Abstract

This article seeks to explain whether anti-diversity hoaxes that become viral on mass media disrupt the institutional memory of kebhinekaan (diversity) in Indonesian society. The spreading of hoaxes is a phenomenon of postmodern society, and thus this study uses a post-structural approach, in this case, using the theory of Slavoj Zizek. Memes used as data mostly deal with themes of nationality, ethnicity, and religion. The results of this study show that anti-diversity hoaxes are used for short-term purposes (power politics), so they do not intervene the institutional memory of Indonesian society and its belief in diversity.

Details

Title
The Hoax Phenomenon in Indonesian Society: Observing Anti-Diversity Memes since 2014
Author
Salam, Aprinus
Pages
315-324
Section
Articles
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Humaniora Office
ISSN
08520801
e-ISSN
23029269
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2212756664
Copyright
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