Kaus oblong Banyumasan sering menampilkan situasi dan isu aktual dalam setiap desainnya, seperti persoalan pendidikan, politik, budaya dan dinamika sosial kemasyarakatan yang terjadi di Banyumas. Oleh karena itu, tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat bagaimana representasi perubahan sosial yang dapat terbaca dalam desain kaus oblong Banyumasan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan semiotik dari Rolland Barthes. Data penelitian berupa desain kaus oblong Banyumasan merk Dablongan Clothing. Data tersebut dianalisis melalui dua tahap penafsiran, dimana penafsiran makna tataran pertama selanjutnya dijadikan pijakan dalam menafsirkan makna tataran kedua. Hasil penelitian menunjukan, bahwa sebagian besar desain kaus oblong Banyumasan merupakan representasi sekaligus kritik terhadap perubahan sosial di Banyumas. Perubahan sosial yang dimaksud antara lain tentang penataan kota yang tidak humanis; perubahan masyarakat agrarais menjadi kota industri; dan gaya hidup masyarakat Banyumas yang adaptif terhadap modernitas dalam hal konsumsi makanan-makanan bergaya barat.

<p class="JOURNALBODY">Kabupaten Banyumas sangat kaya akan potensi wisata, namun potensi tersebut baru dinikmati oleh segelintir orang. Oleh karena itu, tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kesadaran dan keterlibatan masyarakat dalam pengembangan pariwisata. Tujuan khususnya adalah melakukan inventori terhadap berbagai permainan anak tradisional di Kabupaten Banyumas untuk dijadikan pangkalan data dalam pengembangan kepariwisataan. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis. Sasaran penelitiannya adalah seniman, budayawan dan para pamong budaya. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa di Kabupaten Banyumas terdapat banyak permainan anak tradisional, baik yang memiliki unsur tembang  dan kesenangan, olah fikir maupun olahraga dan ketangkasan. Ragam permainan anak tradisional tersebut sebagian besar berada di ambang kepunahan karena tergilas oleh terpaan globalisasi berupa menjamurnya mainan dan permainan anak modern. Selain itu, Pemkab Banyumas belum melakukan upaya serius untuk melestarikan permainan anak tradisional. Kesimpulannya, revitalisasi permainan anak tradisional menjadi aset wisata, bisa menjadi salah satu strategi untuk melestarikan permainan anak tradisional sekaligus mengembangkan wisata Banyumas. Revitalisasi dimulai dengan inventori dan dokumentasi ragam permainan anak tradisional, mensosialisasikannya dan  menjadikannya sebagai atraksi wisata.</p>

Banyumas is rich in traditional art, customs, and tradition that should be preserved as the nation ' s asset. However, the potential seems disorganized; and thus this research was conducted to find the synergy among tourism stakeholders in developing tourism in Banyumas. The result of this research shows that the cause of the decreasing number of visitors/tourists in Banyumas is that there are not enough attractive cultural performance from the local potential. The stakeholders cooperation are very important to manage as well as develop Banyumas tourism. It will also be encouraging by the support of the local government, private sectors, and the local people. The result also recommends that there should be a forum of stakeholders that periodically consolidates their roles in Banyumas tourism. Thus, they can together develop as well improve the tourism in Banyumas.

Children become one of susceptible groups who get the risks during pandemic period. The risks can be the threat of exposure up to losing their parents who passed away because of Covid-19. The children who lose their parents due to Covid-19 are susceptible to have the problems of health, economy, education guarantee, violence, and other human rights violations. They need social protection to help their growth and development into adulthood. The purpose of this writing is to describe the social condition and the problems of children who become the Covid-19 pandemic victims. They are fatherless kids, motherless children, or orphans whose parents passed away because of Covid-19. This research uses a quantitative research method (survey). The research data are taken by using questionnaires. The samples of this research are 124 or 32% of the children’s total number in Purbalingga Regency whose parents passed away due to Covid-19. The data are presented by using a frequency distributive table. The results show that most of the children are from the lower middle class family. After their parents passed away, the social economy condition of their family gets worse. It causes those children to face economic issues, so they are not able to pay their school fee. Therefore, there must be a social protection for them so that their rights as children are fulfilled.

Abstract-Banyumas T-shirt is one creative industrial product in Banyumas Areas functioning not only as the cultural display but also as local nuance. In several designs, the local symbol designs are created in adjacent with the global cultural symbols which result in greatly interesting design. Thus, this research discusses the meanings of the localization and globalization relationship contained in Banyumas T-shirt designs. This is a qualitative research which data are collected by observing the production sites and selecting Ngapak T-shirt designs which have local and global nuances. Those designs are further analyzed using a semiotic approach proposed by Rolland Barthes. The research results find that Ngapak T-shirt designs are actually the fighting processes against global cultures. The presence of global cultural icons contained in Ngapak T-shirt designs is intentionally created to show the winning of local cultures against the global cultures. It is intended to influence the costumers' perceptions to buy those Banyumas T-shirts.