Muhammad Yuanda Zara
Biographic Data
| ID | 729163 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muhammad Yuanda Zara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Muhammad Yuanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Zara |
| SIGNATURE | ZARA M Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yogyakarta State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9278-9410 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Muhammadiyah Orphanages and The Institutionalization of Relief of Indonesian Orphans in Dutch Colonial Period
This study analyzes Muhammadiyah and the organization of the orphan care in the Dutch East Indies in colonial Indonesia. This study, using various primary sources in Indonesian and Dutch, suggests that the number of native orphans increased during the colonial period and Muhammadiyah responded to it by establishing orphanages. Muhammadiyah believes that taking care of orphans is God’s command and that it is a social responsibility of fellow Musli…
Print, Piety, and Patriotism
This study examines a forgotten yet crucial aspect of the history of literacy in Indonesia by focusing on Taman Poestaka, a publishing arm of Muhammadiyah, founded in 1920. Drawing on Soeara Moehammadijah, a magazine published between 1921 and 1939, this article argues that Muhammadiyah regarded literacy as essential to advancing native population under colonial rule. The institution embraced modernity through the printing press, which enabled id…
Railways, railman and revolution
This study examines the significance of railway in Indonesian propaganda during Dutch–Indonesian war. By using historical method and media representations, it examines Indonesian propaganda materials. It argues that railways were vital in Indonesian nationalists’ efforts to shape public perceptions in accepting Indonesian authority. Indonesian propaganda depicted railways as indispensable transportation and anti-colonial weapon, and train workers…
Tracking Javanese Traditional Arts in North Sumatra 1900-1930s
Until now, several traditional Javanese arts such as ketoprak, horse braids, and wayang orang can be found in North Sumatra. This research aims to find out why and how Javanese traditional art can develop in this region. The method used in this research is a historical method which includes 4 research stages, namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography. The research results show that traditional Javanese art has been present i…
Islam, modernity and well-being
Women, war and nation-state building
Despite numerous works of Kartini as Indonesia’s most famous feminist icon, hardly any deep study investigated how Kartini was remembered in the first years of Indonesia’s independence. This study aims to examine how Indonesians celebrated Kartini Day during the Indonesian Revolution (1946–1949), by using print media in Indonesian, Dutch and English from that period. This study argues that for Indonesian nationalists at that time, commemorating K…
For Donation, Organisation, and Nation
Studies on Muhammadiyah’s charitable works mostly discuss the charitable institutions Muhammadiyah founded, such as hospitals and orphanages, and neglect one-off fundraising activities. This study examines Muhammadiyah’s strategies in promoting ‘Muhammadiyah charity stamps’ to the Netherlands Indies people in 1941. This study shows that although stamps are only small postal items, Muhammadiyah paid great attention to promoting and selling these s…
Wandering through the exotic battle zone; American journalists’ travel accounts of Indonesia during the Dutch-Indonesian war
This study analyses rarely examined English-language reportage and travel accounts on Indonesia created by two American journalists, Johnny Florea (Life) and Robert Sherrod (Time), after their visits to Indonesia between late-1945 and early-1946. The study finds that the travel accounts deliver a commentary on the course of the Dutch-Indonesian war and reveal the journalists’ fascination with Indonesian society and nature as well as their sympath…
Indonesian Perspectives on British Occupation Forces and Their Withdrawal from Indonesia in Late 1946
Photographic Representations of the Dutch-Indonesian Conflict in the Yogyakarta-Based Kedaulatan Rakjat Newspaper, 1945-1946
Historiography of the Dutch-Indonesian war, also known as the Indonesian Revolution, generally focuses on the origins and types of violence that occurred during the conflict. The war-related photographs published by the Indonesian press during the conflict have received hardly any examination by scholars. This article examines photographs published by the nationalist-leaning newspaper Kedaulatan Rakjat (KR) in Yogyakarta, the city known as the ca…
Bound by history, culture, religion and kinship
Most studies of Indonesia-Malaysia relations focus on conflict. This study analyses the depictions of Malaya in a renowned bi-weekly Islamic magazine in Indonesia in 1960, Pandji Masjarakat. The findings indicate that the magazine constructed positive perceptions of Malaya and encouraged its readers to adopt them. It promoted an understanding that Indonesia and Malaya had a long common history, and in the past were tied by religious, kinship and …
Islamic Patriotism in General Sudirman Comic Strips of Suara Muhammadijah Magazine (1966-1967)
This paper examines 29 editions of comic serials portraying the struggle of one of the most influential military commanders in modern Indonesian history, General Sudirman, published from 1966-67 by the official magazine of Muhammadiyah, Suara Muhammadijah. By using a historical and comic studies approach, this research reveals that the comic aimed to arouse a feeling of Islamic patriotism among readers of the magazine. The still-ill Sudirman was …
Muhammadiyah’s Views and Actions on the Protection of Civilians during the Japanese Invasion of the Netherlands Indies, 1941-1942
Studies on Muhammadiyah largely ignore Muhammadiyah’s perceptions of war. This study explores Muhammadiyah’s thoughts and practices on the protection of civilians in a so far neglected war, namely Japanese invasion of the Netherlands Indies in 1941-1942. Using historical research method, this study scrutinizes previously unexamined primary sources, the weekly magazine Adil, which was published by Surakarta branch of Muhammadiyah, in editions betw…
Indonesian English-language Magazine Reports on the British Occupation of Indonesia
This study explores how an English-language magazine affiliated with the Indonesian government, The Voice of Free Indonesia (TVFI), conveyed to foreigners Indonesia’s views of the British occupation in Indonesia in October–December 1945. By using historical method, this study argues that for TVFI providing Indonesia’s perspectives to global readers was crucial for Indonesia’s struggle for maintaining independence. The magazine constantly emphasiz…
"Loving nature, praising the creator; The visualizations of the natural world in the Islamic magazine "Pandji Masjarakat
This study examines previously unexplored visual representations of the natural world published in Pandji Masjarakat magazine in 1960. Known at the time as the most popular Islamic magazine in Indonesia, this publication not only discussed Islamic teachings as hitherto understood, but also provided ample space for the publication of drawings, paintings, and photographs of the natural world. This study argues that the visualizations of the natural…
Indonesian Mockery of the Dutch during the Indonesian Struggle to Maintain Independence (1945-1948)
Research on the struggle for Indonesian independence (1945-1949) and the harsh response of the Dutch to their former colony is abundant, with most studies focusing on the nature and forms of violence. One neglected area of research is how Indonesian nationalists represented the conflict in the form of mockery. This study intends to fill this gap by examining mocking textual representations of the Dutch, created and disseminated by Indonesians thr…
Soeara ‘Aisjijah Magazine and the Preparation of Indonesian Muslim Women to Anticipate the Arrival of Japanese Occupation Forces (1941–1942)
This study discusses how Soeara ‘Aisjijah magazine, the official publication of the Indonesian Muslim women’s organization ‘Aisyiyah, prepared its readers to anticipate the arrival of Japanese occupation forces in 1941–42. From this study it is clear that Soeara ‘Aisjijah did not only contain progressive religious advice for Muslim women, as has been thought so far. The magazine also displayed an awareness of the global political map that changed…
Securing the State, Defending the Religion
This article discusses how the narration of Islamic-ness and Indonesian-ness in the midst of the war of independence was represented in an Islamic newspaper called Boelan Sabit . The period under study is a month (December 15, 1945-January 14, 1946). Using the historical method, the research findings revealed that Boelan Sabit newspaper incessantly called for Indonesian Muslims to defend Indonesian independence from Dutch colonialism and British …
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"Loving nature, praising the creator; The visualizations of the natural world in the Islamic magazine "Pandji Masjarakat
This study examines previously unexplored visual representations of the natural world published in Pandji Masjarakat magazine in 1960. Known at the time as the most popular Islamic magazine in Indonesia, this publication not only discussed Islamic teachings as hitherto understood, but also provided ample space for the publication of drawings, paintings, and photographs of the natural world. This study argues that the visualizations of the natural…
Securing the State, Defending the Religion
This article discusses how the narration of Islamic-ness and Indonesian-ness in the midst of the war of independence was represented in an Islamic newspaper called Boelan Sabit . The period under study is a month (December 15, 1945-January 14, 1946). Using the historical method, the research findings revealed that Boelan Sabit newspaper incessantly called for Indonesian Muslims to defend Indonesian independence from Dutch colonialism and British …
Menuju Lentera Merah
Indonesian Mockery of the Dutch during the Indonesian Struggle to Maintain Independence (1945-1948)
Research on the struggle for Indonesian independence (1945-1949) and the harsh response of the Dutch to their former colony is abundant, with most studies focusing on the nature and forms of violence. One neglected area of research is how Indonesian nationalists represented the conflict in the form of mockery. This study intends to fill this gap by examining mocking textual representations of the Dutch, created and disseminated by Indonesians thr…
Soeara ‘Aisjijah Magazine and the Preparation of Indonesian Muslim Women to Anticipate the Arrival of Japanese Occupation Forces (1941–1942)
This study discusses how Soeara ‘Aisjijah magazine, the official publication of the Indonesian Muslim women’s organization ‘Aisyiyah, prepared its readers to anticipate the arrival of Japanese occupation forces in 1941–42. From this study it is clear that Soeara ‘Aisjijah did not only contain progressive religious advice for Muslim women, as has been thought so far. The magazine also displayed an awareness of the global political map that changed…
Islamic Patriotism in General Sudirman Comic Strips of Suara Muhammadijah Magazine (1966-1967)
This paper examines 29 editions of comic serials portraying the struggle of one of the most influential military commanders in modern Indonesian history, General Sudirman, published from 1966-67 by the official magazine of Muhammadiyah, Suara Muhammadijah. By using a historical and comic studies approach, this research reveals that the comic aimed to arouse a feeling of Islamic patriotism among readers of the magazine. The still-ill Sudirman was …
Muhammadiyah’s Views and Actions on the Protection of Civilians during the Japanese Invasion of the Netherlands Indies, 1941-1942
Studies on Muhammadiyah largely ignore Muhammadiyah’s perceptions of war. This study explores Muhammadiyah’s thoughts and practices on the protection of civilians in a so far neglected war, namely Japanese invasion of the Netherlands Indies in 1941-1942. Using historical research method, this study scrutinizes previously unexamined primary sources, the weekly magazine Adil, which was published by Surakarta branch of Muhammadiyah, in editions betw…
Indonesian English-language Magazine Reports on the British Occupation of Indonesia
This study explores how an English-language magazine affiliated with the Indonesian government, The Voice of Free Indonesia (TVFI), conveyed to foreigners Indonesia’s views of the British occupation in Indonesia in October–December 1945. By using historical method, this study argues that for TVFI providing Indonesia’s perspectives to global readers was crucial for Indonesia’s struggle for maintaining independence. The magazine constantly emphasiz…
"Loving nature, praising the creator; The visualizations of the natural world in the Islamic magazine "Pandji Masjarakat
This study examines previously unexplored visual representations of the natural world published in Pandji Masjarakat magazine in 1960. Known at the time as the most popular Islamic magazine in Indonesia, this publication not only discussed Islamic teachings as hitherto understood, but also provided ample space for the publication of drawings, paintings, and photographs of the natural world. This study argues that the visualizations of the natural…
Bound by history, culture, religion and kinship
Most studies of Indonesia-Malaysia relations focus on conflict. This study analyses the depictions of Malaya in a renowned bi-weekly Islamic magazine in Indonesia in 1960, Pandji Masjarakat. The findings indicate that the magazine constructed positive perceptions of Malaya and encouraged its readers to adopt them. It promoted an understanding that Indonesia and Malaya had a long common history, and in the past were tied by religious, kinship and …
For Donation, Organisation, and Nation
Studies on Muhammadiyah’s charitable works mostly discuss the charitable institutions Muhammadiyah founded, such as hospitals and orphanages, and neglect one-off fundraising activities. This study examines Muhammadiyah’s strategies in promoting ‘Muhammadiyah charity stamps’ to the Netherlands Indies people in 1941. This study shows that although stamps are only small postal items, Muhammadiyah paid great attention to promoting and selling these s…
Wandering through the exotic battle zone; American journalists’ travel accounts of Indonesia during the Dutch-Indonesian war
This study analyses rarely examined English-language reportage and travel accounts on Indonesia created by two American journalists, Johnny Florea (Life) and Robert Sherrod (Time), after their visits to Indonesia between late-1945 and early-1946. The study finds that the travel accounts deliver a commentary on the course of the Dutch-Indonesian war and reveal the journalists’ fascination with Indonesian society and nature as well as their sympath…
Indonesian Perspectives on British Occupation Forces and Their Withdrawal from Indonesia in Late 1946
Photographic Representations of the Dutch-Indonesian Conflict in the Yogyakarta-Based Kedaulatan Rakjat Newspaper, 1945-1946
Historiography of the Dutch-Indonesian war, also known as the Indonesian Revolution, generally focuses on the origins and types of violence that occurred during the conflict. The war-related photographs published by the Indonesian press during the conflict have received hardly any examination by scholars. This article examines photographs published by the nationalist-leaning newspaper Kedaulatan Rakjat (KR) in Yogyakarta, the city known as the ca…
Islam, modernity and well-being
Women, war and nation-state building
Despite numerous works of Kartini as Indonesia’s most famous feminist icon, hardly any deep study investigated how Kartini was remembered in the first years of Indonesia’s independence. This study aims to examine how Indonesians celebrated Kartini Day during the Indonesian Revolution (1946–1949), by using print media in Indonesian, Dutch and English from that period. This study argues that for Indonesian nationalists at that time, commemorating K…
Muhammadiyah Orphanages and The Institutionalization of Relief of Indonesian Orphans in Dutch Colonial Period
This study analyzes Muhammadiyah and the organization of the orphan care in the Dutch East Indies in colonial Indonesia. This study, using various primary sources in Indonesian and Dutch, suggests that the number of native orphans increased during the colonial period and Muhammadiyah responded to it by establishing orphanages. Muhammadiyah believes that taking care of orphans is God’s command and that it is a social responsibility of fellow Musli…
Print, Piety, and Patriotism
This study examines a forgotten yet crucial aspect of the history of literacy in Indonesia by focusing on Taman Poestaka, a publishing arm of Muhammadiyah, founded in 1920. Drawing on Soeara Moehammadijah, a magazine published between 1921 and 1939, this article argues that Muhammadiyah regarded literacy as essential to advancing native population under colonial rule. The institution embraced modernity through the printing press, which enabled id…
Railways, railman and revolution
This study examines the significance of railway in Indonesian propaganda during Dutch–Indonesian war. By using historical method and media representations, it examines Indonesian propaganda materials. It argues that railways were vital in Indonesian nationalists’ efforts to shape public perceptions in accepting Indonesian authority. Indonesian propaganda depicted railways as indispensable transportation and anti-colonial weapon, and train workers…
Tracking Javanese Traditional Arts in North Sumatra 1900-1930s
Until now, several traditional Javanese arts such as ketoprak, horse braids, and wayang orang can be found in North Sumatra. This research aims to find out why and how Javanese traditional art can develop in this region. The method used in this research is a historical method which includes 4 research stages, namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography. The research results show that traditional Javanese art has been present i…
Asian Studies and History (13 works) · History (11 works) · Indonesian (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Islam (8 works) · Media studies (8 works) · Colonialism (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works)