcoming 2024 elections. Utilizing the framework of media framing, the study analyzes news reports from the highly influential online media outlet, Kompas. Specifically, it focuses on four prominent female presidential candidates: Puan Maharani, Khofifah Indarparawansah, Susi Pudjiastuti, and Tri Rismaharini. Employing framing analysis by Pan and Kosicki to study the discourse of news reports toward female politicians and their gendered representations, the research highlights the pervasive presence of media bias in shaping public perceptions of women's leadership within Indonesian democracy. By identifying and examining instances of bias, this study contributes to the scholarly discourse surrounding media bias and gender politics in Indonesia. Furthermore, it aims to raise awareness and foster a deeper understanding of pervasive challenges faced by female politicians in the country.

Ikat, Jun 30, 2022

The emergence of various online streaming and social media platforms in the era of the internet h... more The emergence of various online streaming and social media platforms in the era of the internet has facilitated the flow of transnational pop culture products around the globe and resulted in the diverse consumption of media contents from different geographical areas. In Indonesia, the popular discussion is often centralized on the proliferation of K-Pop’s popularity among local audiences. Not only that, but the rise of the Boys Love (wai/Y) series from Thailand has also drawn interest among Indonesian pop culture enthusiasts in recent years. While the consumption of K-Pop and Thailand's BL series in global mediascape is accepted chiefly without controversy, it does receive incongruous feedback among Indonesians, particularly pointing at the clash of ideological perspectives between its Muslim conservatives and the youth. The first group considers both products as “vulgar” and “too liberal," while the latter defends them as part of contemporary youth culture and the freedom of expression. Then, this paper will examine two study cases: Shopee’s advertisement featuring K-Pop group, BlackPink, and the recent case of Ruangguru’s ambassador from Thailand, Bright Vachirawit, to elaborate on the tension between global versus local forces in the consumption of transnational popular culture. This paper focuses on the two contested ideas (global versus local) and is analyzed using qualitative textual analysis. The findings illustrate how BlackPink’s female bodies in the Shopee advertisement’s case and Bright’s position as the lead actor of the BL series have been stigmatized and, later, adjusted to become more acceptable commodities among pious audiences. This study helps to reveal the complexity of transnational consumption in a Muslim majority country where audiences’ cultural identity construction—involving gender and religion—has always been contested. Furthermore, it provides a glimpse of Indonesian society's current perspectives on gender and tolerance.

JDKP Jurnal Desentralisasi dan Kebijakan Publik

Measurement of community satisfaction surveys in government agencies is needed as a form of commu... more Measurement of community satisfaction surveys in government agencies is needed as a form of community participation in assessing the performance of service providers in order to improve the quality of public services. Disdukcapil Magelang District has implemented 9 indicators of community satisfaction measurement. However, the results of the community satisfaction index still do not represent community satisfaction. This study aims to provide a new perspective on the measurement of the community satisfaction index in Disdukcapil Magelang District. The research method used is a qualitative research method with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observations, and documentation. The theory used in this research is the five dimensions of public service quality according to Zeithaml (in Hartono, 2023), Tangibles (Physical Evidence), Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy. Based on the five dimensions of service quality, the results show that there are two ...

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Entitled Language, Literary, And Cultural Studies, ICON LATERALS 2023, 11-12 July 2023, Malang, Indonesia, 2023

Toward the Future of Asia: My Proposal (Best Papers of the 6th Asia Future Conference 6B), 2023

As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rat... more As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rate, social media plays an important role in the lives of millions of Indonesians. The covid-19 situation has accentuated the role of social media even more, with the increasing number of businesses, schools, and public services conducting their
activities online due to the social distancing and limitations. However, this situation also gives rise to Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in general experienced by women across the country. A report released by the Indonesian Women’s National Commission in 2021 showed a 300% increase in GBV-reported cases during the pandemic. As a case study, this paper then attempts to analyze Perempuan Berkisah—an online community that actively promotes women empowerment, creating a safe online environment for GBV survivors and sharing educational stories to avoid GBV. As a form of digital activism, Perempuan Berkisah’s strategies reflect the role of the internet, especially social media, in transforming the victim’s experience through
storytelling and building solidarity to create a safe online space for Indonesian women free from victim-blaming.

The Indonesian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2022

The internet era has facilitated online streaming and social media platforms to burgeon, causing ... more The internet era has facilitated online streaming and social media platforms to burgeon, causing the flow of transnational pop cultures across regions and also offering diverse consumption of media content from around the globe. In Indonesia, the discussion on pop culture has often been centered on the proliferation of K-Pop's popularity among local audiences. Besides, the Boys Love (BL/Y) series from Thailand has also gained considerable interest in the last couple of years. While the consumption of K-Pop and Thailand's BL series in global mediascape is widely accepted without much controversy, incongruous feedbacks are present among Indonesian audiences, particularly pointing at the clash of ideological perspectives between its Muslim conservatives and the youth. The conservative group considers the media contents "vulgar" and "too liberal," while the latter defends them as part of contemporary youth culture and the freedom of expression. This paper then examines two study cases: Shopee's advertisement featuring the K-Pop group, BlackPink, and the case of Ruangguru's ambassador from Thailand, Bright Vachirawit. This paper uses qualitative textual analysis to focus on the two contested ideas (global versus local). The findings illustrate how BlackPink's female bodies and Bright's fluid identity as a lead actor in the BL series have been stigmatized and adjusted to become more acceptable commodities among pious audiences. This study helps to reveal the complexity of global consumption in a Muslim majority country where audiences' cultural identity construction has always been contested. Furthermore, it provides a glimpse of Indonesian society's current perspectives on gender and tolerance.

Master Thesis - GSIR, Ritsumeikan University, 2020

ABSTRACT The existing discussion on the consumption and the reception of Japanese and Korean pop... more ABSTRACT
The existing discussion on the consumption and the reception of Japanese and Korean popular culture globally has been concentrated on the popular media and its derivatives. The academic investigation on different cultural sectors beyond the field of popular media, yet, has been relatively understudied. A study on transnational foods, in this thesis, comes as an effort to shift the perspective, and also provides a new alternative to correlate the emerging consumer culture with the consumers’ identity construction, particularly among urban communities in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. This research attempts to investigate the meaning of consuming transnational Japanese and Korean food as well as the influence of popular media on the consumption preferences and the level of cultural awareness. Another question is also raised regarding the authenticity issues of transnational foods while being consumed in different localities. Research findings are gathered through the dissemination of online questionnaires and in-depth interviews with consumers and restaurant managers. Then, the analyses of results are focused on three aspects of consumer culture, the implications of media on consumers’ preferences, and the application of the ‘staged authenticity’ strategy. This paper suggests that consumers’ conspicuous consumption of Japanese and Korean foods and the utilization of experience, place, and lifestyles have become essential factors in the process of identity construction, befitting what they assume as the practice of ‘cosmopolitans.’ This paper also identifies the influences of Japanese and Korean popular media in branding the nation images of both Japan and South Korea, in increasing the cultural awareness, and in setting the consumption preferences. Additionally, as transnational consumption involves disjuncture, issues such as authenticity and halalization arise as foods are consumed in a Muslim majority setting. Authenticity, then, becomes problematic as it has to be continuously adjusted to overcome cultural barriers. Finally, transnational food consumption remains a complex yet vibrant discussion in urban consumption practices.

Keywords: authenticity, consumer culture, identity construction, transnational Japanese and Korean foods, popular culture

INUSHARTS, 2019

Academic investigations on transnational consumption of Korean popular culture in Indonesia have ... more Academic investigations on transnational consumption of Korean popular culture in Indonesia have addressed fans’ modes of reception, historical developments, and glocalized cultural products born out of the interaction between imported cultural products and local cultural settings. However, the way in which K-pop is consumed by local actors in regard to the increasing Islamic influences or Islamization in the country for the past couple of years is relatively underexplored. This research attempts to look at how Korean bodies are appropriated in Indonesian popular media by analyzing Wardah cosmetic advertisements featuring Korean Muslim model Ayana Moon Jihye, and the highly rated Hijab Traveler: Love Sparks in Korea Film featuring a supposedly Muslim Korean male protagonist played by Morgan Oey. This paper uses textual analysis to examine the visual elements of the texts as a part of larger sociocultural settings in the contexts of Korean popular culture consumption and the Islamization and/or Islamic pop culture narratives in Indonesia. Moreover, by focusing on these two case studies, we argue that such local appropriation of Korean images in Indonesian popular media (part of the Islamic pop culture) has disseminated the new images of femininities and masculinities which are cosmopolitan yet in accordance with perceived Islamic religious values and practices. By presenting Islam in gendered Korean bodies, it negotiates the ideological disjuncture and at the same time develops the ‘halalized’ version of K-pop which is consumed among Indonesian pious Muslim women (and possibly men). Findings will contribute to enriching studies of Korean popular culture consumed and (re)produced in Indonesia and reveal the complexity of global-local cultural dynamics in the increasingly connected world. Additionally, this research will enhance discussions on ‘pop Islam’ (Heryanto, 2011) and its interaction with popular culture
images originating from non-Western, semi-peripheral country such as South Korea.

Global Focus, 2021

Since the US fans' participation in the BLM campaign and 'sabotaging' of Trump's Tulsa rally, the... more Since the US fans' participation in the BLM campaign and 'sabotaging' of Trump's Tulsa rally, the K-pop fans community has made headlines on mainstream media as part of contemporary political discussion. A similar phenomenon is also encountered in Southeast Asia as one of the fastest-growing K-pop markets, where young people call themselves K-pop fans, has participated in various activism forms supporting humanitarian causes through donations, criticizing new laws, or protesting against the government. Indonesia and Thailand were chosen as case studies because K-pop fans in both countries have recently made headlines on national media and took over social media as a worldwide and domestic trending topic. With different levels of democracy, they also allow us to see the dynamics of fan activism in different localities. This paper grouped K-pop fans' political participation in Indonesia and Thailand as charity-based and politically driven. In both categories, young people share collective interests and identities as part of the K-pop fandom and citizens in their respective countries. Further, the samples were analyzed by four key areas of study: the intersection between cultural and civic/political participation, the tension between participation and resistance, affect and collective identity, and impacts. Results show that fandom does influence youth participation in a way
that it helps inspire actions and provides young people with the digital skills they need to partake in activism that concerns real-life issues in the era of media convergence.

This paper will address the aspect and sequences of the reconciliation process as well as the cas... more This paper will address the aspect and sequences of the reconciliation process as well as the cases of the reconciliation process to find out whether or not the coexistence between conflicting ethnic groups can be achieved. The infamous reconciliation cases of South Africa and Timor Leste, which will be explained in the subsequent section; the examples are presented to strengthen the argument regarding the reconciliation process after conflict. Also, extensive literature reading is conducted to answer the following topic question:
What can be done to reconcile and achieve co-existence among different ethnic groups after conflict?

The growth of the internet and social media platforms have been successfully mediated the transna... more The growth of the internet and social media platforms have been successfully mediated the transnational flow of cultures. Korean Wave phenomenon has been extensively studied by many scholars as one of the successful cases of this global flow in many regions. While the flow of Korean cultural products has been well appreciated particularly among the younger generation in Indonesia, there has been some backlashes from the locals and ideological conflicts as well. This paper will analyze the controversial e-commerce Shopee advertisement in Indonesia that featured a famous Korean girl group, Blackpink. The advertisement that aired in major TV-Station channels in December 2018 has received criticism from Islam conservatives as it was deemed inappropriate. By using Appadurai’s theory of landscapes, this paper finds that the encounter between Korean hybrid pop culture and Indonesian political force, which is now getting Islam-centered, has created a disjuncture between landscapes and conflicts within its society.

This paper reports an analysis on gender roles portrayals of women in recent 2015 Korean girl gro... more This paper reports an analysis on gender roles portrayals of women in recent 2015 Korean girl group music videos (including Girl’s Day’s Hello Bubble, SNSD’s Lion Heart, Oh My Girl’s Cupid, Miss A’s Only You, and Red Velvet’s Ice Cream Cake). Korean popular music videos have been dominating Asian media space for the last two decades, and have become a potential agent in shaping the society’s view on gender notions. This research aims to examine the gender roles performances which are validating stereotypes, as well as, society’s view on women’s power in the respected society through the images portrayed in the videos. By using mise-en-scene in film studies and Erving Goffman’s depictions of women images in media (1979), this study reveals that the representations of women in the videos portray Goffman’s depictions of women images and also the stereotypical gender roles performances. The images of women performing gender roles are validating gender stereotypes, and are also suggesting a reflection of women’s value in the society.
Keywords: Korean music videos, stereotype, gender role, women’ portrayal, Erving Goffman, mise-en-scene

Conference Presentations by Ghaziah Nurika Akhni

Conference presentation at the 2019's INUSHARTS (International Symposium on Humanities and Arts) ... more Conference presentation at the 2019's INUSHARTS (International Symposium on Humanities and Arts) at the Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia.

Talks by Ghaziah Nurika Akhni

Study cases in Indonesia and Philippines on Japanese popular culture consumption

Books by Ghaziah Nurika Akhni

Toward the Future of Asia: My Proposal, 2023

As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rat... more As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rate, social media plays an important role in the lives of millions of Indonesians. The covid-19 situation has accentuated the role of social media even more, with the increasing number of businesses, schools, and public services conducting their activities online due to the social distancing and limitations. However, this situation also gives rise to Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in general experienced by women across the country. A report released by the Indonesian Women's National Commission in 2021 showed a 300% increase in GBV-reported cases during the pandemic. As a case study, this paper then attempts to analyze Perempuan Berkisah-an online community that actively promotes women empowerment, creating a safe online environment for GBV survivors and sharing educational stories to avoid GBV. As a form of digital activism, Perempuan Berkisah's strategies reflect the role of the internet, especially social media, in transforming the victim's experience through storytelling and building solidarity to create a safe online space for Indonesian women free from victim-blaming.

Ikat, Jun 30, 2022

JDKP Jurnal Desentralisasi dan Kebijakan Publik

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Entitled Language, Literary, And Cultural Studies, ICON LATERALS 2023, 11-12 July 2023, Malang, Indonesia, 2023

Toward the Future of Asia: My Proposal (Best Papers of the 6th Asia Future Conference 6B), 2023

The Indonesian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2022

Master Thesis - GSIR, Ritsumeikan University, 2020

Keywords: authenticity, consumer culture, identity construction, transnational Japanese and Korean foods, popular culture

INUSHARTS, 2019

Global Focus, 2021

Toward the Future of Asia: My Proposal, 2023

As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rat... more As a country with the fourth-biggest worldwide internet users and a more than 69% penetration rate, social media plays an important role in the lives of millions of Indonesians. The covid-19 situation has accentuated the role of social media even more, with the increasing number of businesses, schools, and public services conducting their activities online due to the social distancing and limitations. However, this situation also gives rise to Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in general experienced by women across the country. A report released by the Indonesian Women's National Commission in 2021 showed a 300% increase in GBV-reported cases during the pandemic. As a case study, this paper then attempts to analyze Perempuan Berkisah-an online community that actively promotes women empowerment, creating a safe online environment for GBV survivors and sharing educational stories to avoid GBV. As a form of digital activism, Perempuan Berkisah's strategies reflect the role of the internet, especially social media, in transforming the victim's experience through storytelling and building solidarity to create a safe online space for Indonesian women free from victim-blaming.