Stagnation of Baduy Tribe’s Modernization in the Digital Age

Abstract

Culture is a way of life of people in various regions that develops and is shared by a person or group of people who are always transmitted from generation to generation. During the digital times, advances in information and communication technology have created a new environment. Indonesia is a country with many different ethnicities, races, languages, religions, and cultures. This research focuses on how a documentary film can represent culture with the concept of linguistic signs that discuss the connection between signs and meaning from Roland Barthes. In this paper, the authors uses a qualitative research method with a semiotic research approach from Roland Barthes. The techniques used to collect existing data are documentation, observation, and literature review which are carried out by processing data, reading, analyzing and finding conclusions from various linear sources with the topic of this research. Source triangulation is a data validation technique that the authors use in this study where when primary data has been found, the authors can test the data with other data collection so that the authors can conclude that the data is the same. The result is that the Baduy tribe has stagnated because the Baduy themselves want to maintain the originality of their tribe with the guidance of the faith they are trying to protect. This research is expected to be a good contribution for readers to know how a movie can represent a culture.