The Views of Survivors on dark heritage preservation

Abstract

This paper discusses how survivors’ views in preserving dark heritage post-tsunami in Banda Aceh are. Little is known about survivors’ views in preserving the dark heritage and it is not clear what significance values are owned by the survivor in looking at sites that are suspected of being dark heritage in context post-tsunami. The research to date has tended to focus on perspective and preservation decisions from government, experts, and visitors rather than survivor views in the context of post-disaster heritage. This paper promotes survivors' views in preserving dark heritage as a performance that transcends an emphasis on victim, toward framing a dark heritage construct that is productive and dynamic, a steward for post-tsunami disaster identities who have the significance values. The main question put in this research is: How “survivors' views” in Banda Aceh together with its stigmatized image and identity can be interpreted in dark heritage post-tsunami disaster? This research is done from an interdisciplinary interpretative approach, using a combination of methods such as narrative and discourse analysis. The research shows survivors have an important role in preserving the dark heritage that productive and dynamic, together with culture and social practices where the mosque is considered as a component of heritage the most important to preserve. The current study is based on 50 peoples as key informant carried out on the July and August 2019, the findings suggest components such as the mosque, Ship PLTD Apung, ship above houses, mass grave, and social practices religious rituals be an important heritage for the community survivor as remembering. Survivor also said that dark heritage has a role practical in the region related to the rebuilding of sustainable urban heritage planning.