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Ecofeminism Interpretations of Women’s Transformation in Indonesian Folktales Lestari, Citra Rizky; Nuryatin, Agus; Doyin, Mukh; Nugroho, Yusro Edy
DISASTRA: PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIA Vol 8, No 1 (2026): JANUARI
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29300/disastra.v8i1.8786

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This study examines how Indonesian folktales present female characters transforming in response to social or cultural expectations. From an ecofeminist perspective, these narratives reflect deeper critiques of the intertwined marginalization of women and nature. Specifically, the study examines recurring motifs of female transformation into natural elements in three folktales: Nini dan Puteri Ikan, Asal Usul Kota Banyuwangi, and Legenda Ikan Patin. These stories portray women who, due to betrayal, grief, or societal pressure, undergo symbolic metamorphosis, particularly through transformations into fish or through symbolic fusion with water. The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach, applying thematic analysis with NVivo-style coding to identify patterns across texts. The analysis highlights three key themes: bodily transformation as a form of resistance or consequence, the weight of patriarchal expectations that restrict female agency, and spiritual or mystical symbolism that elevates the transformation beyond mere punishment. The findings suggest that these transformations function as both acts of protest and modes of renewal, expressing loss, liberation, and transcendence. Through this lens, the tales reveal cultural perspectives on women, morality, and human-nature relationships. Ultimately, the study contributes to gender and folklore scholarship by showing how narratives of female transformation encode socio-cultural anxieties and aspirations, offering alternative understandings of identity, power, and ecological interconnectedness.
Bound by Stereotype, Freed by Independence: Represented in Larung and Cantik itu Luka: Critical Discourse Analysis Suharyo, Suharyo; Nuryatin, Agus; Subyantoro, Subyantoro; Doyin, Mukh
PAROLE: Journal of Linguistics and Education Vol 15, No 1 (2025): Volume 15 Number 1 April 2025
Publisher : Master Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/parole.v15i1.15-26

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Gender equality has been an issue in many societies. It becomes a highlighted issue, and novels Larung and Cantik itu Luka offer the reader insight into the issue. This research compared two novels that talk about gender issues, especially how women are represented. The research found that inequality occurs in a society because of factors of Power and Resistance from the superior and inferior groups. Using Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis Framework, the researcher uncovers how the novel’s writer shares their thought about the gender issue. The analysis also integrates Halliday's Transitivity theory to parse clauses and Mills' theory of sexism to deconstruct discourse practices. The result is the gender issue that happens when there is inequality in the Proportion of chance and the dynamic role of gender in a society. This research reveals how both novels address the issue with a different approach to introduce a society that focuses on women’s perspectives of gender inequality and domination.
Women’s Resistance and the Ideology of Patriarchal Hegemony in Ayu Utami’s Novel Larung: A Critical Discourse Analysis Suharyo, Suharyo; Nuryatin, Agus; Subyantoro, Subyantoro; Doyin, Mukh
KEMBARA: Jurnal Keilmuan Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): October
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22219/kembara.v11i2.42802

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This study analyses women's resistance and the ideology of patriarchal hegemony as narrated in Ayu Utami's novel Larung. The main issue raised is the mechanism by which female characters negotiate their identities and build counter-consciousness within a patriarchal social structure, especially after the New Order. The objective of this study is to provide an in-depth explanation of this process. This study employs Norman Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework, integrated with Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony, as its analytical basis. This qualitative study utilizes the text Larung as primary data. The analysis is conducted through Fairclough's three-dimensional model, covering text, discourse practice, and sociocultural practice, to comprehensively map the complex relationship between language, ideology, and power. The findings show that women's resistance is manifested through linguistic, narrative, and symbolic strategies, which collectively serve to redefine women's bodies and sexuality as autonomous realms of consciousness and agency. The discourse practices in Utami's work explicitly highlight solidarity among women and offer a sharp critique of patriarchy's limitations. In conclusion, language in literary works is a strategic arena for ideological struggles that enable women to reclaim discursive authority, and the combination of CDA and hegemony theory approaches has proven highly valid for interpreting the dynamics of power and feminist resistance.
Co-Authors Agus Nuryatin Ali Azizi, Fakhri Alifah, Dita Relawati Alifah, Dita Relawati Amalia, Arifa Anjarwani, Ratih Arifeni, Seylla Arifiyanto, Fajar Arumndani, Batari Aulia Rosyada, Sabila Aulia, Rifa Ayumi, Alfi Yalda Azizah, Farinka Nurrahmah Azizi, Fakhri Ali Bagaskara Nur Rochmansyah Bashori, Muzzaki Christanto, Fery Afrilio Citra Rizky Lestari Dianti, Nila Fery Ahmad Wahyudi, Fery Ahmad Fitriani, Adhetia Sukma Haryadi - Haryati, Nas Hehanussa, St Naisa HERAWATI, LILIK Huda, Muhammad Mishbakhul Ilman Elfikri, Zidnie Indiatmoko, Bambang Ismuwardani, Zakiyah Julianto, Indra Rasyid Kafitri, Arif Khairunisa, Aprisia Kusumawardhani, Octari Adelina Kusumawati, Dita Ayu Marwan, Rafli Masfufah, Elisa Raudlatul Mufid, M. Abdul Muhammad Arbi Mukaromah, Azizah Mulyono Mulyono Musa Musa Muslim, Tiar Muttaqin, Muhammad Fauzan Najib, Muhammad Rifqi Ainun Nas Haryati Setyaningsih Norma Widyasari, Norma Nugraha, Cintia Nugroho, Pebri Dwi Lesmono Nur, Wahyu Azam Nurul Huda Perdana, Dean Perdana, Dean Qomariyah, U’um Rachmawati, Lysa Amorita Rafida, Hasna Rahayu Pristiwati Rakhmi, Martina Puspita Rohemi, Fitria Nur Rohmawati, Naili Sa?adah, Nurus Salsabila, Nailus Samsudi . Sarwi - Sasongko, Tegar Sulistya Shobirin, Ma'as Shofi, Moh. Shofiuddin Silviana, Arini Mega SRI WARDANI Styaningsih, Nas Haryati SUAIDAH SUAIDAH, SUAIDAH Subyantoro Suharyo Suharyo Sulistiawan, Michael Johan Sumartini Sumartini Supriyanto, RM. Teguh Surahmat, Wiratno Suseno Suseno Teguh Supriyanto Thohiroh, Zulaifatut Thohiroh, Zulaifatut Wagiran Wagiran Wasino Wasino Wati, Maulida Laily Kusuma Yusro Edy Nugroho Yusuf, Amen Zuliyanti, Zuliyanti Zustiyantoro, Dhoni