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Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya brings together scholars, educators, and practitioners to advance critical inquiry and meaningful research across language, literature, the arts, and their connections to teaching and learning.

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya is an international, open-access scholarly journal published by Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), Indonesia. Through independent editorial assessment and double-blind peer review, the journal supports rigorous academic dialogue, original scholarship, and research-informed educational practice.

The journal welcomes empirical and theoretical investigations, original research articles, case studies, scholarly reviews, and innovative approaches to pedagogy. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished work written in English and aligned with the journal's Aims and Scope.

3 Issues / YearFrom Volume 55 (2027): February, June, and October. Previously: February and August.

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First published in 1969 under the title Warta Scientia, the journal originated at Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Malang (IKIP Malang), the predecessor of Universitas Negeri Malang. The institution used the name IKIP Malang from 1963 until its transformation into Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) in 1999. This history reflects the journal's longstanding contribution to scholarship in language, literature, arts, and education. Read the university's history.

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Bahasa dan Seni · Faculty of Letters · Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia

Current Issue: Volume 54, Number 2 (2026)

Articles

Beyond Autonomy: An Actor-Network Theory Study of a Solo Exhibition in Indonesia

Rendy Pandita Bastari, Patra Aditia, and Ganesha Puspa Nabila

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1392

pp. 279 - 295

Pre-Freudian recurrence: Photography and the trace before the uncanny

Iwan Zahar, Karna Mustaqim, Salman Maulana, Irma Damayantie, and Tri Wahyudi

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1412

pp. 296 - 309

Negotiating Poetic and Musical Structure: The Adaptation of Pupuh Sinom in Tembang Sunda Cianjuran

Mustika Iman Zakaria Sudrajat and Yosep Nurdjaman Alamsyah

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1413

pp. 310 - 324

``Is That What It Means?'' Performative Storytelling in Early Childhood Education: Meaning-making Through Interaction

Fathia Anggriani Pradina, Untung Yuwono, and Bernadette Kushartanti

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1434

pp. 325 - 347

Batik Motifs for the Distinctive Jarik of the Samin Community in Reinterpreting the Essence of Samin Surosentiko Pitutur Luhur

Sugeng Wardoyo, Aryo Anggorojati, and Tri Wulandari

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1435

pp. 348 - 372

A Literature Study on Collaborative Art Learning in Tasikmalaya Based on Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Wan Ridwan Husen and M. Fahmi Nugraha

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1436

pp. 373 - 385

Evaluating Gender Equity in The Berenstain Bears Picture Books

Christy Tisnawijaya and Geni Kurniati

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1437

pp. 386 - 402

Resistance and Adaptation in Banyumas Traditional Gending: Musical Negotiation between Cultural Preservation and Commercial Performance in Lengger and Ebeg

Darno Darno and Binarung Mahatmajangga

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1438

pp. 403 - 423

Children second dialect acquisition in North America

Iqbal Nurul Azhar and Mohammad Halili

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1439

pp. 424 - 442

Flexibility in Javanese Folk Performing Arts: Adaptation, Creation, and Innovation

Kiswanto Kiswanto, Paimin Paimin, and Wahyu Prihatin

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1440

pp. 443 - 463

``I Don't.. I Don't Remember the Answer'': A Psycholinguistics Study of Language Processing Impairment Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury in Film ``The Vow'' (2012)

Fathiya Rosyada, Emy Sudarwati, Lee Huan Yik, and Putrie Rahayuningtyas

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1441

pp. 464 - 481

From Visual Forms to Character Values: A Conceptual Model of Visual Meaning-Making for Character Education

Muhammad Gufran, Irsan Kadir, Lukman Ismail, and Meisar Ashari

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1442

pp. 482 - 500

Material Transformation and Cultural Aesthetics in Javanese Keris Pamor: A Perspective on Sustainable Art

Kuntadi Wasi Darmojo, Iwan Budi Santoso, and Ippei Suzuki

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1443

pp. 501 - 521

A Visual Analysis of the Color Variety in Pekalongan Hand-drawn Batik from 1910 to 2015

Christophera Ratnasari Lucius, Yanuar Ramadhan, and Ahmad Fuad

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1444

pp. 522 - 533

An Initial Formulation of a Tactile-Based Art Creation Method from a Low-Vision Artist's Relief Painting Practice at Yayasan Teratai Bali

Ida Bagus Komang Sindu Putra, I Wayan Adnyana, I Wayan Karja, and I Wayan Sujana

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1445

pp. 534 - 560

Visual Aesthetic Structure in East Java Temple Reliefs: A Study of Line, Plane, Proportion, and Rhythm

Marina Wardaya

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1446

pp. 561 - 575

Theatre Practice as a Restorative Medium for Collective Memory in the Collaborative Performance ``Install Ulang: Surawana Lewat Jalan Memutar''

Rifqi Haekal Amanullah and Wahyu Novianto

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1447

pp. 576 - 593

Click, Listen, Reflect: Implementing Discord in Critical Listening Courses

Kenny Shania Lestari R, Metaria Metaria, and Siti Nurhalimah

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1448

pp. 594 - 615

Wayang 3D Interactive E-Book: Development and Classroom Evaluation for Javanese Traditional Drama Learning

I’in Dwi Susanti and Afendy Widayat

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1449

pp. 616 - 634

Visualizing Borneo Biodiversity and Dayak Cultural Heritage through Contemporary Innovative Batik Motifs

Kristanti Kristanti

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1450

pp. 635 - 652

Relationship Between Language, Culture, and Thinking of the Kajang Community from the Perspective of Anthropological Linguistics

Harlinah Sahib, Jumardin Muchtar, Herawati Abbas, and Ferawaty Syam

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1451

pp. 653 - 673

The Ketupat War as a Cultural Performance: Ritual, Community Participation, and Cultural Preservation in Tempilang, Bangka Belitung

Fawarti Gendra Nata Utami, Budi Setiyono, and Muhammad Fazli Taib Saearani

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1452

pp. 674 - 693

Translation Techniques and Meaning Equivalence in the Novels ``It Ends With Us'' and ``Akhir Antara Kita'' By Colleen Hoover

Tanty Aidullia Nasution, Rusdi Noor Rosa, Erikson Saragih, Rudy Sofyan, and T. Thyrhaya Zein

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1453

pp. 694 - 719

Representation of Beauty: Gendered Discourses in Czech and Indonesian Advertisements

Indah Kurnia Herliani, Nurenzia Yannuar, Yusnita Febrianti, and Ahmad Faizuddin

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1454

pp. 720 - 745

A Comparative Study of Four Typographic Treatments in Coffee Shop Brand Visual Perception

Ivo Ramadhani and Siti Indah Lestari

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1455

pp. 746 - 758

Phonological and Lexical Potentials of Angkola Batak as Indigenous Resources for General Linguistics Instruction

Eli Marlina Harahap, Markhamah Markhamah, Yunus Sulistyono, Laili Etika Rahmawati, and Ali Imron Al Ma'ruf

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1456

pp. 759 - 775

Character-Value Internalization Through Tembe Nggoli Motifs and Weaving Practices in The Mbojo Weaving Community of Wawo District, Indonesia

Imamatul Islamyah, Meisar Ashari, and Irsan Kadir

Vol.54, No.2

https://doi.org/10.17977/2550-0635.1457

pp. 776 - 794