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ABSTRACT BOOK

Gender Equality and Social

Inclusion

Gender and Historical Awareness of A Region

Sarmiati, Elva Ronaning Roem, Ongky Andriawan

Universitas Andalas

The history of a region is sometimes unknown by the local people who live in the area.

However, gender roles can contribute to public awareness of the history of a region. This study

aims to explain the role of gender in increasing public awareness of the history of a region. The

method used in this research is a qualitative method with a case study approach and a

constructivist paradigm. Data collection was carried out by observation, in-depth interviews,
and documentation, while the analysis was carried out by coding analysis, as well as

triangulation techniques to validate the data. This study found that the Dharmasraya

Government held a major event, namely the Pamalayu Festival to straighten history. The

implementation of the festival which is quite long has made people realize that the area

where they were born and raised as a very remarkable history. The role of gender in inheriting
the history of the Dharmasraya civilization finally began to grow. This knowledge and

awareness made women begin to pass on their understanding to their offspring as a legacy by

teaching or retelling the history to their children and the younger.

Keywords: Pamalayu Festival, Dharmasraya, Historical Awareness, Gender Roles.

Short Biography:

Dr. Sarmiati, M.Si. was born in Padang, July 11, 1973. She is a permanent lecturer at

Communication Studies Program, FISIP Unand. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in

Anthropology Unand and Masters in Communication Studies at UI in 2005. In 2017, she
completed Doctoral Program in Communication Studies at Unpad, Bandung.

Dr. Elva Ronaning Roem, M.Si was born in Pekanbaru, March 30, 1980. Currently, she
lives in Padang City, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. She is a lecturer at

Communication Science Department, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Andalas

University, Indonesia. Currently, she is Deputy Dean II of Andalas University FISIP (2020-

2024). Formal Education S1 completed at the Department of Journalism, Bandung Islamic

University (UNISBA) in 2002. She continued her Masters Education at the Department of

Communication Studies, Padjadjaran University Bandung (2005). Then, she completed

the Doctoral Program in Communication Studies at Padjadjaran University, Bandung

(2017). During her time as a lecturer, she has done a lot of research, especially the study of

social communication, political economy of media and culture, social issues, and gender.

Her published books include reference books entitled “Interpersonal Communication

(2020)”, “An Introduction to Communication Theory (2021)”. In addition, she is also active
in writing in a number of local and national newspapers, and is often a resource person in

national and international seminars. In addition, she is also the administrator of the

Indonesian Communication Graduate Association (ISKI) and the Association of

Communication Studies Programs (ASPIKOM) as well as the Indonesian Lecturer Forum

(FDI).

Ongky Andriawan was born on 30th of October 1996 in Dharmasraya. He graduated from

Communication Studies of Andalas University by total GPA equal to 3.85. He dedicates his

life tu study about cultural communication and human empowerment. Currently he is

working as research and teaching assistant in related studies.

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