期刊名称：Researchers World - Journal of Arts Science & Commerce
印刷版ISSN：2229-4686
电子版ISSN：2229-4686
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
期号：2
页码：33-38
DOI：10.18843/rwjasc/v10i2/05
出版社：Educational Research Multimedia & Publication
摘要：In millennial era, all the components of the society can participate in human development.
Nowadays, village women can explore their potency to be developed in public domain
bravely. Some women come from Bakalan Village, Polokarto Sub District, Sukoharjo
Regency, Central Java, have explored their potency recently through traditional art, such as
kothekan lesung and karawitan, as a means of preserving local wisdom. The objective of the
current research is to describe that the village women can show off their ability in
performing kothekan lesung and karawitan, and introduce it abroad. The data was collected
through surveys, interviews, and documentation directly from the objects studied. From the
data, it could be seen that the women in Bakalan village had intention, spirit, and motivation
to introduce kothekan lesung and karawitan to other countries such as Malaysia and South
Korea. Those women could serve as actors in citizen diplomacy. The research results showed
that the activity should be supported by family, community, and the government. The process
of introducing kothekan lesung and karawitan to other countries could be accomplished
because nowadays women have been accustomed with using information and communication
technology particularly internet through gadget. One of supports expected by the emaks
(moms) were other language training centres for English, thereby still dependent on the
trainer. The conclusion was that the traditional culture as the manifestation of local wisdom
could be a means for women (emaks) to be actors of citizen diplomacy.
