THEORISING 'PLACE' IN AN INDONESIAN CONTEXT

Edward John Green

doi:10.22146/jp.12078

THEORISING 'PLACE' IN AN INDONESIAN CONTEXT

https://doi.org/10.22146/jp.12078

Edward John Green^(1*)

(1) Australian College of Applied Psychology.
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Bagi sebagian besar penduduk Indonesia, mudik menjadi suatu kegiatan yang dilakukan ketika mereka sudah meninggalkan tempat kelahiran mereka. Setiap ada kesempatan, terutama saat Lebaran dan/atau Natal, banyak orang mudik ke kampung halamannya. Ternyata mudik tidak selalu hanya pulang ke rumah orang tua, menengok keluarga, tetapi juga tentang kembali ke 'tempat' yang mempunyai kenangan untuk tiap individu. Dalam tulisan ini juga diulas tentang kaum homoseksual yang memilih keluar dari desa menuju kota, tetapi pada saat-saat tertentu mereka tetap mengunjungi desanya itu. Konsep mudik juga bukan hanya milik orang Indonesia karena di Barat pun ada konsep yang sama tentang kembali ke tempat yang mempunyai kenangan tersendiri bagi orang tersebut.

Keywords

migration, mudik, indonesia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/jp.12078