| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 331, 2021
International Conference on Disaster Mitigation and Management (ICDMM 2021)
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| Article Number | 02020 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Enhancing Framework for Disaster Preparedness | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202133102020 | |
| Published online | 13 December 2021 | |
The earthquake of 1926 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra
1 Department of History, Andalas University 25163 Padang, West Sumatera Indonesia
2 Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia-Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Canberra-Australia
* Corresponding author: yenny.narny01@gmail.com
This study explores contemporary newspaper narratives on the devastation caused by the earthquake of 1926 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra. These narratives become crucial amid the difficulty of finding historical statistical data for disaster studies that depict the chaotic situation caused by natural disasters in the past. Historical methods and methodologies were used in this study to combine fragments of information found in contemporary newspapers, especially those discussing the situation of societies and the policies of the Dutch colonial government in dealing with the earthquake of 1926 in Padang Panjang. This study hopefully opens new insights for the development of disaster disciplines and provides access to the development of the study of the history of disasters in developing countries, particularly in Indonesia.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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