The Problematic Representation of Women: An Analysis on Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim's Literary Text

Moh. Fathoni, Moh. Fathoni (2022) The Problematic Representation of Women: An Analysis on Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim's Literary Text. An-Nisa: Jurnal Kajian Perempuan dan Keislaman, 15 (2). pp. 127-136. ISSN P-ISSN: 2086 -0749 e-ISSN: 2654-4784

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Abstract

The discourse of women in literary texts develops parallelly with the productivity of literary texts. This discourse is inevitably intertwined with representations. Representation in the text cannot be separated from power relations or power operations, so the position and identity of women are vulnerable to domination and subordination. However, women are constructed as subjects and objects, allowing negotiation and contestation to emerge. This article examines the problematic representation of women in Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim's text, "Tina is Just Silent (Tina Diam Saja)," by using Linda Hutcheon's analysis of the female subject in post-modernism discourse. This article reveals that Ibrahim's text produces and reproduces the complicated female subject dealing with power relations. Ibrahim's text provides space for the subject to contest and negotiates her position and identity. Therefore, "she" offers a silent strategy for the contestation in the text.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200204 Cultural Theory
20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200205 Culture, Gender, Sexuality
20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200516 Indonesian Literature
20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200525 Literary Theory
Divisions: Fakultas Ushuluddin, Adab dan Humaniora > Bahasa dan Sastra Arab
Depositing User: Moh Fathoni MA
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2022 06:20
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2022 06:20
URI: http://digilib.uinkhas.ac.id/id/eprint/14187

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