TRANSFORMASI SELEBRITI MENJADI POLITISI: URGENSI PERSONAL FRONT DALAM RANAH SOSIAL

Authors

  • Manzilatun Ni'mah Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21831/informasi.v45i2.7989

Keywords:

Celebrity, Habitus, Impression Management

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the recent phenomenon of celebrities' transformation entering political arena using Bourdieu's habitus, field, and social capital theoritical framework and the role of mass media to shine celebrities as stars in the entertainment field which they use impression management to preserve their position. The subjects are Desy Ratnasari and Angel Lelga, the two phenomenal artists who recently transform to political field. This article is using qualitative approach with descriptive case study. Using Bourdieu's habitus theoritical framework, this article will begin with the explanation of habitus change from Desy Ratnasari and Angel Lelga before entering entertainment field until enter it and their transformation to political field. Within that process, there is mass media which let the society (fans) get to know them. The result is agent with more abundant capital accumulation tend to win the battle and vice versa. It explains how Desy could manage to win the votes to be a member of legislature, while votes for Angel Lelga were insufficient.


Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis fenomena transformasi selebriti menjadi politisi dengan menggunakan kerangka berpikir perubahan habitus, ranah, dan modal sosial dari Bourdieu serta peran media massa dalam membuat selebriti menjadi bintang di dunia entertainment, yang mana dalam ranah entertainment itu selebriti menggunakan impression management untuk melanggengkan posisinya. Yang menjadi subyek penelitian adalah Desy Ratnasari dan Angel Lelga. Dengan menggunakan kerangka berpikir perubahan habitus, artikel ini diawali dengan penjelasan perubahan habitus Desy Ratnasari dan Angel Lelga sebelum memasuki dunia hiburan hingga memasuki dunia hiburan dan transformasinya ke dunia politik. Di tengah proses tersebut ada peran media massa yang membuat mereka menjadi "bintang" sehingga dikenal semua kalangan masyarakat. Hasil analisis artikel ini adalah agen yang memiliki alokasi modal lebih besar dan mampu mengkonversi modalnya dapat memenangkan pertarungan dan sebaliknya. Hal tersebut menjelaskan bagaimana Desy dapat berhasil memenangkan suara masyarakat untuk menjadi anggota legislatif, sedangkan perolehan suara Angel tidak dapat mencukupi.

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2016-02-01

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Vol. 45 No. 2 (2015): INFORMASI

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