This paper examines how the Indonesian people perceive and construct arsip kacau (messy records).... more This paper examines how the Indonesian people perceive and construct arsip kacau (messy records). Messy records as documents seem to have the power to make humans psychologically ill by becoming uneasy, discomfort, stressed, burnout, and uncomfortable, all of which are diseases. This is similar to documentality introduced by Frohmann that documents can enable, produce, encourage, permit, and influence a person to experience document disease. This paper uses a qualitative approach with data collection in the form of literature and surveys from Indonesian people. The perception of archivists and the general public in Indonesia concerning the cause of the “messy records” is that archivists emphasize the absence of a system. In contrast, the general public emphasizes that human resources with minimal knowledge cause messy records and the absence of a system and standard operating procedures. In addition, they also mentioned that it would impact organizational performance and concentration at work, stress, lost and mixed files, unorganized rooms, fatigue, anxious thoughts, decision-making, and dirty organizing records. This finding can be developed further to explore the impact of the causes of the emergence of messy records in archival work which causes various feelings of records/archives users ranging from messy, disordered or even trauma-informed practice in archival work.
Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm hum... more Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm humans. Most modern Indonesians still believe in ghosts, as suggested by a growing number of ghost films in recent years. From the 1970s until the present, more than 320 ghost films have been made and can be differentiated according to each culture, custom, and religion in Indonesia. Indonesian people believe that ghost films in Indonesia are scarier than ghost films from abroad because of a symbolic bond between ghosts and traditional myths represented in the films. This paper aims to understand ghost films in Indonesia through document theory concepts such as materiality, productivity, and fixity. This paper also considers ghost films as documents through Foucault’s concept of panopticism. This paper is an exploratory and kaleidoscopic look at a topic that the authors hope to explore further in future work.
In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar”... more In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar” or PSBB) restricted citizens’ activities in the cultural, social, and economic sectors. These large-scale social restrictions also impact Jakarta’s activities from the commuting communities of Central Java, the Yogyakarta Special Region, and East Java Provinces. As a result, these commuters have become accustomed to travelling back to their hometowns every Friday afternoon. On Sundays, they return to Jakarta and arrive in Jakarta on Monday mornings to go to work. This activity is often referred to as “Pulang Jumat Kembali Ahad” (PJKA) or Going Home Every Friday Evening and Returning on Sunday. This paper then aims to examine the experience of PJKA actors during the crisis from the lens of document theory. The function of a health certificate free of COVID-19 is examined similarly to the function of a passport as a condition for entering the country. A sheet of health certificate free of COVID-19 is a derivative of the presidential regulation and the minister of transportation regulation, impacting documentality characteristics.
In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar”... more In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar” or PSBB) restricted citizens’ activities in the cultural, social, and economic sectors. These large-scale social restrictions also impact Jakarta’s activities from the commuting communities of Central Java, the Yogyakarta Special Region, and East Java Provinces. As a result, these commuters have become accustomed to travelling back to their hometowns every Friday afternoon. On Sundays, they return to Jakarta and arrive in Jakarta on Monday mornings to go to work. This activity is often referred to as “Pulang Jumat Kembali Ahad” (PJKA) or Going Home Every Friday Evening and Returning on Sunday. This paper then aims to examine the experience of PJKA actors during the crisis from the lens of document theory. The function of a health certificate free of COVID-19 is examined similarly to the function of a passport as a condition for entering the country. A sheet of health certificate free of COVID-19 is a derivative of the presidential regulation and the minister of transportation regulation, impacting documentality characteristics.
This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention ... more This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Schedule (JRA) that are to be appraised as archival records or in regular cases having permanent value. By using the content analysis method, the results of this study state that there are 177 records series (26.62%) of Ministry of Manpower's Retention Schedule which are stated as permanent. The theoretical implications are against archival theory in general which states that the number of archival records in an organization are roughly 1% - 10%. This high percentage can be attributed to Derrida's ‘archive fever’ concept that both records managers and archivists are afraid of losing memory from the Ministry of Manpower's archival records. This effort to give meaning is temporary because it departs from latent findings and is a limitation of quantitative content analysis methods. It is a must to develop further research among others by using phenomenological methods.
The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernist thinkers, especially from Foucault... more The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernist thinkers, especially from Foucault and Derrida has been an interesting topic in humanities. It challenges archivists and scholars in archival science because the meaning of the archive in the study of humanities is often different from that of archivists and archival science. This paper analyzed what the meaning of the archive in the perspective of the two postmodernists when viewed from a semiotic point of view. Derrida interpreted the archive as law, while Foucault interpreted the archive as a discourse. The implication of this study is that the meaning of this connotative archive often alienates the thinking of archival theorists and archivists (who really speak and deal with real archives) because when humanities theorists speak of “archive” they rarely cite the thought of archivists and archival theorists. Therefore, there needs to be a scientific collaboration between the archivists/archival scholars and humanities scholars to exchange ideas. Archivists and archival scholars also need to understand the humanities theories so as to further strengthen the archival science into an inter-disciplinary study.
Proceeding International Conference on Archive, Social Science, Humanities and Education, 2019
Official Correspondence Management (Tata Naskah Dinas/TND) is one of the important elements in re... more Official Correspondence Management (Tata Naskah Dinas/TND) is one of the important elements in records management. Besides relating to the format of official correspondence, this also concerns the authenticity of records derived from diplomatics theory. Language rules are one of the elements of TND so that it must comply with the standard grammar and Indonesian spelling. The problem is to what extent the role of the arsiparis functions as the guardian of the Bahasa Indonesia, considering that there is now Regulation of the Head of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia No. 38 of 2015 on Supervision Guidelines for Records and Archives. In it, language rules are also supervised in the form of TND. This research is qualitative with content analysis method. By using TND samples from the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, this study concludes that arsiparis has a role as grammar Nazi like a language police who maintained the use of good and correct Indonesian. The implication of this research is that the function of the arsiparis as a grammar Nazi can increase the sense of nationalism of civil servants in the government environment and increases the sense of love and pride in Bahasa Indonesia, especially in the form of TND. Keywords: Arsiparis, Diplomatics, Grammar Nazi, Records Management, Correspondence Management, Bahasa Indonesia.
This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Sche... more This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Schedule (JRA) that are to be appraised as archival records or in regular cases having permanent value. By using the content analysis method, the results of this study state that there are 177 records series (26.62%) of Ministry of Manpower's Retention Schedule which are stated as permanent. The theoretical implications are against archival theory in general which states that the number of archival records in an organization are roughly 1% - 10%. This high percentage can be attributed to Derrida's ‘archive fever’ concept that both records managers and archivists are afraid of losing memory from the Ministry of Manpower's archival records. This effort to give meaning is temporary because it departs from latent findings and is a limitation of quantitative content analysis methods. It is a must to develop further research among others by using phenomenological methods.
The nexus between arsiparis and human rights is strong and complex. Arsiparis Indonesia should ha... more The nexus between arsiparis and human rights is strong and complex. Arsiparis Indonesia should have important role in human rights. Arsip is important and useful for human rights purposes and arsiparis should acting as guardians of human rights. However until recently, there is no arsiparis Indonesia dealing with human rights’ documents or arsip, including arsip of the Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (National Commission on Human Rights). Komnas HAM was established on 7 June 1993 by Presidential Decree No. 50 of 1993, shortly after the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/97 expressed grave concern over allegations of serious human right violations by the government of Indonesia. Since the late 1990’s archivists have paid increasing attention to human rights issues, with the protection of human rights emerging as a central of archives and records keeping systems. ICA (International Council on Archives) established a Human Right Working Group (HRWG) after CITRA conference recommended that ICA and UNESCO develop a preservation protocol for records related to human rights abuse. The problem of arsiparis Indonesia lies in the quantity and quality of arsiparis. Nowdays, the amount of arsiparis is only 2.25% from the national need. The quality of arsiparis, especially ”arsiparis ahli” is in danger. They have not been performed as ”arsiparis ahli.” Their works were very technical, however they cannot be blamed. The fault has actually also been lain in the regulation on arsiparis issued by Menpan & RB and Head of the ANRI. The problems should be solved comprehensively. The paper discusses Arsiparis Indonesia and Human Rights, Jope and Reality.
Key words: arsiparis, hope, human rights, Indonesia, reality.
*)This paper was presented at International Seminar of Archives (ISA) performed by Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, December 15th 2017. The author has given permission for this online publication.
The cases of archival crime in Indonesia, especially political cases, have been common news infor... more The cases of archival crime in Indonesia, especially political cases, have been common news informed by media, from news paper, television, and social media. One of the disciplines which studies the archival forgery, as form of archival crime is diplomatics. This article analysed the case of the CC -Constitutional Court of the Repubic of Indonesia’s archival forgery carried out by Andi Nurpati as the chairman of GEC-General Election Commission in 2009. This paper examined the forgeries of the documents (2 letters sent from the CC to GEC) from archival diplomatics perspectives. It’s concluded that the two documents in the case of Andi Nurpati were not authentic and reliable due to the fact that they couldn’t fulfill the requirement of diplomatics in which the creation procedure and the components of author, writer and addressee didn’t purport to be.
This study presents the result of various bibliometrics patterns of articles published by the Jur... more This study presents the result of various bibliometrics patterns of articles published by the Jurnal Kearsipan of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI) for the period of 2006-2014. Data from each selected issue of the Jurnal Kearsipan were collected and statistically analysed using the data processing Microsoft Excell. The selected issues of the journal comprised of authorship patterns, length of articles, author productivity, subject area patterns, and kinds of literature. Among the significant findings are that: the contributing authors were dominated by internal archivists from National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (81,67%); most of the author's professions of articles were archivists (90%), whereas academicians were only 6,67%; from period of 2006-2014, there were 60 articles with 28 subject areas, and preservation and conservation was the most subject area (6 articles or 10%); there were 301 archival literatures used in the journal and the types of literature cited frequently were books (257 or 46,22%), governmental ordinances (219 or 39,39%), and journal (34 or 6,12%); of 257 archival books cited in articles, the author's name mostly cited was Judith Ellis from Australia (14,49%) for the representative of literatures presented in English, and Sulistyo-Basuki from indonesia (17,07%) for representative of literatures presented in Bahasa Indonesia.
This paper examines how the Indonesian people perceive and construct arsip kacau (messy records).... more This paper examines how the Indonesian people perceive and construct arsip kacau (messy records). Messy records as documents seem to have the power to make humans psychologically ill by becoming uneasy, discomfort, stressed, burnout, and uncomfortable, all of which are diseases. This is similar to documentality introduced by Frohmann that documents can enable, produce, encourage, permit, and influence a person to experience document disease. This paper uses a qualitative approach with data collection in the form of literature and surveys from Indonesian people. The perception of archivists and the general public in Indonesia concerning the cause of the “messy records” is that archivists emphasize the absence of a system. In contrast, the general public emphasizes that human resources with minimal knowledge cause messy records and the absence of a system and standard operating procedures. In addition, they also mentioned that it would impact organizational performance and concentration at work, stress, lost and mixed files, unorganized rooms, fatigue, anxious thoughts, decision-making, and dirty organizing records. This finding can be developed further to explore the impact of the causes of the emergence of messy records in archival work which causes various feelings of records/archives users ranging from messy, disordered or even trauma-informed practice in archival work.
Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm hum... more Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm humans. Most modern Indonesians still believe in ghosts, as suggested by a growing number of ghost films in recent years. From the 1970s until the present, more than 320 ghost films have been made and can be differentiated according to each culture, custom, and religion in Indonesia. Indonesian people believe that ghost films in Indonesia are scarier than ghost films from abroad because of a symbolic bond between ghosts and traditional myths represented in the films. This paper aims to understand ghost films in Indonesia through document theory concepts such as materiality, productivity, and fixity. This paper also considers ghost films as documents through Foucault’s concept of panopticism. This paper is an exploratory and kaleidoscopic look at a topic that the authors hope to explore further in future work.
In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar”... more In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar” or PSBB) restricted citizens’ activities in the cultural, social, and economic sectors. These large-scale social restrictions also impact Jakarta’s activities from the commuting communities of Central Java, the Yogyakarta Special Region, and East Java Provinces. As a result, these commuters have become accustomed to travelling back to their hometowns every Friday afternoon. On Sundays, they return to Jakarta and arrive in Jakarta on Monday mornings to go to work. This activity is often referred to as “Pulang Jumat Kembali Ahad” (PJKA) or Going Home Every Friday Evening and Returning on Sunday. This paper then aims to examine the experience of PJKA actors during the crisis from the lens of document theory. The function of a health certificate free of COVID-19 is examined similarly to the function of a passport as a condition for entering the country. A sheet of health certificate free of COVID-19 is a derivative of the presidential regulation and the minister of transportation regulation, impacting documentality characteristics.
In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar”... more In Indonesia, a regulation on large-scale social restrictions (“Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar” or PSBB) restricted citizens’ activities in the cultural, social, and economic sectors. These large-scale social restrictions also impact Jakarta’s activities from the commuting communities of Central Java, the Yogyakarta Special Region, and East Java Provinces. As a result, these commuters have become accustomed to travelling back to their hometowns every Friday afternoon. On Sundays, they return to Jakarta and arrive in Jakarta on Monday mornings to go to work. This activity is often referred to as “Pulang Jumat Kembali Ahad” (PJKA) or Going Home Every Friday Evening and Returning on Sunday. This paper then aims to examine the experience of PJKA actors during the crisis from the lens of document theory. The function of a health certificate free of COVID-19 is examined similarly to the function of a passport as a condition for entering the country. A sheet of health certificate free of COVID-19 is a derivative of the presidential regulation and the minister of transportation regulation, impacting documentality characteristics.
This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention ... more This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Schedule (JRA) that are to be appraised as archival records or in regular cases having permanent value. By using the content analysis method, the results of this study state that there are 177 records series (26.62%) of Ministry of Manpower's Retention Schedule which are stated as permanent. The theoretical implications are against archival theory in general which states that the number of archival records in an organization are roughly 1% - 10%. This high percentage can be attributed to Derrida's ‘archive fever’ concept that both records managers and archivists are afraid of losing memory from the Ministry of Manpower's archival records. This effort to give meaning is temporary because it departs from latent findings and is a limitation of quantitative content analysis methods. It is a must to develop further research among others by using phenomenological methods.
The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernist thinkers, especially from Foucault... more The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernist thinkers, especially from Foucault and Derrida has been an interesting topic in humanities. It challenges archivists and scholars in archival science because the meaning of the archive in the study of humanities is often different from that of archivists and archival science. This paper analyzed what the meaning of the archive in the perspective of the two postmodernists when viewed from a semiotic point of view. Derrida interpreted the archive as law, while Foucault interpreted the archive as a discourse. The implication of this study is that the meaning of this connotative archive often alienates the thinking of archival theorists and archivists (who really speak and deal with real archives) because when humanities theorists speak of “archive” they rarely cite the thought of archivists and archival theorists. Therefore, there needs to be a scientific collaboration between the archivists/archival scholars and humanities scholars to exchange ideas. Archivists and archival scholars also need to understand the humanities theories so as to further strengthen the archival science into an inter-disciplinary study.
Proceeding International Conference on Archive, Social Science, Humanities and Education, 2019
Official Correspondence Management (Tata Naskah Dinas/TND) is one of the important elements in re... more Official Correspondence Management (Tata Naskah Dinas/TND) is one of the important elements in records management. Besides relating to the format of official correspondence, this also concerns the authenticity of records derived from diplomatics theory. Language rules are one of the elements of TND so that it must comply with the standard grammar and Indonesian spelling. The problem is to what extent the role of the arsiparis functions as the guardian of the Bahasa Indonesia, considering that there is now Regulation of the Head of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia No. 38 of 2015 on Supervision Guidelines for Records and Archives. In it, language rules are also supervised in the form of TND. This research is qualitative with content analysis method. By using TND samples from the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, this study concludes that arsiparis has a role as grammar Nazi like a language police who maintained the use of good and correct Indonesian. The implication of this research is that the function of the arsiparis as a grammar Nazi can increase the sense of nationalism of civil servants in the government environment and increases the sense of love and pride in Bahasa Indonesia, especially in the form of TND. Keywords: Arsiparis, Diplomatics, Grammar Nazi, Records Management, Correspondence Management, Bahasa Indonesia.
This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Sche... more This paper aims to find out how many records in the Ministry of Manpower's Records Retention Schedule (JRA) that are to be appraised as archival records or in regular cases having permanent value. By using the content analysis method, the results of this study state that there are 177 records series (26.62%) of Ministry of Manpower's Retention Schedule which are stated as permanent. The theoretical implications are against archival theory in general which states that the number of archival records in an organization are roughly 1% - 10%. This high percentage can be attributed to Derrida's ‘archive fever’ concept that both records managers and archivists are afraid of losing memory from the Ministry of Manpower's archival records. This effort to give meaning is temporary because it departs from latent findings and is a limitation of quantitative content analysis methods. It is a must to develop further research among others by using phenomenological methods.
The nexus between arsiparis and human rights is strong and complex. Arsiparis Indonesia should ha... more The nexus between arsiparis and human rights is strong and complex. Arsiparis Indonesia should have important role in human rights. Arsip is important and useful for human rights purposes and arsiparis should acting as guardians of human rights. However until recently, there is no arsiparis Indonesia dealing with human rights’ documents or arsip, including arsip of the Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (National Commission on Human Rights). Komnas HAM was established on 7 June 1993 by Presidential Decree No. 50 of 1993, shortly after the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/97 expressed grave concern over allegations of serious human right violations by the government of Indonesia. Since the late 1990’s archivists have paid increasing attention to human rights issues, with the protection of human rights emerging as a central of archives and records keeping systems. ICA (International Council on Archives) established a Human Right Working Group (HRWG) after CITRA conference recommended that ICA and UNESCO develop a preservation protocol for records related to human rights abuse. The problem of arsiparis Indonesia lies in the quantity and quality of arsiparis. Nowdays, the amount of arsiparis is only 2.25% from the national need. The quality of arsiparis, especially ”arsiparis ahli” is in danger. They have not been performed as ”arsiparis ahli.” Their works were very technical, however they cannot be blamed. The fault has actually also been lain in the regulation on arsiparis issued by Menpan & RB and Head of the ANRI. The problems should be solved comprehensively. The paper discusses Arsiparis Indonesia and Human Rights, Jope and Reality.
Key words: arsiparis, hope, human rights, Indonesia, reality.
*)This paper was presented at International Seminar of Archives (ISA) performed by Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, December 15th 2017. The author has given permission for this online publication.
The cases of archival crime in Indonesia, especially political cases, have been common news infor... more The cases of archival crime in Indonesia, especially political cases, have been common news informed by media, from news paper, television, and social media. One of the disciplines which studies the archival forgery, as form of archival crime is diplomatics. This article analysed the case of the CC -Constitutional Court of the Repubic of Indonesia’s archival forgery carried out by Andi Nurpati as the chairman of GEC-General Election Commission in 2009. This paper examined the forgeries of the documents (2 letters sent from the CC to GEC) from archival diplomatics perspectives. It’s concluded that the two documents in the case of Andi Nurpati were not authentic and reliable due to the fact that they couldn’t fulfill the requirement of diplomatics in which the creation procedure and the components of author, writer and addressee didn’t purport to be.
This study presents the result of various bibliometrics patterns of articles published by the Jur... more This study presents the result of various bibliometrics patterns of articles published by the Jurnal Kearsipan of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI) for the period of 2006-2014. Data from each selected issue of the Jurnal Kearsipan were collected and statistically analysed using the data processing Microsoft Excell. The selected issues of the journal comprised of authorship patterns, length of articles, author productivity, subject area patterns, and kinds of literature. Among the significant findings are that: the contributing authors were dominated by internal archivists from National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (81,67%); most of the author's professions of articles were archivists (90%), whereas academicians were only 6,67%; from period of 2006-2014, there were 60 articles with 28 subject areas, and preservation and conservation was the most subject area (6 articles or 10%); there were 301 archival literatures used in the journal and the types of literature cited frequently were books (257 or 46,22%), governmental ordinances (219 or 39,39%), and journal (34 or 6,12%); of 257 archival books cited in articles, the author's name mostly cited was Judith Ellis from Australia (14,49%) for the representative of literatures presented in English, and Sulistyo-Basuki from indonesia (17,07%) for representative of literatures presented in Bahasa Indonesia.
Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm hum... more Hantu, or ghosts, are portrayed as the incarnation of monstrous or evil souls wishing to harm humans. Most modern Indonesians still believe in ghosts, as suggested by a growing number of ghost films in recent years. From the 1970s until the present, more than 320 ghost films have been made and can be differentiated according to each culture, custom, and religion in Indonesia. Indonesian people believe that ghost films in Indonesia are scarier than ghost films from abroad because of a symbolic bond between ghosts and traditional myths represented in the films. This paper aims to understand ghost films in Indonesia through document theory concepts such as materiality, productivity, and fixity. This paper also considers ghost films as documents through Foucault’s concept of panopticism. This paper is an exploratory and kaleidoscopic look at a topic that the authors hope to explore further in future work.
The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernists thinkers, especially from Foucaul... more The broader meaning of the archive influenced by postmodernists thinkers, especially from Foucault and Derrida has been an interesting topic in humanities. It challenges archivists and scholars in archival science because the meaning of the archive in the study of humanities is often different from that of archivists and archival science. This paper analyzed what the meaning of the archive in the perspective of the two postmodernists when viewed from a semiotic point of view. Derrida interpreted the archive as law, while Foucault interpreted the archive as a discourse. The implication of this study is that the meaning of this connotative archive often alienates the thinking of archival theorists and archivists (who really speak and deal with real archives) because when humanities theorists speak of "archive" they rarely cite the thought of archivists and archival theorists. Therefore, there needs to be a scientific collaboration between the archivists/archival scholars and humanities scholars to exchange ideas. Archivists and archival scholars also need to understand the humanities theories so as to further strengthen the archival science into an inter-disciplinary study.
Trajectories of Memory: Excavating the Past in Indonesia, 2023
Museum Sejarah Nasional (MSN/National History Museum) in the National Monument (Tugu Monas) is th... more Museum Sejarah Nasional (MSN/National History Museum) in the National Monument (Tugu Monas) is the first modern museum in Indonesia and was initially proposed by the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno. The museum displays its main collections as diorama, a model commonly used in the late nineteenth century because it stimulates visitors' curiosity (cabinet of curiosity/wunderkammer) through "evocative," "beautiful," and "powerful" ways (Schwarzer & Sutton, 2009, pp. 1-9). President Soekarno was known for his love of history that can easily be identified from his famous jargon Jas Merah (Jangan Sekali-kali Meninggalkan Sejarah, never ever forsake history). For him, Tugu Monas
This chapter aims to analyze the concept of the document in Michel Foucault’s work, Archaeology o... more This chapter aims to analyze the concept of the document in Michel Foucault’s work, Archaeology of Knowledge. Along with the development of document theory recently discussed by theorists in neo-documentation movement, the concept of document is important to be explained theoretically. The object of the document which has long been a study in the Library and Information Science (LIS), is also widely discussed by critical document theorists. One of the important figures in the theory of critical document is Michel Foucault. For Foucault, the meaning of the document far exceeds the meaning of the document as in LIS studies in general which prioritizes many material and cognitive aspects. In contrast, Foucault was more interested in seeing documents from the social aspect, not on what the document contains, but why the document exists. These critical questions are called archaeological work through discourse analysis. Foucault's view contributes thought in document theory which has been widely discussed in the neo-documentation movement and places documents at the center of discourse. The benefits of Foucault's thinking can be taken by thinkers in LIS as well as by documentary institutions such as the Library, Archives, and Museums to treat documents fairly through the act of counter-discourse of the dominant authority through the social justice approach.
Tulisan ini menjelaskan pemikiran Michel Foucault tentang dokumen, yang dibahas dalam bukunya yang berjudul Archaeology of Knowledge, 1969. Buku ini diterjemahkan dari bahasa Prancis ke bahasa Inggris oleh A.M. Sheridan Smith dan diterbitkan oleh Routledge tahun 2002. Buku Archaeology of Knowledge ini, yang selanjutnya penulis sebut Arkeologi, memang tidak membahas tentang dokumen an sich, melainkan metode mengungkap baik yang tampak maupun tersembunyi dalam historiografi. Arkeologi merupakan kritik atas pemikiran sejarah tradisional yang melihat sejarah sebagai totalitas. Sebaliknya, Foucault berusaha mendekonstruksi pemikiran sejarah tradisional yang mementingkan keberlanjutan itu menjadi diskontinuitas, partikular, dan retakan. Sejarah tradisional ini dalam pemikiran sebelumnya disebut dengan monumen. Monumen ini terbentuk dari dokumen yang maknanya selalu dikaitkan dengan masa lalu yang membentuk sejarah yang monumental tersebut. Dengan demikian, dalam pemikiran lama, fokusnya adalah dari monumen menjadi dokumen. Sebaliknya, Foucault justru bergerak dari dokumen kepada monumen, dari sekadar sumber historis dan informasi struktural menjadi bangunan simbolis dan penuh dengan peringatan. Upaya menelusuri berkas-berkas dokumen lama dengan analisis diskursus inilah yang disebut dengan metode arkeologi, mirip dengan konotasi kerja arkeologi atau kepurbakalaan yang mengekskavasi tanah untuk mengungkap lapisan-lapisan (stratigrafi) kebudayaan sehingga arsip yang akan digali dianggap sebagai situs arkeologis material (Giannachi, 2016, p. 47).
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Keywords: Arsiparis, Diplomatics, Grammar Nazi, Records Management, Correspondence Management, Bahasa Indonesia.
Since the late 1990’s archivists have paid increasing attention to human rights issues, with the protection of human rights emerging as a central of archives and records keeping systems. ICA (International Council on Archives) established a Human Right Working Group (HRWG) after CITRA conference recommended that ICA and UNESCO develop a preservation protocol for records related to human rights abuse.
The problem of arsiparis Indonesia lies in the quantity and quality of arsiparis. Nowdays, the amount of arsiparis is only 2.25% from the national need. The quality of arsiparis, especially ”arsiparis ahli” is in danger. They have not been performed as ”arsiparis ahli.” Their works were very technical, however they cannot be blamed. The fault has actually also been lain in the regulation on arsiparis issued by Menpan & RB and Head of the ANRI. The problems should be solved comprehensively.
The paper discusses Arsiparis Indonesia and Human Rights, Jope and Reality.
Key words: arsiparis, hope, human rights, Indonesia, reality.
*)This paper was presented at International Seminar of Archives (ISA) performed by Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, December 15th 2017. The author has given permission for this online publication.
Keywords: Arsiparis, Diplomatics, Grammar Nazi, Records Management, Correspondence Management, Bahasa Indonesia.
Since the late 1990’s archivists have paid increasing attention to human rights issues, with the protection of human rights emerging as a central of archives and records keeping systems. ICA (International Council on Archives) established a Human Right Working Group (HRWG) after CITRA conference recommended that ICA and UNESCO develop a preservation protocol for records related to human rights abuse.
The problem of arsiparis Indonesia lies in the quantity and quality of arsiparis. Nowdays, the amount of arsiparis is only 2.25% from the national need. The quality of arsiparis, especially ”arsiparis ahli” is in danger. They have not been performed as ”arsiparis ahli.” Their works were very technical, however they cannot be blamed. The fault has actually also been lain in the regulation on arsiparis issued by Menpan & RB and Head of the ANRI. The problems should be solved comprehensively.
The paper discusses Arsiparis Indonesia and Human Rights, Jope and Reality.
Key words: arsiparis, hope, human rights, Indonesia, reality.
*)This paper was presented at International Seminar of Archives (ISA) performed by Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, December 15th 2017. The author has given permission for this online publication.
Tulisan ini menjelaskan pemikiran Michel Foucault tentang dokumen, yang dibahas dalam bukunya yang berjudul Archaeology of Knowledge, 1969. Buku ini diterjemahkan dari bahasa Prancis ke bahasa Inggris oleh A.M. Sheridan Smith dan diterbitkan oleh Routledge tahun 2002. Buku Archaeology of Knowledge ini, yang selanjutnya penulis sebut Arkeologi, memang tidak membahas tentang dokumen an sich, melainkan metode mengungkap baik yang tampak maupun tersembunyi dalam historiografi. Arkeologi merupakan kritik atas pemikiran sejarah tradisional yang melihat sejarah sebagai totalitas. Sebaliknya, Foucault berusaha mendekonstruksi pemikiran sejarah tradisional yang mementingkan keberlanjutan itu menjadi diskontinuitas, partikular, dan retakan. Sejarah tradisional ini dalam pemikiran sebelumnya disebut dengan monumen. Monumen ini terbentuk dari dokumen yang maknanya selalu dikaitkan dengan masa lalu yang membentuk sejarah yang monumental tersebut. Dengan demikian, dalam pemikiran lama, fokusnya adalah dari monumen menjadi dokumen. Sebaliknya, Foucault justru bergerak dari dokumen kepada monumen, dari sekadar sumber historis dan informasi struktural menjadi bangunan simbolis dan penuh dengan peringatan. Upaya menelusuri berkas-berkas dokumen lama dengan analisis diskursus inilah yang disebut dengan metode arkeologi, mirip dengan konotasi kerja arkeologi atau kepurbakalaan yang mengekskavasi tanah untuk mengungkap lapisan-lapisan (stratigrafi) kebudayaan sehingga arsip yang akan digali dianggap sebagai situs arkeologis material (Giannachi, 2016, p. 47).