Synchronous Chanting in Indonesian Social Movement Repertoires: A Tool for Emoting and for Manipulating Emoters

Abstract Chanting has been in existence since time immemorial and is thought to emerge as a way convey information about visceral affective states. synchronously allows participants synchronize their actions states for it requires them actively coordinatively participate it. This phenomenon can be observed various social rituals across times cultures all around the world, including movement repertoires, such demonstrations street protests. Since emotions play pivotal role movements, gaining insights into how chanting used “tool” emoting evoking contexts useful. For this purpose, lens of situated cognition affectivity analyze activists' interactions during occurrences synchronous facilitate distributed among participating chanters. Looking at cases movements Indonesia, multi-ethnic nation-state, which its own demonstration culture embedded sociocultural-historical context, argued that an tool coupled Indonesian activists groups. Some these chants even date back more than two decades ago, beginning when youth fought against despotic regime President Suharto his New Order, hundreds years ago founding fathers colonialism. Based on said framework, analysis concludes not only but also manipulating people.