Postmodernism Representation in Manungsa Comic 2016

Keywords

Manungsa, local beliefs , postmodernism

Abstract

The development of Indonesian comics, especially in the 2010s, became increasingly widespread and featured diverse themes. One of the interesting title is Manungsa. Published in 2016, Manungsa created by Erfan Fajar and Jaka Ady. The story takes place on dystopia and post-apocalyptic future setting. But even in the future, Manungsa's main antagonist comes from local Indonesian beliefs such as Babi Ngepet, Buto, Genderuwo, and Jelangkung. This research uses semiotic method to find the denotation, connotation, and myth aspect on certain panels and illustration in comic, to be seen as representation of postmodernism in Sallie McFague's perspective. After analysis and discussion, the conclusion that Manungsa comic contains representations of postmodernism in the form as follows: great appreciation of nature, reduce admiration of science, capitalism, and technology; accept the challenge of "other religions" (in this case the old belief) of the "dominant religion" (in this case science and technology), and encourage the resurrection of the oppressed classes, such as race, gender, social classes excluded (in this case eastern and all his old beliefs)

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Patra Aditia
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Postmodernism Representation in Manungsa Comic 2016
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Bandung Creative Movement International Conference on Creative Industries 2018 (5th BCM 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 391
EP  - 396
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125910960
ID  - Aditia2019/07
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