FUDA | Monday (05/06/2023) - ADIA (Association of Adab Sciences Lecturers) organized the “Annual International Conference 2023” with the theme “Rethinking the Paradigm of Humanities Studies in 5.0 Era: Interpreting Language, Culture, and Literacy in Strengthening Religious Moderation”
ADIA activities were held in one of the Padang city hotels, on June 05-07, 2023. The event was attended by more than 250 participants from various PTKIN throughout Indonesia, including UIN SMH Banten. The Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab, UIN SMH Banten was represented by Dr. Sholahudin Al Ayubi, M.A., (Vice Dean I), Dr. Hj Eva Syarifah Wardah, M.Hum (Vice Dean II), Hadian Rizani, M.A., (Head of the Islamic Library and Information Science Department), M. Nandang Sunandar, M.A (Head of the History of Islamic Civilization Department), Dadang Ismatullah, M.Hum, (Head of GKM) and Dr. Achmad Maftuh Sujana, M.Ag. (representative of Adab lecturer).
In this activity, several FUDA UIN SMH Banten lecturers became presenters by presenting different themes. Among them are, Dr. Sholahuddin Al Ayubi, M.A presents the theme “Islamic Sociology in Digital Age: The Power of Virality”, Dr. Hj Eva Syarifah Wardah, M.Hum presents the theme “Women and Spices: Strengthening the Spice Route through Traditional Culinary”, M. Nandang Sunandar, M.A presented the theme “History of the Development of the Bugis Tribe in Karangantu, Banten, 1984-2022 AD, and Dadang Ismatullah, M.Hum presented the theme “Literature and Religious Moderation in the Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Vice Rector 1 of UIN Imam Bonjol Padang, Dr. Yasrul Huda, M.A., officially opened the event and was followed by Welcome Speech by the Governor of West Sumatra H. Mahyeldi Ansharullah, S.P. Dean of FAH UIN Imam Bonjol, Prof. Nelmawarni, M.Hum., Ph.D., gave a speech as the host and provided scientific motivation behind the event which is held annually. She explained that this year's scientific forum for Adab lecturers will discuss the paradigm of humanities studies in the era of the industrial revolution 5.0.
“Social problems in the form of technology abuse, lack of technology user literacy, and extreme religious attitudes in the midst of digital flows are important backgrounds for the formulation of this year's ADIA theme. We hope that in this scientific forum, there will be dialectical-constructive conversations related to these problems,” he said.
“In addition to focusing on humanitarian struggles, our study paradigm should ideally also be directed at strengthening religious moderation in the public sphere in general and virtual public spaces in particular. Such academic movements will produce actual and useful humanities studies in the community,” concluded the professor of the History of Islamic Civilization.
In line with the Dean of FAH (Faculty of Adab and Humanities), Dr. M. Faisol, M.A. as Chairman of ADIA conveyed the importance of the position of social humanities problems as a foundation for scientific development. According to him, “these problems can be the object of research in order to develop and reinterpret existing theories”.
Author: Dadang Ismatullah
