Journal of Humanities Research Sustainability

The Post-Human Author: Deconstructing Narrative Identity And Creativity In Ai-Generated Literary Works

Wirdatul Khasanah, Li Wei, Rustiyana Rustiyana — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. The emergence of artificial intelligence as a creative agent has fundamentally disrupted the human-centered paradigm of authorship in literary production. Recent advances in generative models such as GPT and other neural language systems have blurred the boundaries between human intention, machine output, and narrative authenticity.

Purpose. This study aims to deconstruct the notion of the “post-human author” by examining how AI-generated literary works redefine narrative identity, creativity, and the ontology of authorship. Employing a qualitative meta-analytical method combined with post-structuralist textual analysis, the research synthesizes existing literature and conducts interpretive readings of selected AI-generated texts. Through Derridean deconstruction and Foucault’s concept of the “author-function,” this study explores how algorithmic creativity challenges the metaphysics of originality and intentionality.

Method. Employing a qualitative meta-analytical method combined with post-structuralist textual analysis, the research synthesizes existing literature and conducts interpretive readings of selected AI-generated texts. Through Derridean deconstruction and Foucault’s concept of the “author-function,” this study explores how algorithmic creativity challenges the metaphysics of originality and intentionality.

Results. The findings reveal that AI-generated literature destabilizes the humanist framework of creative agency , producing hybrid narratives where authorship becomes distributed, contingent, and collaborative between human and machine. However, this post-human creativity also exposes ethical and philosophical tensions related to authorship, ownership, and meaning-making.

Conclusion. The study concludes that literary creation in the age of AI demands a reconfiguration of aesthetic and epistemic assumptions about what it means to “create,” inviting a new hermeneutics of reading that acknowledges the co-agency of the artificial and the human.

Beyond the Human: An Analysis of Posthumanist Themes and Ecological Consciousness in the Science Fiction of Dewi "Dee" Lestari

Abdurahman Abdurahman, Aom Thai, Siri Lek — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. This study examines posthumanist themes and ecological consciousness in the science fiction works of Dewi “Dee” Lestari, one of Indonesia’s most influential contemporary authors whose narratives frequently challenge anthropocentric worldviews. The background of this research lies in the growing global interest in posthumanist discourse, which critiques human-centered epistemologies and emphasizes the entanglement of humans, technology, and the natural environment.

Purpose. The aim of this study is to analyze the narrative strategies, philosophical motifs, and ecological representations through which Dee constructs a posthumanist imaginary that destabilizes traditional boundaries between human and non-human agents.

Method. The study employs a qualitative textual analysis method grounded in literary ecocriticism and posthumanist theory, drawing on close reading techniques and thematic mapping.

Results. The results reveal that Dee’s narratives articulate a model of relational existence in which technology, consciousness, and ecological systems are interdependent rather than hierarchically ordered. Her work foregrounds ethical responsibility, cosmological humility, and the dissolution of rigid subject-object distinctions, offering a vision of scientific and spiritual evolution embedded within ecological awareness.

Conclusion. The study concludes that Dee’s science fiction significantly contributes to Indonesian literature by integrating posthumanist philosophy with ecological sensibility, encouraging readers to rethink the role of humans within a broader planetary network. This research highlights the relevance of Indonesian speculative fiction to global debates on ecological crisis and posthuman futures.

The Philosophy of "Tri Hita Karana": A Balinese Philosophical Framework for a Sustainable Human-Nature-Divine Relationship

Wijaya Wijaya, Chenda Dara, Sokha Dara — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. The rapid ecological degradation occurring across Southeast Asia has intensified scholarly interest in indigenous philosophical systems that articulate holistic models of human environment relations. Tri Hita Karana (THK), a foundational Balinese philosophical framework emphasizing harmony among humans, nature, and the divine, has increasingly been invoked in discussions of sustainability; however, empirical and conceptual examinations of how THK can inform contemporary environmental ethics remain limited.

Purpose. This study aims to analyze THK as a philosophical foundation for sustainable practices by exploring its metaphysical assumptions, socio-cultural manifestations, and potential integration into modern sustainability paradigms.

Method. The research employs a qualitative hermeneutic design, combining textual analysis of Balinese lontar manuscripts, ethnographic documentation, and thematic synthesis of secondary environmental studies.

Results. The findings reveal that THK offers a distinctive triadic model of relational ethics parahyangan (divine harmony), pawongan (social harmony), and palemahan (ecological harmony) that collectively provide normative guidance for sustainable living and resource management. These principles demonstrate compatibility with contemporary ecological frameworks while offering culturally grounded motivations for environmental stewardship.

Conclusion. The study concludes that the THK philosophy constitutes a viable ethical foundation for sustainable development, supporting integrative approaches that blend spiritual values, communal responsibility, and ecological awareness. The philosophical coherence and cultural rootedness of THK suggest strong applicability in policy design, environmental education, and community-based conservation efforts.

Reinterpreting ‘Khalifah Fil Ard’ as an Islamic Environmental Ethic for Addressing the 21st-Century Climate Crisis

Pedro Silva, Felipe Souza, Rafaela Lima, Andrian Khoirul Ummah — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. The accelerating climate crisis has prompted renewed global interest in ethical frameworks capable of guiding sustainable human–environment relations. In Islamic thought, the Qur’anic concept of khal?fah f?l-ar? (vicegerency on Earth) has traditionally been interpreted as a moral mandate for stewardship, accountability, and balanced interaction with the natural world.

Purpose. This study aims to reexamine khal?fah f?l-ar? through an interdisciplinary lens that integrates Qur’anic exegesis, environmental philosophy, and climate ethics.

Method. A qualitative research design is employed using textual hermeneutics, thematic content analysis of classical and modern tafsir, and comparative ethical analysis with environmental stewardship models.

Results. The findings demonstrate that khal?fah f?l-ar? embodies a tripartite ethical structure: spiritual responsibility to God, moral responsibility to creation, and intergenerational responsibility for ecological continuity. These dimensions provide a normative foundation that contrasts sharply with anthropocentric paradigms driving ecological degradation. The research further shows that classical Islamic sources contain implicit ecological principles—such as moderation (wasatiyyah), balance (m?z?n), prohibition of harm (l? ?arar), and communal trust (am?nah)—which can form an integrated ethical framework for climate action.

Conclusion. The study concludes that reinterpretation of khal?fah f?l-ar? offers a theologically grounded, ethically robust, and culturally resonant model for addressing climate crisis in Muslim-majority societies and globally. This work highlights the potential of Islamic environmental ethics to contribute meaningfully to sustainable policy, ecological education, and faith-informed climate activism.

The Anthropology of Plastic Waste: A Study of Community Adaptation and Resistance to Marine Pollution in a North Javanese Coastal Village

Roya Zahir, Safiullah Aziz, Zara Ali, Restu Auliani — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. Plastic pollution has become a defining environmental challenge for coastal communities in Southeast Asia, particularly in North Java, where rapid urbanization, industrial activities, and waste mismanagement exacerbate marine degradation. Local communities are not merely passive victims of this ecological crisis; they actively navigate, reinterpret, and resist the social and environmental impacts of plastic waste.

Purpose. This study aims to investigate how a North Javanese coastal village adapts to and challenges marine pollution through cultural practices, social organization, and collective environmental action.

Method. An ethnographic research design was employed, integrating participant observation, in-depth interviews, household surveys, and environmental field notes to generate a multi-layered understanding of community responses.

Results. The findings reveal three central patterns: first, adaptive behaviors emerge through pragmatic strategies such as waste repurposing and informal recycling networks; second, environmental degradation reshapes local cosmologies and cultural narratives surrounding cleanliness, morality, and human–nature relationships; third, forms of resistance manifest through community-led cleanups, youth environmental activism, and negotiations with local authorities and industries contributing to pollution.

Conclusion. The study concludes that community adaptation and resistance are driven by intertwined ecological, economic, and cultural dynamics, illustrating that environmental crises are socially mediated phenomena requiring context-sensitive interventions.

The Humanities of Food Sustainability: A Cultural History of Local Food Movements and Agro-biodiversity in Indonesia

Imam Hanafi, Jaden Tan, Ava Lee — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Background. Indonesia’s contemporary food sustainability challenges reflect deep historical, cultural, and ecological transformations that have reshaped local food systems and agro-biodiversity. Local food movements have re-emerged as a response to the growing homogenization of diets, the erosion of indigenous agricultural knowledge, and the impact of industrial food regimes. These movements represent not only environmental initiatives but also cultural practices rooted in longstanding traditions of communal agriculture and ecological stewardship.

Purpose. The research aims to analyze the cultural foundations of Indonesia’s local food movements, trace their historical development, and examine their contributions to sustaining agro-biodiversity.

Method. A qualitative historical-cultural method was employed, drawing on archival materials, ethnographic accounts, visual documentation, and policy analysis. Analytical procedures included thematic coding, cultural narrative reconstruction, and cross-period comparison to map continuities and ruptures in food sustainability practices.

Results. Findings show that local food movements are deeply embedded in cultural memory and collective identity, functioning as mechanisms for ecological resilience, resistance to food commodification, and revitalization of traditional crop varieties. The movements demonstrate how cultural narratives, ritual practices, and local knowledge systems actively shape community-led strategies for conserving agro-biodiversity.

Conclusion. The study concludes that food sustainability in Indonesia cannot be understood solely through ecological or economic lenses; it must be grounded in cultural history and humanistic inquiry. Strengthening local food movements therefore requires integrating cultural values, historical understanding, and community agency into national food sustainability policies.