Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2021 - 2026
0.23
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Bagus Herlambang
Sastra Inggris, Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia, Bandar Lampung, Lampung
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

 1 
Reconstructing the Traumatized Subject: a Lacanian Psychoanalytic Research of Identity Formation in Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone (2021) Dina Amelia; Bagus Herlambang
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v14i1.11474

Abstract

Trauma is frequently related to psychological distress and identity instability. Trauma, according to psychoanalytic theory, can also be used to reconstruct one's identity. This study seeks to examine Finney Blake's transition in The Black Phone (2021) using Jacques Lacan's notions of the Real, Symbolic, and Imaginary. Using a qualitative descriptive method and a literary psychoanalytic approach, this study explores chosen scenes, dialogues, and symbolic aspects through close examination. The findings indicate that Finney's trauma depicts the Real through his feelings of fear, isolation, and helplessness. The black phone serves as a symbolic medium, providing language, information, and a connection to prior victims, allowing Finney to reconstitute his identity. Furthermore, the Imaginary depicts Finney's shift from powerless victim to active person with agency. This study demonstrates that trauma in horror narratives not only represents destruction, but it can also help to shape a new subject. Keywords: identity reconstruction, Lacanian psychoanalysis; subjectivity; The Black Phone; trauma
Co-Authors Dina Amelia