The Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has made another proud achievement. This time, the Wignyasta UGM group won first place in the Javanese Literature Reportage Competition organized by Surabaya State University (UNESA). The competition took place from November 7, 2023, to the announcement period on December 3, 2023, online.

The Javanese literature reportage by Wignyasta UGM was titled "Sapa sing Temen, Bakal Tinemu." In this reportage, the Wignyasta UGM team interviewed Nini Klenyem, a writer of Javanese literary works from the past to the present. Nini Klenyem told us about her journey to publishing her works. Although she did not continue her formal education like most, her strong determination in creating works has brought her works to be more diverse and published until now.

The Wignyasta UGM group consists of four students of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture class 2023, namely Alma Syahwalani, Bernadetta Rahayuning Tyas, Rachel Aulia, and Dian Nitami.

Etymologically, Wignyasta comes from the words 'wignyan,' which means "3 sandhangan panyigeg," and "asta," which comes from the Javanese word for "hand." The word 'wignyan' is interpreted as having a value of 3, while 'asta' is interpreted as having a value of 2, resulting in the number 32. By following the sengkalan system, the numbers are positioned upside down so that they become the number 23. "We made it the name of our team in order to raise the class of 2023," said Alma in an interview on Thursday, (21/12/2023).

The process of creating the reportage was not free of challenges. Alma explained, "In making the reportage text, we faced the obstacle of having to know and use Javanese speech levels appropriately, especially when interviewing Nini Klenyem. We also faced other obstacles, such as limited storage on our device, while we had to make revisions to the work."

"But, Alhamdulillah, we managed to get through all that so that the reportage work is ready to be completed. The making of this Javanese literature reportage was also inseparable from the guidance of Mrs. Wiwien (Dra. Wiwien Widyawati Rahayu, M.A.), the lecturer of our 'Introduction to Javanese Literature' course. She also helped us with the selection of sources because we didn't have much information about the writers of Javanese literature," Alma continued.

With the achievements made by Wignyasta UGM, it is expected that students of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture UGM can continue to improve their abilities and knowledge related to Javanese culture, language, and literature. It is expected that students will continue to be enthusiastic about their work and can use their time to achieve achievements. This achievement is also in line with point four of the sustainable development goals, namely providing and developing the quality of education.

Great achievements have been made by students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) who are members of Paramadaya (Choir of Cultural Sciences). Yudha Adistira (class of 2022) and Abhimanyu Mahendra Maladeta Darmadi (class of 2023) won first place and the trophy in the choir competition titled "Christmas Choir Festival." The competition was held at Galleria Mall Yogyakarta on Sunday, (17/12/2023).

Yudha, Abhimanyu, and their fellow Paramadaya students performed the songs 'Grown Up Christmas List' and 'Look Closer'. Their choral performance drew the admiration of the audience and the judges. Because of this, Paramadaya won first place and the trophy.

In an interview with Yudha Adistira, he shared his experience: "At first, we didn't expect to win the championship. Our rivals were from other universities whose scale included the University Student Choir (PSM), while we were from the faculty choir. In addition, there were many participants who were older and more experienced than us. Alhamdulillah, we were able to pass the challenge and win. Hopefully, in the future, we can win first place again so that we can get the rotating trophy back."

This success is proof that Cultural Sciences Students (Mahadaya) at UGM can develop potential in the non-academic field through Semi-Autonomous Bodies (BSO) such as Paramadaya. The development of potential, both academic and non-academic, within the scope of the study program, faculty, and university is in line with the goals of sustainable development, especially in improving the quality of education for the community.

On Friday, December 1, 2023, the Humanika Scientific Reasoning Unit (UPI) released the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Humanika essay competition. The good news is that a student of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, Haryo Untoro (class of 2022) won first place in the competition.

The UPI Humanika essay competition raised the theme "Seeing Environmental Problems Through a Humanities Perspective". The theme was then elaborated into three sub-themes, including;

1. Environmental preservation based on folklore, literature, and traditions in Indonesia
2. Utilization of the environment in the traditions of the archipelago
3. Causality between the environment and the way of life of the people 3.

The essay titled "Keeping insects from extinction by dealing with pests in Javanese style" by choosing subtheme one. The essay describes the fact that insects, which are considered disgusting animals as well as agricultural pests, have an important influence on the ecosystem. Destruction of insects with chemical pesticides can pollute the environment and eliminate the existence of insects in the environment. The solution to this is to use the Javanese mindset that is in harmony with nature, full of caution, and upholds harmony, as well as several ways to deal with pests without damaging the ecosystem. The perspectives and methods proposed are based on Javanese folklore, literature, and traditions.

The national essay competition organized by UPI Humanika can be a forum for developing the ability to think critically, writing skills, and care about environmental conditions. In addition, the UPI Humanika national essay competition is also in line with two points in the sustainable development goals, namely point four in the form of providing and developing the quality of education and point fifteen in the form of maintaining the land ecosystem.

The XXIXth Nusantara Cultural Gathering of the Indonesian Language and Literature Students Association (IMBASADI) has been organized by I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa State Hindu University, located on the Bangli campus. The National Conference (Munas) which is the focus of the Nusantara Cultural Gathering activities has produced several decisions, including the determination of the host of the Nusantara Cultural Gathering IX. The results of the National Conference are outlined in Decree Number: 007/Munas-XXIX/Imbasadi/XI/2023 concerning the Determination of the Host of the XXXth National Conference in 2024, stipulating that the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, is determined to be the Host of the National Conference of the Association of Regional Language and Literature Students throughout Indonesia (Imbasadi) to the XXXth in 2024. The organization of the XXXth Nusantara Culture Gathering can promote, study, and preserve the culture of the archipelago, in accordance with the 4th point in the sustainable development goals, namely improving the quality of education. In addition, it can also be a place to strengthen the relationship between students majoring in regional literature throughout Indonesia. Thus, prayers and support from various parties are requested to participate in the success of the IMBASADI XXXth Nusantara Cultural Gathering which will be held in 2024.

The XXIXth National Cultural Gathering was successfully organized by I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa State Hindu University (UHN) which took place on Sunday-Friday, November 05-10, 2023. The theme of the 2023 National Cultural Gathering was "Sabda Budaya: Mukhti Luwir Nihan Segara", which means "Cultural Echoes: Thundering like the Ocean". The theme intends to highlight the richness of Indonesian culture that is still thundering in the midst of the current era of globalization. The activity lasted for five days with various agendas including the National Deliberation, Wimbakara (Competition), National Seminar, and ended with the Awarding Night as well as the closing of the XXIXth National Cultural Gathering activities.

In this XXIXth National Cultural Gathering, the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), sent eight delegates to participate in the entire series of events. The UGM delegation consists of Nurma Aisyah (class of 2021) as the head of the delegation, Vighna Rivattyannur Hernawan (class of 2020), Bima Muslih Wicaksono (class of 2022), Haryo Untoro (class of 2022), Kintan Dewinta Putri (class of 2022), Muhammad Siswoyo (class of 2022), Alma Syahwalani (class of 2023), and Meifira Arini Pitaloka (class of 2023).

Here were six activities that were contested, including Cultural Parade, National Scientific Writing Competition (LKTIN), Poetry Musicalization competition, Comic Strip competition, Cultural Tiktok competition, and Cultural Reportage competition. Of the six competitions, the delegation of Universitas Gadjah Mada won five competitions, including:

• 1st place in the Cultural Reportage competition (Alma Syahwalani)

The Cultural Reportage competition raised the theme of Taman Sari Yogyakarta, a historic water garden site, as a reflection of the splendor and majesty of Indonesian culture that is passed down to this day.

• 2nd place in the National Scientific Writing Competition (Haryo Untoro and Muhammad Siswoyo)

The National Scientific Writing Competition entitled Reflection of the Entity of the Agrarian Tradition in the Track Record of Cowongan Song Verses, raised the Cowongan ritual song verses as material objects that contain elements of agrarian in the form of various plants and animals. The elements are then associated with their classification in Javanese culture and reveal the inheritance related to the name of the  agrarian elements and the agrarian mythology behind them.

• 2nd place in Comic Strip competition (Meifira Arini Pitaloka)

The Comic Strip competition with the theme "environmental conservation based on local wisdom" tells the story of young people who want to reforest by paying attention to the philosophy of these plants.

• 3rd place in the Poetry Musicalization competition (Nurma Aisyah and Bima Muslih Wicaksono)

The Poetry Musicalization Competition raised the theme "Sabda Budaya: Mukhti Luwir Nihan Segara" brought poetry created by Muhammad Siswoyo about the beauty and majesty of the nation's culture. The poem was performed with a recitation combined with singing and musical accompaniment, thus mesmerizing the other participants.

• 3rd place in Tiktok Nusantara competition (Kintan Dewinta Putri)

Cultural Tiktok competition featuring traditional games, including Dakon or Congklak, Clogs, and games accompanied by dolanan cublek-cublek suweng songs.

The achievement of UGM Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program in winning various competitions is a concrete manifestation of UGM Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Students in promoting, appreciating, and preserving the diverse cultures and traditions in Indonesia.

The existence of the XXIXth National Cultural Gathering is expected to motivate students to be interested in promoting the heritage of diverse traditions and cultures in Indonesia. Furthermore, the National Cultural Gathering activities can strengthen relationships and expand relationships between students of regional literature study programs throughout Indonesia.

We would like to thank all those who have participated in the success of this event. Hopefully IMBASADI can continue to accommodate students majoring in regional literature throughout Indonesia in developing and preserving the nation's culture.

Indonesia is diverse, IMBASADI unites.

Yogyakarta (11/03/2023) - The Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held Macapatan Jumat Legen on Thursday night (/11/02/2023) at the Center for Javanese Studies (Pusat Kajian Jawa or PUSAKA JAWA), Jl. Bungur No. F9, Perum UGM complex, Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman.

This event in collaboration with PUSAKA JAWA UGM raised a work of Javanese literature created during the time of Sri Susuhan Pakubuwana VII and composed by Yasadipura II, namely Serat Panitisastra. Serat Panitisastra contains piwulang about guidelines regarding wise ethics and good morals that can be applied in everyday life. The recited Serat Panitisastra is the result of a script translation done by Alexander Sudewa. The literary work contains 10 pupuh including:

• Dhandhanggula 10 stanzas,
• Sinom 16 stanzas,
• Gambuh 13 stanzas,
• Pocung 19 stanzas,
• Dandanggula 14 stanzas,
• Kinanthi 20 stanzas,
• Asmaradana 18 stanzas,
• Sinom 15 stanzas,
• Jurudemung 9 stanzas
• Dhandhanggula 19 stanzas.

Macapatan Jumat Legen presented R. Putra Sukaca (Class of 2020) as MC or Announcer, Rudy Wiratama, S.I.P., M.A. as a speaker, and performers from Gamelan Mahasiswa Sastra Nusantara (GAMASUTRA). The participants consisted of students, lecturers, and from the Yogyakarta Language Center (Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta) and the Friday Legen Old Literature Correction Community (Komunitas Pemasyarakatan Sastra Lama Jumat Legen). The participants were very enthusiastic in participating in the Macapatan Jumat Legen activity, marked by the activeness of the participants in getting their turn to read and ask questions. The performance of GAMASUTRA in developing Serat Panitisastra gave the impression of this beautiful and noble Javanese Culture.

The purpose of holding Macapatan Jumat Legen is to preserve the Javanese song tradition, as well as introduce the tradition to the younger generation today. In addition, it is hoped that the moral message contained in Serat Panitisastra can be understood and practiced in life. Thus, these goals are in line with one of the missions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG'S), which is to improve and develop the quality of education.

Yogyakarta (30/10/2023) - Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), has held a public lecture on the topic of "skorpus-based research methods" on Friday (27/10/2023) and took place in room 709, Soegondo Building 7th floor, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM. The public lecture was attended by students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, as well as other participants who were interested in the topic.

The public lecture on this occasion presented Karlina Denistia, Ph.D., lecturer at Sebelas Maret University (UNS), as the speaker, Imam Prakoso, S.S., M.A., lecturer at the UGM Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, as moderator, and Nanda Nursa Alya, a 2021 student, as the announcer.

In her presentation, Karlina Denistia, Ph.D., introduced the corpus to the participants. A corpus is a collection of words contained in a text, then processed electronically with the intention of knowing the use of a language in society. In addition to introducing the corpus, she also guided the participants to use the corpus, and include it in the research method. The corpus studied is the corpus contained in cqpweb.lancs.ac.uk. Learning about the corpus was wrapped in a quiz so that it would arouse the curiosity of the public lecture participants. The enthusiasm of the participants can be seen from the various questions asked to Karlina Denistia, Ph.D.

Introduction of the corpus by Karlina Denistia, M.Hum. (right side).

After the presentation, the public lecture session continued with the presentation of souvenirs by Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum., as the head of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, UGM to Karlina Denistia, Ph.D. The event was then closed with a documentation session to capture the excitement of the moment.

A souvenir was given by Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum., to Karlina Denistia, Ph.D.

With this public lecture, it is hoped that the participants, especially students of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, can operate and utilize the Javanese corpus in their future research.

Yogyakarta (17/10/2023) - A public lecture entitled "brother-sister love in modern Javanese literature: cangkriman for literary researchers" has been organized by the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). The public lecture was held on Monday (16/10/2023) at the Auditorium, Soegondo Building 7th floor, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM, and was attended by students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, and other participants interested in the topic.

The public lecture presented Dr. George Quinn, senior lecturer of Australian International University Canberra, as the speaker, Rudy Wiratama, S.I.P, M.A., lecturer of Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program UGM, as the moderator, and Nurma Aisyah, student of Batch 2022, as the announcer.

On this occasion, Dr. George Quinn explained about an incest situation in novels of Modern Javanese Literature from 1939 to 2021. An interesting thing presented by Dr. George Quinn is that the love of these siblings is like the love of husband and wife.

"When the position of the character and his partner as brother and sister is known, it is as if they are okay and their relationship as lovers must be reformulated into a brother-sister relationship. Thus, because brother-sister sexual love clashes with the prohibition of incest, a husband and wife who model the "perfection" of brother-sister love, which contains psychological and religious tensions, will not be possible," explained Dr. George Quinn.

Dr. George Quinn (on the right) delivering his presentation.

he seemingly taboo topic of discussion actually aroused great curiosity in the participants. This was evidenced by the various questions asked to Dr. George Quinn in the discussion session, so that this public lecture successfully became a forum for discussing the proposed topic.

After the discussion session, Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum, as the Head of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program, handed over a book as a souvenir. Dr. George Quinn also gave a souvenir in the form of a book to Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum. Afterwards, a documentation session was held to capture the moment of togetherness.

Gift giving by Dr. George Quinn (left) and Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum (right)

Rudy Wiratama, S.I.P., M.A., expressed his hope that the public lecture in the afternoon would inspire participants who wanted to research the topic in the future. "We hope that this public lecture will be a prank for all of you, so that it can inspire and bridge research related to Javanese Literature in the future".

Abhiseka Kramasisya is a tradition held annually to inaugurate new students of the Javanese Literature Study Program. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, Abhiseka Kramasisya was attended by 47 new students of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program. The theme carried out in the 2023 Kramasisya Abhiseka activity was "Marsudi, Nglampahi, Murakabi". The theme was inspired by a Javanese saying that has a positive meaning in it.

"Marsudi" means uniting towards a harmony and harmony. In this case, new students are expected to put aside all differences and be determined to unite into a family of Javanese Language, Literature and Culture students who are aligned in their goals, namely, seeking and collecting knowledge. "Nglampahi" means living knowledge for yourself. By joining students to become part of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program at Gadjah Mada University, it is hoped that they can provide goodness for themselves. "Murakabi" means that the knowledge owned by oneself is useful for others so that it is part of the activities to maintain and preserve the noble values of Javanese culture and be able to continue efforts to maintain the existence of Javanese culture.

Before the series of activities of Abhiseka Kramasisya 2023 was carried out, a technical meeting was held by the committee to introduce participants, namely students of class 2023, about Abhiseka Kramasisya. In addition, the 47 participants have been divided into four teams, namely Saptaarga, Indrakila, Talkanda, and Kendhalisada. The names of the four teams are taken from the names of the pandhita's hermitages in the puppet characters.

The series of activities of Abhiseka Kramasisya 2023 began with registration, "Sesareng" or outbound, "Sartaka" or alumni talk show, "Semedi" or study program seminar, inauguration, "Kala Nrtya" or art performance, "Abhimata" or awards, and closing. The registration was held from 06.30 AM-07.20 AM WIB. After that, it was followed by "Sesareng" or outbound which was held at Greenland FIB UGM. The "Sesareng" activity was full of fun because it was filled with several games such as sarong volleyball, water relay, and so on. The Sesareng series lasted until 09.00 AM WIB.

The next activity was the opening of the series of Abhiseka Kramasisya 2023 activities which took place at the Center for Javanese Studies, Gadjah Mada University (PUSAKA JAWA UGM). After that, it was continued with "Sartaka" or a talk show with alumni of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program. The event was held at 10.10 AM WIB-11.45 AM WIB. There were two alumni who shared their experiences, lecture tips, and an overview after graduating from the world of lectures, namely Vanis, S.S., and Mahmud Hidayat, S.S.

"Sartaka" Session

The next series of events was "Semedi" or study program seminars. The "Semedi" session took place at 13.00 WIB-14.50 WIB. In the seminar, the participants got a deeper understanding of the three specialization fields in the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, namely philology, linguistics, and literature. The three fields of specialization were explained by the lecturers from each of the specialization fields. The lecturers who attended the event included Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum., Dr. Djarot Heru Santoso, M.Hum., Dr. Sri Ratna Saktimulya, M.Hum., Dr. Arsanti Wulandari, M.Hum., R. Bima Slamet Raharja, S.S., M.Hum., Nurmalia Habibah, S.S., M.A., and Imam Prakoso, S.S., M.A. Various questions were expressed by the participants to the lecturers, illustrating their deep curiosity about each of the three specializations.

"Semedi" Session

After that was the main event of the Kramasisya Abhiseka, namely the inauguration. The inaugural session took place from 03.20 PM WIB to 05.00 WIB and was carried out the "Siraman"procession. Participants get their turn to undergo the procession. With the implementation of the procession, participants have officially become part of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program Family. In addition, the participants also received the Javanese Literature Student Association (HMJ KAMASTAWA).

"Siraman" Prossesion

The next session was "Kala Nrtya" or art performance which was held at 06.20 PM WIB-07.30 PM WIB. In this session, the participants who had become four teams had to present a performance, either drama, music, dance, etc. The atmosphere at the art performance was very lively and warm, and the performances of the four teams were very mesmerizing.  After "Kala Nrtya", the next session was "Abhimata" or awarding. The Abhimata session contained several nominations, including the most exciting group, the most compact group, and other nominations. The last session was the closing session which ended with a group photo, with the intention of capturing the moment of togetherness.

"Kala Nrtya" Session

With the implementation of the 2023 Kramasisya Abhiseka series, it is hoped that new students of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program can love the country more and participate in the preservation of the archipelago's culture, especially Javanese culture. Students who have been inaugurated are expected to be able to channel their concern for the culture of the archipelago through educational activities, research, and community service so as to create superior student characters, achieve, dignify, and participate in improving the quality of education in Indonesia.

Yogyakarta (16/10/2023) - The Selapanan Talk #2 event held on Friday (13/10/2023) by PUSAKA JAWA UGM was warm and lively. Not only because of the interesting topics and extraordinary speakers, but also because of the interesting and enchanting art treats. The art that captivated the participants was none other than Banyumasan art.

Kethoprak performance

The Banyumasan art was performed by PASEBAN (Paguyuban Seni Banyumasan) in which students of the Javanese Language, Literature and Culture Study Program took part. They are Yanuar Agung Nugroho (2023) as a Calung player, and Taruna Dharma Jati (2019) as a dancer and performer. The arts performed included Banyumasan gendings, such as ricik-ricik Banyumasan, and eling-eling Banyumasan, kethoprak, and lengger dance.

Lenggeran performance

The Selapanan Talk event is a routine activity held every 35 days. The theme of Selapanan Talk #2 was "Dialogue of Taste, Transformation of Time" presented by two main speakers, Tania Kristi, S.S., culinary practitioner, Master Student of Faculty of Arts UGM, and researcher at the Center for Cultural Studies UGM, and Saiful Bachtiar, Head of Public Policy & Government Relations Central & West Java GOTO. The event presented a discussion on how the journey of food can be obtained by humans, from the discovery of fire, the presence of various kinds of processing, to the convenience presented through online applications.