Dr. B. Retang Wohangara, S.S., M.Hum.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Language and Arts (FLA), Soegijapranata Catholic University (SCU)

Academic Background

  • 2022/07 – 2026/06, Doctoral Program in Environmental Science, Soegijapranata, Catholic University, Semarang, Indonesia

 

  • 2003/07 – 2005/11, Master in English Literature, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

 

  • 1993/07 – 1998/03, Bachelor in English Literature, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Professional Background

2007/12 – now, Assistant Professor, Soegijapranata University, Faculty of Language and Arts

Leadership

  • 2018/08 – 2022/07, Dean of Faculty of Language and Arts

 

  • 2013/08 – 2017/04, Vice Dean of Student Affairs, Faculty of Language and Arts

Expertise

Verbal folklore

Research Topics

Ritual Language, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Cultural Ecology, Cultural Resilience

Books

  • 2026 Akar yang Menari (The Dancing Roots) short story, Access Link

 

  • 2026 Bulan Cuma Dekat, Mama (The Moon is just There, Mama) in Short Story
    Anthology, Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata

 

  • 2023 Folktales of Sumba (2nd edition) Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata Press

 

Articles

  • 2026 Passive in Kambera (co-authored with Seunghun J. Lee). Journal of the
    Institute of Language Research Vol. 30, No. 33, 2025 (published in 2026).
    Tokyo University, Access Link

 

  • 2025 The Non-reciprocity of Cultural-ecological Resilience in Eastern Sumba (co-
    authored with Ridwan Sanjaya and Benny D. Setianto). Paradigma: Journal
    Kajian Budaya of University of Indonesia- Vol. 15. No. 3, Access Link

 

  • 2023/12 Sumbanese’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEL): Warung Hupu Liku Ritual and Ecological Ethics, Access Link

 

  • 2021 “[And now We are] Dogs with One Single Bark, [and] horses with One Single Running Track: Metaphors in Sumbanese Marriage Ritual Speeches” in Arts and Entrepreneurship in Language Studies, Access Link

 

  • 2023/06 From Written Literature to Oral-base Expressive Culture: From Prose to Traditional Ecological Knowledge Researchers, Access Link

 

  • 2020/03 Children Folklore in Estern Sumba, Indonesia. In Linguamedia: vol 1, No 1, 2020, pp. 11-24, Access Link

 

  • 2016/08 Folklore Studies for Social Cohesion in Indonesia, Access Link

 

  • 2021/12 Empowering Local Communities to Preserve their Folklore: A Project in Eastern Sumba, Access Link

 

  • 2013/07 “Access Ritual in eastern Sumba, Indonesia.” In Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching and Literature (CELT), vol. 13, no. 1, 2013, pp. 87-101, Access Link

 

  • 2011/01 Book Review: Nini Towok’s Spinning Wheel: Cloth and the Cycle of Life in Kerek, Java. In Journal of Folklore Research Review, Bloomington, Indiana University, Access Link

Keynote Speaker

Plenary Speaker

  • 2024/09, Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Eastern Sumba: The Role of Marapu Rituals in Ecological Resilience” at the 7th Celt International Conference

 

  • 2024/02, Indonesia Diversity : East Nusa Tenggara (Sumba)” In International Winter Camp 4.0. oleh International Office and Cooperation Affairs SCU

 

  • 2020/06, Meme Internet dan Pandemi Covid-19: Dulce et Utile – SCU

 

  • 2023/12, Does Literature (still) Matter? General Lecture at Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Univ Muria Kudus

 

  • 2020/10, Folklore as a Living Tradition at Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Unisbank Semarang

Parallel Speaker

  • 2023/10, Warung Hupu Liku Ritual: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecological Ethics of Sumbanese people; Internasional Seminar 11th Literary Studies Conference: Geopolitics & Literature: Reimagining the Past, Present, and Future- Sanata Dharma University

 

  • 29-30/10/2019, Insights into the Practices of Folklore Preservation in the Digital Era- International Conference on Innovation in Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Southeast Asia hosted by United Boards and Soegijapranata Catholic University

 

  • 1-3/08/2019, The Importance of Archiving Ludu Pahangu, a folksong genre of the Eastern Sumbanese people in Indonesia- The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Conference 2019, Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philipina

 

  • 15-17/03/2018, “Like a mouse not finding its nest”: Animal Similes of the Eastern Sumbanese People; The 1st International Asean-English Language Conference (ASEAN-ELT) 2018, Melaka, Malaysia

Others

Makan-makan kita.