Vol. 10 No. 23 (2011)

Film has a role position in society nowadays. Not only as an entertainment, education or communication purposes, film could also reflects all the aspects in the real live of humankind. This paper is an attempt to analyze film using the psychoanalysis interpretation method with hermeneutic approach. The method will assume the dream and dreamers position in watching film. These steps discovered the connection between past experiences with the recent works as a result of past identification. The combination of film theories and the psychoanalysis intrepretation method will deepen our…

Oral literature has an important role in the formation of values in society. Oral literature in Pelabuhan Ratu has an important role in community life. Oral literature in this study was examined using a qualitative approach. Oral literature in Pelabuhan Ratu not only serves as entertainment or education, but it has also broader function in life. One of the functions of oral literature is to establish the identity and integrity of a society. Oral literature in Pelabuhan Ratu has become such a public binder that the community has the resilience of the various threats that come both from outside…

The term of orality is often understood in the narrow sense. It is often paired with the term of uteracy. Language actually contains other matters than merely sound and letters. The idea that language is human and vice versa is believed by the hermeneuticists. Verbal language is always regarded as less important than written language. However, each has its own strengths and characteristics with which each individual

Languages have evolved in line with the development taking place within the community of native speakers. The development of science, technology, and culture makes language also evolved to meet the demands of development. The rapid development of science and technology in the Western world, for example, has had an impact on the development of the Indonesian language. Multilingual society, such as the Indonesian people, sooner or later, will get acquainted with other languages that are definitely not the original language. This happens also in the development of our national language,…

Linguistics lexical diffusion is a phenomenon that can occur in any language. Lexical diffusion of innovation is an element of language that spreads from the lexical to a lexical one another. Observation of lexical diffusion must begin with the observation of language lexical innovation. By observing the lexical diffusion, we can observe how the gradualism changes language elements. This shows that language change does not occur sporadically, but it was systematic. Keywords: lexical diffusion, innovation, gradualism

Some people are used to saying something without understanding the meanings of a word or term. The term of "politik" is an example. People often read or hear or pronounce the word. However, how many of them are aware of its meaning? As a primitive term, such a world is in the scientific realm. Therefore, this article is designed to reflect and constantly invites us back to basics before we involve ourselves in the play that will be a public watch of the world. Keywords: term, meaning, back to basics

The presence of sharia banks is essentially inseparable from the idea that conventional banking institutions have not been able to mobilize Muslims to the fullest. Differences of opinion on interest banks tend to affect the attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia in the use of banking services. However, Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has recommended the provision of bank interest as usury laws. Development of the fatwa on bank interest provisions of this law will in turn influence people

Sea crimes have happened since long ago. For centuries some areas of the world such as Malacca Straits and the South China Sea have been the target of the sea crimes. Generally, crimes at sea are an attack on the ship or boat. The criminals take a variety of valuables. International law has provided possibilities to combat the pirates. In the Strait of Malacca, for example, Indonesian government and several associated countries in Malacca have collaborated to solve these problems. In the Gulf of Aden and Somalia Offshore, the UN and various countries have tried to handle it even though the…

Kehidupan demokrasi di In-donesia semakin hari terlihat semakin semarak. Berbagai wacana demokrasi digembar-gemborkan para elit politik. Demokrasi menjadi semacam kata sakti untuk melegitimasi hal-hal yang bisa jadi bermuatan lain di luar de-mokrasi. Lalu pertanyaannya, apakah sebenarnya demokrasi? Sudahkah demokrasi di Indonesia berjalan se-bagaimana mestinya? Lalu demokrasi macam apakah yang sebenarnya kita anut di negeri ini? Melalui Demokrasi Sustansial: Risalah Kebangkrutan Liberalisme, Donny Gahral Adian membawa kita "berwisata" ke dalam substansi demokrasi yang sesungguh-nya.