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All Journal LEKSIKA RUANG KATA: Journal of Language and Literature Studies
Luthfiana Dwi Rakhmawati
UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia
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The Construction of Female Identity in Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s Naomi: Male Gaze and Unreliable Narration Luthfiana Dwi Rakhmawati; M. Irfan Zamzani
Ruang Kata Vol 6 No 01 (2026): Ruang Kata
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/jrk.v6i01.2399

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In Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s Naomi, the complex image of female identity is constructed in the interaction between Joji Kawai and Naomi, a young lady to whom male desire, Westernised modernity, and patriarchal power all contribute. The challenge that this study takes up is that Naomi is commonly read as a modern woman or moga, but her identity is mediated through Joji’s first-person narration. This study attempts to explore how the female identity of Naomi is produced via the male gaze and unreliable storytelling. This study combines a qualitative literary method with a close reading approach. The data were extracted from selected narrative sections, character descriptions, and dialogues in the novel that indicate Joji's perception, control, and interpretation of Naomi. The data were studied via the lenses of male gaze theory, unreliable narration, narratology, and the concept of identity creation. The results imply that Naomi is not produced as a stable and self-defined female subject but as a figure constructed through Joji’s desire, fantasy, envy, and patriarchal gaze. His gaze places Naomi as an object of beauty, education, possession, and worry, over and over, and his self-justifying narration makes his story unreliable. The study finds that the picture of Naomi as attractive, manipulative, childlike, or dangerous should be regarded as a creation made through a biased male narrative perspective and not as an objective truth.
From laughter to awareness: Illocutionary acts in English environmental memes Nurul Aini; Siti Amsariah; Eny Maulita Purnama Sari; Luthfiana Dwi Rakhmawati; Ariyani Etik Kurniasari
Leksika: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajarannya Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): February 2026
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/lks.v20i1.29288

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This research analyzes kinds and communicative functions of speech acts in amusing English-language memes about environmental awareness to support Sustainable, Development, Goals (SDGs) 13 Climate Action. Referring to Speech Act Theory, this study explores how humor functions as a pragmatic strategy to promote ecological messages in digital domains. The data was purposively collected from English-language memes on Instagram and Facebook from 2023 to 2025. Every meme was analyzed using pragmatic content analysis to determine illocutionary acts and identify their role in forming ecological discourse. Findings showed that assertive, directive, and expressive acts prevailed in the dataset, representing an effort to educate, criticize the state world, and encourage audiences to take sustainable actions. Expressive acts were the most dominant, using sarcasm and irony to express frustration and humor regarding environmental degradation. Multimodal nature of memes indicates that illocutionary force is co-constructed through text, image, typography, and visual composition, whereby pragmatic meaning arises from the whole semiotic design rather than the words alone. This study broadens the understanding of digital humor by framing memes as performative tools of environmental advocacy, not merely as entertainment. It also contradicts previous studies suggesting that assertive actions are commonly found in English-language memes.
Co-Authors Ariyani Etik Kurniasari Eny Maulita Purnama Sari M Irfan Zamzami Nurul Aini Siti Amsariah