PENULIS SUNDA SEBAGAI PELESTARI BUDAYA

Abstract

This research aims to find out motives to become Sundanese Writers, self meaning construction of Sundanese Writers as culture preservators and message presenting process of Sundanese Writers as culture preservators. This research used qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data was gained through a series of indepth interviews with eight informants as Sundanese Writers in Bandung City, and also from nonparticipant observation and literature study. The informants of this research are classified into two types, these are Sundanese Culture Inheritors and Sundanese Culture Developers. The results of this study indicated that the main motive to become a Sundanese Writers is idealism, which consists of aspects of driving and the aspects of expectation. The self meaning of Sundanese Writers as culture preservators was constructed into two types, these are Sundanese Culture Inheritors and Sundanese Culture Developers. Message presenting process of Sundanese Writers as culture preservators were done by involving steps commonly done by writers to produce a writing.