In the world of cinema, mother-child conflicts that occur in the family are an interesting topic that is raised in various films. One of them is a drama series entitled "Induk Gajah" which tells about the relationship between mother and daughter which is filled with conflict, where all forms of demands and insistences from the mother give rise to debate and resistance from the child who feels t…
Instagram is a social media that is widely used as a platform for building and introducing personal branding to the public. Especially for an influencer who works via Instagram, they must have personal branding to make collaboration easier. Personal branding displayed on social media will shape various perceptions from followers. The focus of this research is followers' perceptions of Tasyi Ath…
Generation Z lives in an era of significant transformation of masculinity. However, the presence of male pageants shows that society still holds traditional concepts of masculinity, as seen from the audience's negative comments towards male pageant participants on Instagram pageant portal @selebhunt. If left unchecked, this could trigger toxic masculinity. This research focuses on East Java Gen…
The media continues to evolve and adapt, especially the radio that has to survive in the digital age. To attract public attention and raise awareness of the radio, the radio company needs to pay attention to its audience. Besides, effective content creation is essential to attract audience interest. One of the social media selected in this study is Instagram from Radio Gen 103.1 FM Surabaya, wh…
Cultural researchers have long been concerned about the development of K-Pop fan activities. ARMY fandom stands out as a unique research subject because this community has its style of expressing feelings and admiration for BTS. Within a virtual community of fans (fanbase), ARMY fandom gathers and interacts actively. ARMY Indonesia actively builds fan closeness, exemplified by the @bitiesfess f…
The Mata Najwa talk show titled “Enaknya Jadi Laki-laki” addresses the topic of male privileges as a legacy of the deeply rooted patriarchal culture in Indonesian society. This research aims to uncover the discourse behind the talk show using digital discourse analysis. Rodney H. Jones states that digital discourse analysis is conducted using four elements: text, context, action & interaction, …
Nowadays, there are many toxic dating relationships that threaten people's lives. This is no exception experienced by Clara Tan, an accomplished model who was a victim of a toxic relationship and then ventured to speak up in the media, one of which was on the Close The Door podcast. This research aims to analyze the acceptance of audiences in Surabaya City towards the representation of toxic re…
This research aims to determine the representation of lookism in the film series "Mask Girl". The method used is descriptive qualitative type using John Fiske's Semiotic Analysis. The data collection technique uses documentation techniques, with primary data sources from the film "Mask Girl" and secondary data sources from literature studies. The results of the research found forms of lookism r…