In the general lecture discussing on social media hoaxes, this English Literature lecturer explained how to deal with these slews of information, readers must do BIJAK (“wise” in English, –red) that stands for: Bidik (Aim), which means we have to notice the content of information more than whom we receive it from; Investigasi (Investigate), which means we must ensure that the information is true before sharing it to others; Jelajah (Explore), which means we have to compare the same information on other websites; Analisis (Analyze), which means we must be able to analyze the neutrality of information, whether they take side or not; Kritis (Critical), which means we have to think carefully and consider the effects or what might happen after sharing the information.

This alumus of University of Melbourne also stated that those social media users need to increase their information literacy, “What we need to increase is information literacy. We have to be wise in receiving or sharing any kinds of information from and to other social media users”. (Refita Helya Shufia/Dty/Oss)

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In the general lecture hosted by Cultural Science Faculty (FIB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, Professor Ben Arps started it by explaining the definition of the philology study based on the characteristic of the object. Artefactuality, which means that the manuscript is an artifact or something made by people; Interpretability, which shows that the artifact can be interpreted by people; Intertextuality, which shows the correlation among the manuscript and the other texts; Historicity, which means that the artifact has a correlation with the previous historical events; and Contextuality, which emphasizes the context in the manuscript. “Those five things can correspondingly represent the definition of Philology study,” he added. Those points are the references of his study of the three manuscripts he was describing – Serat Lokapala Kawi, Pratean Kawontenaning Serat-Serat Gadhanipun Raden Ngabehi Kartasupana, and the World Wide Web.

In the explanation of case study in the general lecture having a theme Javanese Philology from Tantular to Internet, Ben Arps showed some manuscript pictures stored in Leiden University library, the oldest library in Netherland. Some of them have flaws, for instance, lost pages and water stain on some parts. “Manuscripts of Old Javanese or Jawa Kawi are stored in Bali. However, some of them are stored in Java. In Yogyakarta and Surakarta palace, Old Javanese manuscripts are still being learnt,” he told. Furthermore, related to the correlation with the internet development, Javanese language should be conserved through giving a Javanese language option in the website as applied in some websites in Malaysia.

This lecture was closed with the conclusion delivered by Supardjo, the Vice Dean of Students and Alumni Affair of FIB UNS, “Manuscripts treatment depends on how we see those Javanese manuscripts. It should be studied carefully through descriptive approach to understand the written form and the writer’s purpose,” he stated. [refita.red.uns.ac.id]

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