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Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik

ISSN Lama 0216-2407, Baru 2086-7050

Vol. 21 / No. 3 / Published : 2008-07

Order : 7, and page :250 - 256

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Original Article :

Studi etnografi semiotika: angkutan umum sebagai gaya hidup metropolitan dalam kartun benny rachmadi

Author :

  1. Roikan*1
  1. Departemen Antropologi, FISIP, Universitas Airlangga

Abstract :

Cartoon is a part of art that represents cultural phenomenon. In the creative process cartoonist must have understanding of the socio-cultural condition of people. Benny Rachmadi is a cartoonist who has a thorough understanding of the people around him so that some people regard him as an „antropologist par excellent“. This research aims to uncover the meaning of cartoon in the „Seri Lagak Jakarta Edisi Transportasi“ by Benny Rachmadi that has been used in analysing the problems of public transport in a city-especially Jakarta-and its relation to the life style of metropolitan people. The method used in this study is semiotic ethnography, which uncovers the meaning of a cultural phenomenon of a cartoon to the actual people—the people who have relationship and fully cultured by the text. The data were collected through observation of the text (cartoon) and field observation (Jakarta), and in depth interview. The data were analysed using Roland Barthes’ Semiology and Casson’s taxonomy analysis. The result of this research is, first, Benny Rachmadi created his cartoon by stressing on descriptive visual details for explaining transportation problems of public transport in Jakarta. Second, the public transport was not just a means to commute from one place to another, but also had several meanings—the media of social interaction, a tool for earning money, and the media for self actualisation. Third, the metropolitan people had high concern for time, along with their high mobility; so that the people who used public transport for its function.

Keyword :

Cartoon, public transport, metropolitan, , life style.,


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