Journal title Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Journal initials ajbs Journal abbreviation Adabiyyat j. bhs. Sastra Frequency 2 issues per year | June - December DOI Prefix 10.14421/ajbs ISSN 2549-1482 (print) | 2549-2047 (online) Accreditation Grade 2 (SINTA 2) | Vol 6 (1) 2022 - 10 (2) 2026 Editor-in-chief Ibnu Burdah Publisher Faculty of Adab and Cultural Sciences, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra focuses on the studies of language, literature, translation (Arabic, English, and Bahasa Indonesia), and philology. The articles must be written in Arabic, English, or Bahasa Indonesia. Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra is published twice a year the Faculty of Adab and Cultural Sciences, the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga since 2002. Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra is an accredited journal with 2 rank, approved by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia in Keputusan Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, No. 040/P/2014. Now, Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra is a reaccredited journal with 2 rank, approved by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia in Keputusan Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, No. 225/E/KPT/2022. Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra has been indexed in Sinta (Science and Technology Index).
Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta
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POSTCOLONIAL MELANCHOLY AND FEMINIST AESTHETICS IN SITI RUKIAH’S 1950 NOVEL KEJATUHAN DAN HATI: A SUBVERSIVE TENDERNESS
This study reexamines Kejatuhan dan Hati (1950) by Siti Rukiah Kertapati as a foundational yet neglected work in Indonesian literary modernity. Departing from the masculinist and nationalist revolutionary narratives of its time, the novel articulates postcolonial melancholy through emotional interiority, intimate loss, and the crisis of female subjectivity. Using qualitative textual analysis informed by feminist narratology and postcolonial theory, the study investigates how Rukiah’s fragmented, epistolary form constructs a feminine interiority that resists nationalist and patriarchal ideologies. The analysis draws on the critiques of gendered silencing by Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Trinh T. Minh-ha to interpret Susi’s psychological fragmentation as an act of affective and epistemic resistance. The results reveal that Rukiah transforms vulnerability and melancholy into political agency, redefining emotion as a site of historical meaning. Her narrative techniques—fragmentation, introspection, and affective honesty—subvert the masculine heroism of socialist realism, asserting tenderness as a radical feminist aesthetic. The article also traces the novel’s critical reception, from early marginalization to later reevaluation by scholars such as Annabel Teh Gallop and Yerry Wirawan. As an affective archive of postcolonial disillusionment and feminine resistance, Kejatuhan dan Hati emerges as a politically potent reimagining of nationhood through gendered emotion.
Copyright (c) 2026 Dewi Candraningrum, Titis Setyabudi, Kania Bening Rahmayna http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
REPRESENTASI PERLAWANAN DALAM SASTRA ARAB MODERN: KAJIAN KOMPARATIF ATAS AL-AJNIḤAH AL-MUTAKASSIRAH KARYA JUBRĀN KHALĪL JUBRĀN DAN AWLĀD ḤĀRATINĀ KARYA NAJĪB MAḤFŪẒ
This research was conducted to provide an in-depth comparative analysis of the representation of resistance in two masterpieces of modern Arabic literature that emerged from contrasting socio-cultural coordinates: the novel al-Ajniḥah al-Mutakassirah by Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān and Awlād Ḥāratinā by Najīb Maḥfūẓ. The study aimed to systematically examine the typology of resistance constructed by the two authors against structures of socio-political power. This research employed Susan Bassnett’s comparative literature approach, which emphasized cross-contextual reading and cultural refraction as its primary analytical instruments. This study formulated three categories of resistance: individual-existential, institutional-symbolic, and collective-socio-political. The findings demonstrated that Jubrān constructed resistance through romantic lyricism centered on the sovereignty of the individual soul in confronting ecclesiastical authority and Lebanese patriarchal norms during the mahjar era. In contrast, Maḥfūẓ employed a complex allegorical system of signs, involving the symbols of al-Bayt al-Kabīr (the Big House), al-Jabalāwī, and al-Ḥārah (the Alley), to depict communal resistance against post-revolutionary tyranny in Egypt. The study concluded that although both works shared an anxiety regarding oppression, a fundamental divergence existed in their philosophical resolutions: Jubrān tended toward spiritual escapism, whereas Maḥfūẓ offered a secular vision grounded in scientific rationality as a path toward liberation.
Copyright (c) 2026 ANGGA PUTRA, Yani'ah http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
عبد القاهر الجرجاني مادحًا نظام الملك: استغلال الفضاء الأدبي للدعم السياسي وعلاقة المثقّف بالسلطة في الإسلام الكلاسيكي
Sebagai perumus balagah, ‘Abd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī bukanlah sosok yang asing. Namun, rekam biografinya masih sangat minim, apalagi ulasan tentang sisi sosio-politik yang melingkupinya. Di antara yang bisa digali adalah puisi madah yang dia gubah untuk Niẓām al-Mulk, perdana menteri Dinasti Seljuk. Dalam konteks al-Jurjānī, ini menjadi unik, karena selain sebagai seorang linguis, ia juga dikenal akan kecenderungan zuhudnya, yang secara lahiriah kontradiktif dengan pujiannya terhadap penguasa. Lebih jauh, al-Jurjānī tidak hanya memuji melalui ucapan profan, tetapi melalui puisi, karya sastra yang memiliki tempat penting dalam sistem komunikasi Arab. Riset ini akan menjawab mengapa al-Jurjānī menggubah puisi untuk memuji Niẓām al-Mulk padahal itu berlawanan dengan kezuhudannya; dan bagaimana relasi kaum intelektual dengan otoritas politik pada kasus ini. Setelah data dianalisis dengan pendekatan analisis wacana kritis, kesimpulannya adalah bahwa puisi al-Jurjānī digubah sebagai dukungan kaum intelektual terhadap rezim yang menyokong wacana keagamaan yang sama-sama dianut oleh entitas mereka berdua, yaitu mazhab Syafi'i dan Asy'ari. Relasi al-Jurjānī dan Niẓām al-Mulk menunjukkan simbiosis timbal balik antara otoritas intelektual dan otoritas politik dalam Islam klasik. Rezim membutuhkan dukungan kaum intelektual untuk mendapatkan legitimasi dan popularitas. Sebaliknya, dukungan otoritas politik berupa formalisasi ideologi oleh rezim akan memfasilitasi penyebaran ideologi yang dianut oleh kaum intelektual.
Copyright (c) 2026 Ahmad Muhdhor http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF KING SALMAN’S SPEECH AT THE G20 RIYADH SUMMIT
This study examines the discourse strategies employed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in his speech at the 2020 G20 Riyadh Summit using Teun A. van Dijk’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework. It aims to reveal how the ideology of monarchical legitimacy is constructed through textual structures at the macro-, super-, and microstructural levels, and how these constructions shape social cognition and reproduce power relations within the global socio-political context. The significance of this study lies in its effort to understand political speeches delivered at international forums as symbolic instruments of legitimation, particularly those produced by monarchical leaders. The findings indicate that King Salman’s speech strategically constructs a representation of Saudi Arabia as a responsible, solution-oriented, and humanitarian-oriented global actor. This discourse frames G20 countries as legitimate authorities in determining the direction of global governance, while positioning the international community as beneficiaries of these policies. These findings demonstrate that G20 discourse functions as a discursive mechanism to normalize and legitimize Saudi Arabia’s monarchical leadership within a global political landscape marked by uncertainty resulting from health, economic, and global governance crises.
Copyright (c) 2026 Zumrotul Imanda Wachid Hakim, Mohammad Pribadi, Nabilla Rana Dermawan http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE IN TOURISM SPACES IN PUNCAK
This study investigates the linguistic landscape in tourism spaces in Puncak, a popular tourist destination in West Java, Indonesia. It explores the diversity, distribution, and functions of languages used, as well as the reasons why this phenomenon occurred in this specific area, where people host tourists. Using a qualitative approach, this research examines language use in signs, advertisements, and public notices, revealing the socio-cultural and economic dynamics that shape language choices. Findings highlight the prominence of three languages: Indonesian, Arabic, and English, reflecting local identity, the influence of Middle Eastern tourists, and global tourism trends. The study also investigates how multilingualism, cultural identity, and the commodification of languages interact in tourism. By examining the symbolic and informational roles of language in public spaces, this research contributes to an understanding of sociolinguistic diversity in multicultural tourism settings. It offers insights for the development of inclusive language policies, especially in tourism spaces.
Copyright (c) 2026 Misran Misran, Masrun, Aprijon Efendi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
DECONSTRUCTION OF THE PATRIARCHAL MYTH OF ADAM AND EVE IN CONTEMPORARY ARABIC LITERATURE
This study aims to highlight Arab women’s autonomy by elaborating the feminist meaning in the literary code that challenges the patriarchal myth of Adam and Eve in three contemporary Arabic literary works. Through a feminist literary criticism approach, this study reveals the form of deconstruction and criticism of the binary opposition. Hence, Eve (woman) becomes a complete subject who gives birth and not who is born. The narrative-symbolic argument of these works is based on historical-logical-scientific and theological-rationalistic thinking styles. The purpose of the deconstruction in them is to create the autonomy of women with noble dignity as human beings, as men are. The deconstruction reflects the thought of progressive muslim authors who believe in and advocate for the substantive value of the holy Koran, particularly its emphasis on egalitarianism in the myth of Adam and Eve.
Copyright (c) 2025 Yulia Nasrul Latifi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
WOMEN, NATURE, FANTASY: DUAL REPRESENTATION IN THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON
This article examines the dual representation of the woman-nature connection represented by the author through elements of fantasy and the secondary world in The Girl Who Drank the Moon. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method and the lens of ecofeminism and fantasy theory to analyze data relevant to the woman-nature connection in the novel. The results show that the author uses three female characters to represent the connection between women and nature, namely Xan (witch), Luna (moon baby), and Madwoman (Adora). The connection between women and nature is depicted through two different sides. On the one hand, women and nature are depicted as loving, caring, and connected entities; but on the other hand, women and nature are depicted as dangerous entities. The use of fantasy elements such as supernatural creatures, magic, and the creation of a secondary world in The Girl Who Drank the Moon plays an important role in providing a new perspective as well as an alternative escape for readers to transcend the boundaries of various injustices against women and nature that have been normalized in the real world.
Copyright (c) 2025 Emma Rifki Amalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
BLACK WOMEN’S OPPRESSION AND RESISTANCE IN EVARISTO’S GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER: A FEMINIST STUDY
This study provides a reading of Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other in the light of Patricia Hill Collins’ framework of the Matrix of Domination to see how the novel generates Black women's discourse. This study aims to analyse the operation of the matrix of domination whereby the complex and interlocking oppression of Black women emerges in every domain of power. This study also attempts to reveal the forms of resistance as depicted throughout the storyline. A qualitative method was applied as the approach of this study, as the data are in the form of words and utterances. The writer collected the data by close-reading and coding the utterances and the narrator’s narration. The results of this study showed that the matrix of domination reappears in various forms of complex and interlocking oppression. Moreover, the study reveals the ways and strategies that Black women employ to resist entrenched interlocking oppression and reclaim cultural narratives through various means, including self-definition, educating Black daughters, and voicing Black aspirations and achievements.
Copyright (c) 2025 Zakiyatul Mufidah http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
FIGURASI KATA النسآء/AL-NISĀ’ DALAM MEDIA MASSA ARAB BBC NEWS ARABIC (TINJAUAN SEMANTIK PROSODI)
Women's issues in online discourse are increasingly urgent to study. This is because more and more narratives that ruminate on women's problems are more complex and sentimental, because the language space is getting wider (cyberspace). Therefore, it is important to examine the figuration of النسآء/al-Nisā'/ as a diction that represents “women”, specifically in the Arabic mass media BBC News Arabic with a prosodic semantic approach. The aim is to reveal the figuration of women clearly and become a reference for the public to respond to women's issues wisely, even responsively. The data of this research are keywords النسآء/al-Nisā'/ and relevant lingual units. The data source is the BBC News Arabic mass media site in the شؤون المرأة column (https://www.bbc.com/arabic/topics/c404vr23qydt) during January-October 2023. The data collection method is by the computerized process of LanscBox and Antcont software. Then it was analyzed with John Sinclair's perspective prosodic semantic approach through collocation and concordance. The results showed that from 340 news files during January-October 2023, the words with the highest frequency of 20 tended to portray women in negative values, intimidating relationships, and subordination. Both in the position as subject and object, which tends to be reflected in the situation of Middle Eastern women.
Copyright (c) 2025 Annisa Khairunnisa, Mardjoko Idris, Reflinaldi Reflinaldi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
KONSEP NARATOLOGI DALAM CERITA PAK BELALANG: KAJIAN SASTRA BANDING
This study compared narrative elements in Pak Belalang texts in the form of hikayat and folklore. The purpose of this research was to find out the narrative form between two literary works based on the time of publication but sourced from the same text. This research can contribute to modern philology to know the history of text development. In this case, text variations are considered creations. The problem focused on the difference in the description of Pak Belalang's story through the past view in the form of hikayat as well as the modern view through a simplified folklore book. The comparative literature method was used to relate the differences and similarities between the texts. The elements were summarized using narratology theory to facilitate research. Hikayat and folklore were the main data for the comparative study. The research sources were Hikayat Pak Belalang and Cerita Rakyat Pak Belalang. The narratology theory examines the problem in five main points of discussion, namely: 1) order, 2) duration, 3) frequency, 4) moods, and 5) voices. Through these five elements, similarities were found in moods and voices. Meanwhile, differences were found in the elements of order, duration, and frequency.
Copyright (c) 2025 Febriyanti Tri Wahyuningtyas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
‘M3GAN YANG MEMBADAI’: MENYINGKAP STATUS MORAL POSHUMANISME DALAM FILM M3GAN (2022)
Superintelligence plays an important role in the development of discourse about posthumanism. In this context, the researcher discussed posthumanism studies in the movie M3GAN (2022). The study focused on the moral status of artificial intelligence embodied robotic prototypes created by humans, namely M3GAN. In other words, how can the protocol system be implemented on M3GAN? Does M3GAN possess moral status regarding suffering, pain, autonomy, interactivity, and adaptivity? How did the humans reveal and interact with this technology in the posthumanism era as depicted in the movie? This article used the posthumanism theory from Robert Pepperell to analyze and answer the research questions. The study used descriptive qualitative data from the dialogue scenes and visual screenshots to represent the analysis results. The results of this research show that artificial intelligence in the form of the M3GAN prototype has moral status, such as autonomy, interactivity, and suffering. It becomes a dystopian reality for the robotic creator. Furthermore, the ethics of artificial intelligence or superintelligence must be unveiled wisely in the implementation.
Copyright (c) 2024 Aji Royan Nugroho http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
UNVEILING VULNERABILITY: TRAUMA’S REFLECTION ON MASCULINITY IN MOONLIGHT (2016) AND KUCUMBU TUBUH INDAHKU (2018)
This research aims to compare and investigate the trauma that affects men's masculinity in two different movies from America and Indonesia. This research compares two male characters who both experienced traumatic experiences but, in contrast, have different masculinities due to the influence of the trauma as well as the socio-cultural context they experienced. The objects of comparison for this research are the character Juno from the movie Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku (2018) and the character Chiron from the movie Moonlight (2016). The two characters share similarities in the causes of trauma, but they express different masculinities. To analyze this research, the comparative literature method, the theory of trauma by Levine (2008) and the theory of masculinity by R.W. Connell (2005) were used. The research results show that social-cultural influences play an important role in dealing with a person's trauma which can ultimately affect their masculinity. Juno does not receive social support from the people around him. He remains in subordinate masculinity. Meanwhile, Chiron, who received social support, experienced a change in his masculinity from subordinate masculinity to hegemonic masculinity.
Copyright (c) 2024 Sri Widia Anggriati, Danial Hidayatullah http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
IDENTITAS BUDAYA LOMBOK DALAM PUISI INDONESIA
This article aims to explain the construction of Lombok's cultural identity in three Indonesian poems. Cultural identity is considered a continuous production. In that approach, identity is a construct. Identity is constructed through language. Language is understood as a sign system. Therefore, the analysis of poetry uses sign analysis and semiotic analysis. In this analysis, signs can only be understood in the context of Lombok culture, in the context of the conceptual map of Indonesian society in Lombok. Signs can only be found in the cultural context of Lombok. The data were gathered from three different Lombok poems. The research result shows that in Perang Gurantang poems, Lombok cultural identity is different from Bali's cultural identity. Moreover, Di Gili Tak Ada yang Mengenal Pagi and Kemidi Rudat poems reveal hybrid cultural identity. Finally, Lombok cultural identity has a multicultural identity that gives respect to the differences between Lombok and Bali cultures. The acceptance of West and Malay-Islam culture forms Lombok cultural identity.
Copyright (c) 2024 Dwi Rohman Soleh, V. Teguh Suharto, Asri Musandi Waraulia, Dharma - Satrya HD http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
KONSTRUKSI YAHUDI DI BARAT DAN TIMUR: ANALISIS MULTIMODAL HALLIDAY PADA NOVEL GRAFIS
This research aims to analyze how Jewish identity is constructed in the West and the East, as represented in the graphic novels Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner and The Last Jew in Penang by Zayn Gregory and Arif Rafhan , using Halliday's multimodal approach. This approach focuses on various modes of communication, such as verbal, visual, gestural, and spatial, in constructing the narrative of Jewish identity in both novels. Fagin the Jew portrays Jewish identity in the Western context, specifically in 19th-century London, emphasizing antisemitic stereotypes and social marginalization. In contrast, The Last Jew in Penang depicts Jewish identity in the multicultural environment of Southeast Asia, where Jewish identity is more accepted and assimilated into the local community. The findings reveal that cultural differences significantly influence the representation of Jewish identity in these two novels. Through an analysis of verbal, visual, gestural, and spatial modes, it is found that Western graphic novels tend to depict Jewish identity in narratives of prejudice and alienation, while Eastern graphic novels highlight narratives of coexistence and adaptation. This research concludes that multimodality plays a crucial role in reflecting the complexity of Jewish identity shaped by differing historical, social, and cultural contexts in the West and the East.
Copyright (c) 2024 Asyipa Nursani, Aprillia Firmonasari http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
PEREMPUAN SEBAGAI OBJEK MALE GAZE PEMBACA: TELAAH KRITIS KARYA SASTRA FEMINIS PEREMPUAN INDONESIA
Since the fall of Suharto in May 1998, women's involvement in literature has increased rapidly, causing a rush of feminist themes and content in literary works in this period. However, the literary works of women writers, even female feminists, are still unable to escape the tendency to objectify women. This research will show that in the works of female feminist writers, female characters are still displayed as objects of the reader’s male gaze. Four novels will be studied, namely Perempuan Berkalung Sorban and Geni Jora by Abidah El Khalieqy, and Tabula Rasa and Gadis Kretek by Ratih Kumala. This study is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques were carried out using the literature study method, namely by reading carefully and thoroughly the four material object novels. Collected data will be analyzed using the Male Gaze Theory by Laura Mulvey. According to the Male Gaze Theory, women are constantly looked at, watched, and displayed, with a certain appearance that has a strong visual and sexual influence so that they are referred to as to-be-looked-at-ness. The results of this study show that in the four novels, there are two repeated patterns, that consistently place women as objects of the reader’s male gaze, namely (1) the exposure of women's intimate organs in an erotic context and (2) beautiful and detailed descriptions of women's faces and bodies.
Copyright (c) 2024 Anggit Febrianto, Wening Udasmoro http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
UNSUR-UNSUR KESASTRAAN DALAM PUISI NAHJ AL-BURDAH KARYA ’ABD AL-ḤAMĪD IBN AḤMAD AL-KHAṬĪB
This article examines Nahj al-Burdah, a work by the Saudi Arabian poet 'Abd al-Ḥamīd ibn Aḥmad al-Khaṭīb (d. 1381 H). This article aims to discuss the literary aspects based on Ahmad Amin's concept. This concept includes analysis of emotions, meaning, imagination, and stylistics. According to Amin, the stylistics includes aspects of rhythm and rhyme. The analysis results show that this madḥ al-Nabī work has a distinctive characteristic: expressing love for Allah SWT before expressing love for Prophet Muhammad Saw. This madḥ of the Prophet contains eleven themes, including the poet's nostalgia, good news for the soul, repentance, surrender, and hope, praise for the Prophet, the birth of the Prophet, the miracles of the Prophet, the glory of the Qur'an, struggles in jihad, the Isrā' and Mi'rāj, seeking forgiveness from Allah, and al-munājāh. The emotional expressions of love in the poem include feelings of love, fear, regret, satisfaction, and submission to Allah SWT. The imagination that emerges in this poem focuses on visualizing the depiction of angels delivering revelation to the Prophet. The language style used by the poet includes tasybīh, majāz, and kināyah. The poet chooses the rhythm of baḥr basīṭ and the rhyme of mīm.
Copyright (c) 2023 ROSA LINDA LINDA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
ANALISIS KOMPARASI KAJIAN TERJEMAHAN INGGRIS-ARAB DAN INGGRIS-INDONESIA PADA LIRIK LAGU BTS
Subtitles on YouTube are automatically machine-translated and sometimes the translations are difficult to understand. One of the applications is done on BTS song lyrics. The purpose of this study is to compare the application of techniques as well as the tendency of English-Arabic and English-Indonesian translation methods and ideologies in BTS song lyrics. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The translation theories underlying this research are translation techniques, methods, and ideologies. The data in this study are clauses or sentences in the lyrics of BTS songs and their translations in Arabic and Indonesian. The data collection technique was done by listening and noting. The data were analyzed by combining two analysis models, namely interactive (Miles and Huberman) and ethnographic (Spradley) models. The results of this study show that the dominant application of translation techniques in English-Arabic translation is the established equivalent technique, while in English-Indonesian translation it is the literal technique. Meanwhile, the English-Arabic translation method is target language-oriented, while the English-Indonesian translation method is source language-oriented. This affects the domestication ideology orientation in English-Arabic translation and the foreignization ideology orientation in English-Indonesian translation.
Copyright (c) 2023 Khoirunnisa Rahmawati, Abdul Malik http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
CROSS-CULTURAL ROMANCE: DIGITAL FICTION FORMULA IN LIBYA’S LA’NAT AL-‘ISHQ AND INDONESIA’S ABIGHEA
The popularity of the digital literary platform Wattpad has been recognized globally, including in Indonesia and Libya. Among various studies on fiction published through Wattpad, this research focuses on a comparative analysis of romance formulas written by popular Wattpad authors from two countries: La'nat al-'Ishq by Hams Yosef in Libya and Abighea by Chelsea Karina Aelia in Indonesia. The main issue addressed in this study is whether romance stories in digital fiction from these countries share the same narrative formula despite the cultural differences between the authors and their readers. The comparison is conducted using John G. Cawelti’s theory of formulaic literature and a descriptive-analytical method. The findings indicate that the dominant formulas in both fictions are the idealization of the main characters, love triangles, and happy endings. This suggests that, although these works are set in different cultural and linguistic contexts, their romance formulas reflect universal desires and expectations of young readers concerning the romance genre.
Copyright (c) 2023 Reza Sukma Nugraha, Eva Farhah, Azka Nurzanah http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
WE ARE [TRULY] DIFFERENT: OTHERING IN INTER-ETNIC RELATION IN ROYYAN JULIAN’S SHORT STORY
Royyan Julian’s short story entitled “Di Malam Bulan Darah, Mogut Menyantap Jenazah Orang Kafir” [On the Night of the Blood Moon, Mogut Eats the Body of Infidel] (2019) captures the relationship among different ethnic groups, religions and gender in Madura. Set in Madura Island, the story uncovers more than just relation between Chinese and Madurese people and between female and male characters. This paper is focusing on inter-ethnic and inter-religion relation in the short story. This analysis used qualitative method and data collection used close-reading. Drawing theoretical inspiration from Simone de Beauvoir with a particular emphasis on the Other and Richard Jenkins’ theory on Social Identity, this study reveals how different identities bring different treatment, evaluation, and prejudice which led to othering. Through his short story, Royyan Julian discloses binary opposition related to ethnicities, religions, and gender. The hierarchy and power imbalance imposed on male and female characters in the story bring devastated impact on female character just because she has different identity from the majority of Muslims in Madura.
Copyright (c) 2023 Erika Citra Sari Hartanto, Rif'ah Inayati http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
REPRESENTASI KEKERASAN TERHADAP PEREMPUAN DALAM EKRANISASI NOVEL SEPERTI DENDAM, RINDU HARUS DIBAYAR TUNTAS
Violence against women through narratives and scenes becomes one of the interesting discussions, especially in the novel adapted into the film Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas. This research aims to uncover the representation of violence against women in the adaptation process from novel to film. This research is qualitative with a descriptive method. The approach used in this research is to look at the narrative aspects of the novel, relationships, and correlations of violence against women. Violence against women in film uses the concepts of cinematography, vehicle transfer, and narrative, in building visuals of violence against women. The results of this study show the representation of violence against women through Iteung and Rona Merah. Iteung shows the relationship between her childhood and the formation of masculine character in adolescence. This also shows the ecranisation in the form of reduction in the film. Rona Merah provides an image as an object of sexual violence who experiences psychological disorders as a form of trauma in the past. New media other than film are the caricatures on the tailgate of a truck, which are closely related to the problems of men and women.
Copyright (c) 2023 Diki Febrianto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
TIPOLOGI STRATEGI PENAMBAHAN PETER NEWMARK DALAM PENERJEMAHAN KITAB UṢŪL AL-FIQH SYARḤ AL-WARAQĀT
The addition of editorials in translations is often found in Islamic religious books, especially in the discipline of Uṣūl al-Fiqh. One example is the Syarḥ al-Waraqāt by Imām Ḥaramain, translated by Mujiburrahman. This book is written in the ījāz style (few words but rich in meaning), so it requires additional explanations to make its meaning easier for readers to understand. This study aims to describe the forms of addition strategies in the translation of the Syarḥ al-Waraqāt book and explain the process of its occurrence in the context of Arabic-Indonesian translation. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with documentation methods and note-taking techniques. The results show that the translation process is in line with Peter Newmark's translation strategy theory. Two forms of addition strategies were found: additions made based on considerations of language structure, and additions made based on semantic considerations to clarify or enrich the meaning of the text. The addition process is carried out in three ways: inserting additions directly into the text, writing them in brackets, or placing them in footnotes. These three methods reflect the application of amplification and description techniques in the translation of Islamic books.
Copyright (c) 2026 MOHAMMAD NASIH AL HASHAS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
SOCIAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISABLED IN FORREST GUMP NOVEL
Copyright (c) 2024 Bambang Margo Susanto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
MASCULINITY AND CORRUPTION IN MINIATURE: A STUDY OF PENTIGRAF
Pentigraf is a three-paragraph short story produced by a creative writing community called Kampung Pentigraf Indonesia (the Indonesian Pentigraf Village or KPI). By composing Pentigraf, the authors can articulate the social phenomena such as corruption with greater clarity. Since the 1970s, corruption has become a problem in Indonesia. KPI published a Pentigraf anthology entitled Hanya Nol Koma Satu (Only Zero Point One) in 2020 to express concerns about corruption. KPI has more than 3,000 members on Facebook from diverse backgrounds, including female homemakers, who, in this anthology, discuss masculine dominance themes connected to corruption. This study shows how masculine norms and gendered perspectives contribute to the perpetuation of corruption, as articulated through Pentigraf, written by female homemakers. This study gathered the data from fifteen Pentigrafs written by female homemakers. Employing Bourdieu’s theory of masculine domination, this document analysis analyzes the intrinsic structure of pentigraf by homemakers in Hanya Nol Koma Satu to deconstruct how masculine standards correlate with textual representations of corruption. The results show that male characters in the Pentigrafs have the personalities of being desirous and indifferent to the suffering of others because they cling to wealth achievement and supremacy. Pentigraf is a mini-fiction that is not easy to analyze deeply. Nevertheless, it can articulate moral teachings and capture social phenomena.
Copyright (c) 2024 Melania Shinta Harendika, Cahyaningrum Dewojati http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
IRONI, PARODI, DAN PASTICHE DALAM PUISI TANAH AIR MATA (KAJIAN POSMODERNISME)
This study explores the use of irony, parody, and pastiche in Sutardji Calzoum Bachri's poem Tanah Air Mata through a postmodernist lens. This research is motivated by the fact that literary works play a role in conveying deep meanings and criticisms. Sutardji, a renowned contemporary Indonesian poet, often addresses profound themes such as social injustice. This research aims to comprehensively analyze how postmodern elements are employed in the poem to critique social and political issues. Using a qualitative descriptive method, the study involves textual analysis of the poem and secondary sources. The findings reveal that irony, the most dominant element in this poem, underscores the disparity between hope and reality in the form of suffering society feels amidst Indonesia's prosperity. Parody imitates the dominant narrative in Indonesia’s national anthem lyric, and pastiche blends traditional and modern elements to create layered meanings. Moreover, intertextuality is used to analyze these elements, linking the poetic text to grand narratives and other cultural symbols, creating a dialogue that enriches meaning and inspires readers to look critically at social reality. This approach enriches the understanding of a poem entitled Tanah Air Mata and demonstrates the power of postmodern aesthetics in contemporary poetry to highlight and critique social injustices.
Copyright (c) 2025 Diyah Herawati, Else Liliani, Widyastuti Purbani http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
KEKHASAN DIKSI VALENTINO SIMANJUNTAK PADA PIALA PRESIDEN 2017
This research aims to explain the meaning and style of the unique dictions of langauge by Valentino Simanjuntak (VS) in the 2017 Presidential Cup and to explain the context of the underlying discourse. The research data is the unique diction list that VS often said in commenting on the match. The researcher uses the techniques of listening, noting, recording, transcripting, and documenting. In analyzing the data, researchers uses descriptive method. The results shows that the emergence of the unique dictions of VS is based on 3 contexts; namely physical, social, and epistemic context. The meaning analysis finds that VS uses the dictions to comment about what is happening in the pitch. He describes the events in the soccer matches by associating events in the pitch with events from various domains. The referred domains are household, romance, law, transportation. From the 24 data findings, the researcher finds 16 nouns dictions, 5 verbal dictions, a numeral diction, a minor phrases, and a sound imitations. VS’s dictions also have 2 pictoral meanings, 16 figurative meanings, 3 referential meanings, and 3 connotative meanings. VS uses 15 styles of metaphor and 5 styles of personification. There are 4 dictions that do not use any style.
KEHIDUPAN MEMBIARA DAN JEBAKAN TAKDIR: SUBJEKTIVITAS ROMO YB MANGUNWIJAYA DALAM PERSPEKTIF SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
The monastic life for celibate individuals is not a problem-free life choice. As human beings, individuals who choose the monastic life face various biological, sociological, and psychological upheavals that are not easily overcome. These upheavals can lead to a crisis of faith. This study aims to uncover the issues faced by celibate individuals as depicted in the novel "Romo Rahardi" by YB Mangunwijaya. The study will employ Slavoj Žižek's symbolic discursive theory to unravel the symbolic entanglements that constrain the subjects and reveal the characters' positions in confronting their lives as celibate individuals. This research is a qualitative descriptive study that utilizes a discursive approach. The findings of this research reveal fractures and disorientation in the subjective realm. When Rahadi reaches the age of puberty, he becomes aware of the extraordinary sexual attraction towards the opposite sex, and he views this phenomenon as something good, natural, and positive. However, this awareness becomes a tremendous black hole as Rahadi enters the symbolic order. The celibate lifestyle confines him without the opportunity to explore alternative paths. In the real realm, when Rahadi reflects on the reality of his life as a spiritual person, he discovers a fragmented and incomplete subjective condition that is far from ideal—a primordial and absurd alienation. There exists a homology between Romo Rahadi and Romo YB Mangunwijaya.
THE REPRESENTATIONS OF TOXIC MASCULINITY IN THINGS FALL APART (1959)
Toxic masculinity refers to certain masculine behaviors and traits that can have adverse effects on both men and those around them. This study aimed to identify the concept of masculinity, forms, causes, and impacts of toxic masculinity on the protagonist, Okonkwo, and those around him in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, based on Connell’s hegemonic masculinity theory. This qualitative study employed a textual analysis method and a close reading approach. The primary data for this study were drawn from the novel Things Fall Apart. The results indicated that in Igbo culture, masculinity is defined by the man’s role as the primary leader and decision-maker within the family unit. Okonkwo exhibits several forms of toxic masculinity, including physical violence, dominance over women, misogyny, coercion, and homicide. Various factors, such as a dysfunctional family, exposure to violence, peer rejection, bullying, fear of weakness, and fear of failure influenced Okonkwo’s behaviors. As a consequence, he suffered from depression, anxiety, and encouragement to violence, which ultimately led him to be aggressive to those around him, and this culminates in his suicide.
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DOMINASI BAHASA ARAB DAN EFEK BAHASA GLOBAL PADA LANSKAP PEMASARAN PRODUK MUSLIM
Yogyakarta, a city with a significant Muslim population, has seen a rise in Muslim product stores that cater to both local and global consumer demands. These stores use diverse linguistic resources to appeal to a broad customer base, reflecting the influence of both local cultural values and global commercial trends. The study investigates how language is employed in naming these stores. This research was conducted to 1) describe the language use in the names of Muslim-product stores, 2) explain the language-use pattern of the store names, and 3) identify the unique syntax of store names. This study adopted a qualitative-descriptive approach, with a survey method. Data was collected by observing Muslim product shops in the city of Yogyakarta and recording shopfronts/façade shop data by recording it with a digital camera on a cellphone. Besides, the data collection was also carried out through digital surveys via Google Map. This was carried out to complement the results of conventional survey and also as a data verification step. In particular, this research will specifically focus on the textual data of shop names. The data will be analyzed interactively to categorize based on the linguistic form, constituent elements and syntactic patterns of the names. Based on the analysis results, it can be concluded 1) four languages are used in the shop name: Indonesian, English, Arabic, Javanese. They are used in mono-, bi-, and multilingual signs, with a predominance of multilingualism, 2) the naming of the stores shows the elements of name, product, quality, and target consumer; generally the name identity is chosen in Arabic, and the product is in English, and 3) structurally, Indonesian shop name phrases employ English rule, giving a deviating pattern, which implies a strong influence of the global language.
Copyright (c) 2025 Arif Budiman, Khristianto Khristianto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
PROSEDUR PENERJEMAHAN METAFORA KONSEPTUAL DALAM PIDATO PRESIDEN JOKO WIDODO
This research aims to examine how interpreters translate conceptual metaphors in President Joko Widodo's speech during the 2022 G20 Summit meeting in Bali. This research used the basic conceptual metaphor theory of Lakoff and Johnson (1980) and the metaphor translation theory by Broeck (1981) in its analysis. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The data source in this research was taken from President Joko Widodo's speech at the G20 Summit in Bali, which KOMPASTV uploaded. This research has three stages: data provision stage, data analysis stage, and data analysis results presentation stage. The researcher found 76 conceptual metaphor data from the study in President Joko Widodo's speech at the 2022 G20 Summit meeting. Of the 76 conceptual metaphors found, there are 53 (69.7%) metaphors translated with the same imagery, 13 (17.1%) metaphors translated with different imagery, and 10 (13.2 %) metaphors had their imagery removed. Most of the metaphors in this speech were translated while maintaining ST's original image (69.7%).
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