YOUNG WOMEN WRITERS FROM THE PESANTREN TRADITION: SELF INITIATIVE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

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Ismah, Nor (2012) YOUNG WOMEN WRITERS FROM THE PESANTREN TRADITION: SELF INITIATIVE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. In: Conference Proceedings: Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies (AICIS) XII, 5 – 8 November 2012, Surabaya – Indonesia.

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Abstract

The first section of this paper provides a brief description of the writing tradition in the pesantren. It examines how the writing tradition has been developed in the pesantren. The next section describes women’s involvement in writing in pesantren and explores some differences between older generations and the new generation, and then moves on to focus on several young women writers from the pesantren tradition and the two pesantren in Yogyakarta. In analyzing these writers’ experiences, I try to determine family assistance, environments, and schooling factors that have had significant influences on their careers, as well as looking for evidence of an educational atmosphere in which talented girls are encouraged. The paper concludes with the proposal of various steps that could be considered by pesantren in order to support an ongoing regeneration of women’s writing.