Reception Theory Research Articles

Translating the Qur'an in Palembang Vernacular: An Aesthetic Reception Theory Perspective on Surat An-Naziat

This article presents an analysis of the translation of the Qur'an into Palembang Language, with a focus on Surat An-Naziat. This research uses the perspective of Aesthetic Reception Theory to understand how Palembang language readers translate and receive this sacred text aesthetically. Through a qualitative approach, the author explores readers' aesthetic responses to this translation, covering elements such as the beauty of the language, appropriateness of the cultural context, and compatibility of the meaning with the original. The results of this analysis reveal how the Palembang language translation of Surat An-Naziat created a unique aesthetic experience for its readers, combining the richness of Palembang's language and local wisdom with the religious message of the Qur'an. This research makes an important contribution to understanding the process of translating the Qur'ān into local languages and explores the aesthetic aspects that play a role in fostering a deeper understanding of sacred texts in Palembang society.

The Poetic Image and its Actual Sources from a Phenomenological Perspective: Theoretical Approach and Applications on Texts by Mahmoud Darwish

Objectives: This research aims to present a new scientific approach to the concept of poetic image, its process of occurrence, its actual sources, and its relationship to the reader.
 Methods: The research depends on Iser's theory of reception and its phenomenological origins to study the image as a literary phenomenon resulting from the interaction between the reader and the text.
 Results: The research found that the actual existence of the phenomenon of the image results from the effect of the text and the influence of the reader, and for this reason, the images do not appear ready in the printed text, nor do they result from the reader’s imagination alone, but rather depend on the interaction between the text and the reader.
 The research concluded that the sources of the image are variable and not fixed, and are divided into what is related to each reader separately, such as imagination, tendencies and culture, and to what is related to each text separately, namely the textual balance, spaces, broken perceptions and textual vacancies.
 Conclusions: Research recommends abandoning image labels that mean they are complete and ready in phrase.
 It is recommended to consider that the actual presence of an image varies with reading conditions and the level of interaction and response between the text and potential readers. Additionally, it recommends contenting itself with the actual sources of the image that appears each time during the practice of reading.

Representing Queer in Popular Literature: Reader Analysis on Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue

Following the increasing public awareness of gender issues nowadays, this also has an impact on the increasing frequency of topics that arise regarding gender in popular literary works, one of which is the queer representations in the LGBTQ+ community as shown in Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue. How the queer community presented in this novel is also related to how the reader ultimately forms perceptions about the people in the community itself. This study aim to see how readers respond based on their interpretation and judgement of queer representations that appear in the main characters of the novel Red, White & Royal Blue. This study uses a qualitative approach, main data source in this study are in the form of readers' comments on the novel Red, White & Royal Blue taken from the Goodreads website. Specifically, this study uses the Encoding-Decoding reception theory model by Stuart Hall to see how readers respond to queer representations that appear in the novel, and what aspects attract readers that have an impact on the popularity of the novel. From the analysis conducted, it was concluded that (1) readers of Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue regarding their response to queer representations that appear in the novel, are divided into 3 groups namely the dominant-hegemonic position, the negotiated position, and the oppositional position, (2) the queer representation that appears in the two main characters of this novel is the main factor that makes this novel so popular, besides that there are several aspects that are criticized by readers, but these do not really have an impact on the popularity of the novel.

Receiving pedagogy and learning strategies: reality and prospects

The interest of aesthetic reception theory extended to the educational field, where the field of pedagogical thinking and educational practice, and this was evident in the treatment of the reading text in the educational milieu, and in recent years the theory of receptivity has been affected by the current of the psychology of knowledge, and by theories and research that focus on the role of the reader in the process of reception And thanks to this effect, educational technologies were able to operate in the manner in which the prior knowledge of the reader is effective in the reading process, and the teaching of the literary text became carried out according to a group of activities aimed at moving and expanding the knowledge available to the learner. The pedagogy of receiving is required to be interactive, that is, it integrates the reader's interactions. The text is in the framework of a general theory of communication according to effective strategies, and the study was represented in an applied practice in the Higher School of Constantine, which is a field study in which we used procedural concepts from the descriptive and analytical and investigative approaches, in addition to procedural concepts related to the experimental method, and some critical opinions that serve the topic. We have reached a set of findings, recommendations and outlooks. Key words: pedagogy, receptive theory, learning strategies, poetic text, university level

Analisis Resepsi Khalayak Tentang Aplikasi Mypertamina (Studi Pada Masyarakat Kota Bengkulu)

On 01 September 2022, the government began to require the use of the MyPertamina application in the process of purchasing subsidised fuel oil, the policy implemented by the government will cause a variety of public receptions regarding the MyPertamina application. This application is relatively new to use and sophisticated so that the author is interested in conducting research to find out how the public reception analysis of the MyPertamina application. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods with data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. In this study the authors chose 6 informants who had used the MyPertamina application with different backgrounds. Then the researcher will analyse the interview results using 3 audience positions in Stuart Hall's reception theory. The results of this study indicate that 4 informants are in the Negotiated Reading position, namely the audience accepts the policies applied because this is required by the government in purchasing subsidised fuel oil but provides input and suggestions according to what they want, namely if in the future the application of using this application is no longer required then they will not use it again and in the future the performance of the MyPertamina application can be improved so that consumers have no difficulty in using it. And 2 informants in the Dominant Hegemonic Reading position where the audience fully accepts the policies applied because with this application the oil can be distributed on target. The author does not find the third position, namely Oppositional counter Hegemonic Reading, which is the audience fully rejects the policies implemented because the MyPertamina application users have felt the positive impact and benefits of using this application. This means that the results show that the audiences in this study agree with the policy of using the Mypertamina application in Bengkulu City in purchasing subsidised fuel oil (BBM).

From expert Adorno listener to improvisational participant : questions about cultures of hearing

Would it be possible to familiarize the public with the procedures and techniques of contemporary music, including the genres related to jazz and other improvised music? Secondly, how to ensure that the knowledge of these forms of music would generate an appropriate reception? Based on these questions, the article aims to analyze some aspects of the “listening cultures” from the perspective of, among others, Adorno’s sociology of music, Peter Szendy’s history of our ears and the general participation of the public on the improvisation workshops. The moment of a listener’s improvisation would, therefore, be similar to a dialogue between “listening cultures” which, as such, would be conducted through a “trial and error” procedure. Therefore, improvisation workshops can be thought of as a special way to relate to music cultures, and the listener’s participation would connect music production to reception in an inclusive and unique manner. Keywords. Musical improvisation, Free improvisation, Improvisation workshop, Jazz, Contemporary music, Reception theory, Listening culture.

L’écriture comme métaphore de la traduction dans le champ littéraire algérien

Writing as a Metaphor for Translation in the Algerian Literary Field
 This article seeks to explore the translation paradigm in the production of Algerian novels. It is not about considering translation from the usual and traditional categories that tend to approach it from the perspective of a dichotomous relationship between " source language" and "target language". In the context of Maghrebian and, in particular, Algerian literary creation, the act of translation does not relate to issues of comparison between the original and its translation(s). Instead, this paper will attempt to account for “writing” as a translation that does not have an original work as a reference. We, therefore, intend to present some of Mohammed Dib's most interesting texts in the contemporary Algerian literary field to better understand this phenomenon. We will particularly insist on ‘Neiges de Marbre’ and ‘L'Arbres à Dires’. Based on the premise that the theories of reception mainly focus on the modalities of reading, setting aside the implication of a translation process, and that, on the other hand, the theories of translation give very little interest to the creative aspect of translation, it seems important to us to dig into / go through / contrast and correlate/ throw light on the different approaches and perspectives, to reach a better understanding of the specific role of translation in the creation and reading of the Maghrebian text and, above all, of its importance in the redefinition of the poetics, symbolic and ideological aspects of the text. This being so, one cannot forget - let alone minimize - the anthropo-historical and poetic depth of the Algerian (and more generally Maghrebian) literary adventure. In fact, as previously mentioned, the crossbreeding of languages and imaginaries is a process that goes back very deep into the collective history of North African communities. Given this essential dimension, it can be said that Algerian literatures illustrate, in a particularly original way, a set of phenomena common to all artistic creation, whatever the cultural area or epoch. In a way or another, for the writer, it has always been about creating a new language (one’s “own language”) from and within the one(s) in which he/she has been shaped since childhood.

Resepsi Naskah Masa'il As-Samarqandi Karya Syeikh Abu Laits As-Samarqandi

This article aims to explain the reception of the ancient manuscript entitled Masa'il As-Samarqandi. The method used in this research is descriptive analytic with a litterary reception theory approach. The results showed that the text of Masa'il As-Samarqandi in an explanatory text about the Islamic Aqidah originating from the Qur'an an Hadist.

Reading the poem (I’m capable of doing it) by (Abdulla Pashew) According to reader reception and response theory

Abdullah Pashew's poem (I’m capable of doing it) is one of the different poems of the poet, in which the story of four years of the poet's love relationship with the opposite sex is told. The poet's upheaval in the poem has led to different views and their reflection in various critical articles and research. From this point of view, according to the method of receiving and responding to the reader, we have tried to analyze some of the articles written about this text Some of these views and opinions expressed their opposition to the text and did not meet their expectations because they believed that it could not be disturbed within the framework of the message It is fiery and threatening to stand up to the love of women. On the other hand, another discourse and message emerges among some critics and readers of the text, which is coordinated with their intellectual acceptance and adaptation to the idea of ​​the text and becomes satisfactory and welcome it They reject the charges against the poet.

The literary portrayals of Ivan Mazepa in Byron’s Mazeppa and Pushkin’s Poltava. A comparative analysis

This article provides a comparative analysis of Ivan Mazepa – the protagonist in the poems Mazeppa (1819) by George Gordon Byron and Poltava (1829) by Alexander Pushkin. It gives a brief outline of who Mazepa was to identify the reasons for this historical figure to have attracted the considerable attention of the Great Romantics. Deploying the theoretical method on recognition and the juxtaposition of differences of literary works within Reception theory developed by Mary N. Layoun, the article examines aspects of dissimilarity in the literary portrayals of the image of Mazepa in Byron’s and Pushkin’s poems. The juxtaposition of Mazeppa and Poltava explains ways in which details from Mazepa’s biography and exploits that inspired Byron’s creative imagination and kindled his desire to recount the story of Mazepa can be contrasted with Pushkin’s presentation of the same protagonist as generated by his own viewpoints on the political aspects surrounding the events of the Great Northern War, specifically the Battle of Poltava. The article applies Hans Robert Jauss’s concept of the horizon of expectations to examine the case of Pushkin’s reception of Byron. It argues that what underlies the nature of Pushkin’s disagreement with Byron is his emotional involvement with the subject matter.

DYNAMICS AND TYPOLOGY OF QURANIC CONTENT IN TIKTOK

Tik Tok has been considered as an attention grabbing alternative social media platform for the millennial generation as a way to convey and receive religious messages, especially Quranic messages. The use of TikTok as a new medium has also given birth to the current trend of learning the Qur’an. This study attempts to explain the impact of Quranic content on Tiktok on Quran learning. In the academic realm, this research seeks to contribute to discussions on the study of the Qur’an in its relation to social media. Using Ahmad Rafiq’s reception theory of the Qur’an and Gary R. Bunt’s theory of cyber Islamic environments, this qualitative research concludes the following points; first, the Quranic-related contents on TikTok comprise of several typologies, such as; quotes, interpretations, completing Quranic verses, tajwid, tahsin, qira’ah or recitations, lectures, news, stories, daily practices, murattal, rasm or manuscripts, the virtues of Quranic verses, memorization, guessing surahs, tips, and duets. Second, at the beginning of 2020, during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, there had been an increased use of TikTok among people from various circles, ranging from the general public, celebrities, businessmen, preachers and others. Some preachers had been using TikTok as one of the learning media for the millennial generation. Third, TikTok had enabled creators of Quranic-related content to convey Quranic messages through Quranic content videos to be responded by netizens in the comments column. In this context, they started to turn to TikTok for religious advice and to answer some of their religious questions.

Reception of Students of SMA Negeri 5 Sarolangun for The Silent Piece (1949) Music Composition by John Cage

Broadly speaking, we can associate music with sound. The association received a "challenge" from John Cage, an American composer of the Avand-Garde era who in 1949 made the most famous work, namely 4'33' or can be called four thirty three, the purpose of this research/article is to discuss responses, responses, interpretation, and the percentage of student respondents to John Cage's unconventional music. The author uses a qualitative and quantitative mix-method research method in data collection and data analysis. Discussion and analysis of data using the theory of reception and interpretation. Various receptions/responses were presented by the students, some of whom responded "silence, murmuring, and wondering". The interpretation presented by the students is th at the answers given are subjective and not influenced by anyone. The quantitative data that the researcher has analyzed provides an overview of the percentage of students listening to John Cage 4'33' in the form of a percentage graph.

THE POWER OF NETIZENS FOR THE POPULARITY OF THE KKN DI DESA PENARI THREAD

The thread KKN di Desa Penari, which was written by the SimpleMan Twitter account, has recently been the subject of discussion in cyberspace. This article focuses on the topic of netizens' reception of the KKN di Desa Penari thread, which was written by the SimpleMan account on Twitter social media. This research uses qualitative research. The material object of this research is the KKN di Desa Penari thread from SimpleMan's Twitter account. The formal object of this research is the comments of netizens in the thread. The research data is the contents of the thread, netizens' reception of the thread, and various information related to the research topic. Data interpretation techniques are carried out by uncovering how netizen responses can influence the popularity of the thread by using literary reception theory. The theory of literary reception has two basic concepts, namely horizon of expectation' and 'open space'. These two things form the basis for understanding the theory of literary reception. The phenomenon of 'the power of netizens' turned out to be very influential in the popularity of threads written by the SimpleMan Twitter account KKN di Desa Penari. This horror genre thread has succeeded in gaining popularity and trending # 1 on Twitter social media. Keywords: KKN di Desa Penari, the power of netizens, literary reception

Reader Reception Analysis of the Novel "“Bencana di Planet Poa”" In "Goodreads" Cyber Literary Site

This article was created to discuss how the Reader's Reception of Djokolelono's novel Disaster on Planet Poa, whose popularity had soared when it was republished, and the rise of contemporary science fiction works in Indonesia, as well as to discuss how the acceptance of this Novel differs from function and target of its users, i.e. Goodreads literary cyber site. This research method uses qualitative descriptive research, with reception theory from Stuart Hall, which divides reader reception into three types: dominant, negotiation, and opposition. This study used content analysis techniques from data obtained from the Goodreads comment column, which was then entered into a table and reviewed with reception analysis techniques. This research found differences in readers' Reception of the Novel Disaster on Planet Poa, Where the Majority of readers chose the negotiated reception with as many as 13 readers and the dominant reception with 12 readers. In comparison, only three readers chose opposition reception.

Pembaca Sebagai Penikmat Karya Sastra: Menguak Topik Teratas Fiksimini di Twitter

This study aims to describe the most popular flash fiction topics by readers and connoisseurs of flash fiction literary works on Twitter. This descriptive qualitative research uses data sources from the @fiksimini Twitter account from July 2019 to July 2020. The reading and note-taking technique were used for data collection, with the data collection instrument being the researcher who used the parameters of Iser's literary reception theory. Data analysis was conducted through three stages: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the topics presented by the @fiksimini account can be divided into three issues: past, current, and future. The issue of the future is the top topic and is most in demand by readers and literature lovers, with an average score of 9.38. In addition, readers and viewers of the @fiksimini account can contribute to creating interesting flash fiction stories. The digital literary activity occurs due to the reception of readers involved in creating flash fiction by 65.21% and readers' retweets of flash fiction topics by 2.1%. Readers who can enjoy and contribute to digital literature on the @fiksimini Twitter account can make this digital literature work increasingly popular among the public.

The theory of reception and its applications in contemporary Iraqi sculptural ceramics

This research is concerned with studying the theory of reception, searching for the basic objectives inherent in the structure of the subject, as it has occupied a large area in the course of thought because the reception is nothing but a correction of a studied idea. Receiving is subject to certain laws that make it able to perform its actual job and reflect the capabilities of its owner to adapt his skills and invest them to build an artistic structure that explains to the recipient the task of dialogue through the ages. Accordingly, the current research dealt with a study (the theory of reception and its applications in contemporary Iraqi sculptural ceramics), the research problem through the following questions: Did the recipient as a differentiated cognitive structure have a specific role in the methodological and value variables in contemporary Iraqi pottery?the results of the research, including The act of receiving is a (subjective-objective) verb based on a dialogue within a cognitive space that includes (the text with the recipient) to transcend any other statement and to be determined according to the context of the text and the cognitive system of the recipient only.Then came the recommendations and suggestions, and then put forward a list of sources and references. The research also included a summary of the research in English.

Ecce Homo: John 19:5, a Portrait of Jesus and a Tangle of Stories

AbstractIn the context of the Bible, reception history is about the inter-play of text and context. It is also about the capacity of stories to continue to be told, the practice of ongoing interpretation and about creativity and meaning making, often in ways that challenge the text/context divide. In exploring this challenge, I ask how a roughly drawn picture of Jesus as Ecce Homo from John’s trial scene (John 19:5), a piece of devotional art from 1940s Europe, might demonstrate the capacity of texts—John 19:5 and others—to act across a range of (loosely connected) contexts. How might diverse narratives—artistic, historical, ideological, biographical—engage with thought on reception theory and trouble the distinction between text and context, so as to demonstrate the surprising expansiveness of texts and textuality? When viewed via this picture, the words on the pages of canonical text are revealed to be dynamic, travelling through the cultural and devotional history of varying locations, times and epochs. These words are in a state of flux, continually being re-written, embellished upon and otherwise shaped and changed. Following their trails in connection with this picture of Jesus, I explore the complex qualities of story and textuality. These qualities have parallel implications for John’s Gospel, as an ongoing and increasingly tangled story of Empire, irony and ambivalence, a story that continues to play out in multiple, messy and often conflicting ways. Ultimately, to gather a number of narratives and to bind them within the frames of this picture becomes a way of demonstrating the slipperiness and even arbitrariness of historical reception. It elucidates the competing interests of context, scholarship and tradition, not to mention the ever-widening scope of possibilities for biblical textuality.

Polemic on sharia tourism between Muslim and Christian in Indonesia

This article aimed to highlight how polemic between Muslims and Christians on halal tourism is discussed in Indonesia. The study concerned three research questions: How do Christians view halal tourism? Is the halal tourism a term that has the potential to build segregation according to the Christians’ perspective? How do Muslims respond to Christians on halal tourism? By reviewing related literature and conducting interviews and analysis using reception theory, this study reached the following conclusions. Firstly, Christian religious figures view on halal tourism by varied characters: realistic, substantial and critical. Secondly, for those with oppositional views, they emphatically said that the term halal tourism had the potential to build segregation. Meanwhile, in a negotiation position, the main substantial one is still open minded for discussion if there is a concept that is formally more inclusive and from the material side representing the common will even though it was originally a will of a particular group. Thirdly, Muslims, as represented in the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), perceive that halal tourism does not interfere with other religious beliefs, but it has an economic value for the country.Contribution: Practically, this article contributed to opening opportunities for halal tourism to be recognised by all elements in a multi-religious society. Differences in potential reception occur because the sender of the message and the recipient of the message have basic assumptions according to their respective contexts.

Asymptotic theory of Mack-mode receptivity in hypersonic boundary layers due to interaction of a heating/cooling source and a freestream sound wave

In this paper, we study the local receptivity of the inviscid Mack modes in hypersonic boundary layers induced by the interaction between a surface heating or cooling source (HCS) and a freestream acoustic wave. The asymptotic analysis reveals that among the three distinguished layers, i.e. the main, wall and Stokes layers, the leading-order receptivity is attributed to the interaction of the HCS-induced mean-flow distortion and the acoustic signature in the wall layer; the second-order contribution appears in the Stokes layer; the third-order contribution appears in both the main and wall layers. Interestingly, at a moderate Reynolds number, the third-order contribution to the receptivity efficiency may be quantitatively greater than the second-order one, but this does not lead to breakdown of this asymptotic theory. Assuming the HCS intensity to be sufficiently weak, the asymptotic predictions are made for four representative cases involving different Mach numbers and wall temperatures, which are compared with the results obtained by the finite-Reynolds-number theory based on either the extended compressible Orr–Sommerfeld equations or the harmonic linearised Navier–Stokes (HLNS) calculations. Taking into account the first three orders of the receptivity efficiency, the asymptotic predictions are confirmed to be sufficiently accurate even when the Reynolds number is a few thousands, and the agreement with the finite-Reynolds-number calculations is better when the wall temperature of the base flow approaches the adiabatic wall temperature. The HLNS calculations are also conducted for moderate HCS intensities. It is found that the nonlinearity does not affect the receptivity coefficient much even when the temperature distortion of the HCS reaches $80\,\%$ of the temperature at the wall.

In the opposite lane: How Women of Colour experience, negotiate and apply an oppositional gaze to dominant cycling discourses

In a cultural context dominated by the car, cyclists are often marginalised. For Women of Colour, this marginalisation may be heightened and help to reinforce often already low cycling rates. This paper is the first to pair hooks’ concept of the ‘oppositional gaze’ with Hall’s theories of representation and reception to explore how dominant discourses around cycling, gender and race shape the experience of UK Women of Colour who cycle. Using go-along interviews with cycling influencers and advocates who are also Women of Colour, it provides space for counternarratives that can challenge dominant discourses about cycling.Borrowing the concept of ‘oppositional gaze,’ we examine the agency of those whose cycling experience is simultaneously shaped by both hypervisibility and invisibility on the road as in the broader cultural and policy contexts. We find that masculine sporty representations in cycling in the UK have material effects on the experience of cycling for women. Women of Colour must constantly negotiate these and other representations that do not fit them easily, sometimes claiming and sometimes challenging aspects of dominant discourses. Despite a small sample size and diverse locations, the insights offered by our research can help policymakers in similar cultural contexts start to build on existing diverse cycling experiences to create more inclusive cycling futures.