Unveiling the Repressive Culture Towards Female Sexuality: A Critical Communication Ethnography of Sifon Circumcision Rituals in Atoni Pah Meto Ethnic Community

Veronica, Veronica (2022) Unveiling the Repressive Culture Towards Female Sexuality: A Critical Communication Ethnography of Sifon Circumcision Rituals in Atoni Pah Meto Ethnic Community. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 52 (4). pp. 379-402. ISSN 1747-5767

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Abstract

Indonesia’s ethnic-cultural diversity becomes a paradox when perpetuating discriminatory values and harmful practices. Sifon is a circumcision ritual practised by the Atoni Pah Meto ethnic community in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This study examines Sifon as a communication event and uses the critical communication ethnography approach and muted group theory to unveil its repressive cultural elements. Data collection techniques include in-depth interviews, participant-observers, and document studies. Observing how power, prestige, privilege, and authority systems construct women’s dependent identity and silence them, the authors argue that Sifon-media women are doubly muted from their embodied experiences to enjoy a healthy cultural life.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Veronica, Veronica
Contributors:
Keywords:	Cultural ritual as a form of expressive communication; Sifon circumcision tradition; Atoni Pah Meto ethnic community; critical communication ethnography; the construction of women’s marginalized position
Subjects:	300 Social Sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology > 306 Culture and Institutions (Incl. Specific Aspects of Culture)
Sustainable Development Goals:	Goal 03. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being Goal 05. Achieve gender equality and empower women
Divisions:	Faculty of Communication > Digital Journalism
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2026 03:54
URI:	https://kc.umn.ac.id/id/eprint/49663

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