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THE DYNAMICS OF LACK AND DESIRE IN OLIVIA RODRIGO'S GUTS ALBUM Maula, Jechan Shofwatul; Nurrachman, Dian; Permanaludin, Udayani
Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 9, No 1: June 2025
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/ll.v9i1.11291

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This research examines the dynamics of “lack” and “desire” in Olivia Rodrigo's Guts album through an expressive literary criticism approach based on Lacanian psychoanalysis. Using close reading, this study uncovers how the lyrics reflect the subject’s confrontation with existential emptiness (lack) and the pursuit of an unattainable objet petit a, shaped by the symbolic Other (language, social norms). Thematic patterns such as emotional vulnerability, self-doubt, and resistance to societal expectations demonstrate how desire arises not from personal will but through the mediation of external pressures. The lyrics portray a cycle where the subject’s yearning is constantly frustrated by the impossibility of fully attaining the desired object, highlighting the persistent experience of lack. This tension reveals the paradox of desire as both motivating and destabilizing, showing how identity is fragmented by conflicting demands of the self and the Other. By linking these thematic motifs to Lacanian concepts, the research concretely illustrates the psychological and social dynamics at play, offering new insights into contemporary youth identity in digital culture.
SIGNS IN DAUD KIM'S STATEMENTS ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL: THE CORRECTIONS OF MISTAKEN ISLAMIC UNDERSTANDING Derasta, Mia Ananda; Nurulaen, Yuyun; Nurrachman, Dian
CALL Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): CALL
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/call.v4i2.15329

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ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine icons, indices, and symbols in Daud's speech connected to misconceptions about Islam through the semiosis method. Semiotics can be used in a variety of contexts. therefore, it is crucial to conduct study in this area to prevent misconceptions about Islam. The study has two issues: (1) the semiotic indicators in Daud Kim's vlog that are connected to misinterpretations of Islamophobic messaging (2) Daud Kim's vlog discusses misinterpreting messages about Islam's semiosis process. In order to reply to and examine the problems, Peirce's theory of triadic relation was used which illustrates the relationship between the represent, object, and interpretation in semiotics. The description of the semiosis process and how it relates to how the indicators should be interpreted were made evident in this study using the qualitative technique. The research's semiosis process: Every statement—verbal or nonverbal—began as a representamen, progressed to an object as the first point at that statement, and—from the relationship between representamen and object—became the interpretant in the end. As a consequence, the study discovered that Daud's statement can be strengthened by the semiosis process in order to avoid and clarify the mistaken message about Islam. It is possible to understand as far as feasible, the essence of the Islamic message through representation, object, and interpreter. Keywords: semiosis, Daud Kim, icon, index, and symbol
RACISM AS MANIFESTATION OF WHITE SUPREMACY IN BLACKKKLANSMAN AND 13TH FILMS Bachron, Alfa Sebastian; Hkikmat, Mahi Mamat; Nurrachman, Dian
CALL Vol. 5 No. 2 (2023): CALL
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/call.v5i2.17061

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This research aimed to present how white supremacy was represented in 13th by Ava DuVernay and BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee and to identify and analyse how the characters in 13th by Ava DuVernay and BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee deal with the racist system. According to Abrams literary criticism is a method to describe events in the film. Seek to understand and interpret the meaning of an event of human behaviour interaction in a particular situation according to the researcher's perspective. Research that literary criticism aimed to understand the literary object under study in depth. The method used was to explore sources of information and data in the form of popular literature, which is films. Using a postcolonial approach, both films had a theme of racism, and also white supremacy in the USA. The issue of racism and white supremacy has resurfaced after more and more cases of racism by white people against black people. The characters in both films find racism from white people, they will try to fight against racism with various kinds of struggles. Keywords: postcolonialism, racism, white supremacy
THE SYMPHONY OF NATIONALISM: A POSTCOLONIAL STUDY TO THE MUSIC AND LYRICS OF INDONESIAN KERONCONG Assiddiqi, Hasbi; Nurrachman, Dian; Priyawan, Pepen; Sudarisman, Yoga
Al-Tsaqafa : Jurnal Ilmiah Peradaban Islam Vol. 22 No. 1 (2025): Al-Tsaqafa : Jurnal Ilmiah Peradaban Islam
Publisher : Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

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This paper examines the role of keroncong music as a medium for building and strengthening the values of patriotism, nationalism, and diversity harmony in Indonesia. Keroncong music, which was first introduced by Portuguese sailors in the 16th century, underwent a process of acculturation until it became an integral part of Indonesian cultural identity. During the colonial period, this genre of music was used as a symbolic tool of resistance that ignited the spirit of struggle and nationalism. With its touching lyrics and melodious tunes, keroncong became a means for the Indonesian people to express their love for their homeland and national identity. Songs such as “Bengawan Solo,” “Melati di Tapal Batas,” and “Rayuan Pulau Kelapa” became powerful symbols of patriotism and played an important role in the Indonesian independence movement. Postcolonial literary criticism was applied to understand how colonial and nationalist elements interacted in keroncong music, as well as how keroncong helped reconstruct postcolonial national identity in Indonesia. The results of the study show that keroncong music not only serves as entertainment but also as a symbol of struggle that reflects Indonesia's national identity. As an adaptive form of music, keroncong has successfully maintained its relevance by incorporating local elements and themes that reflect Indonesia's socio-political dynamics. In its lyrics, keroncong conveys messages rich in national values and diversity, capable of embracing all layers of Indonesian society, from various ethnicities, religions, and social backgrounds. The value of patriotism in keroncong music emerges through themes of struggle, love for the homeland, and pride as an independent nation. Nationalism in keroncong is further strengthened by the use of local language and idioms, as well as the incorporation of traditional cultural elements deeply rooted in Indonesian society.
Promoting literature to build college students Nurrachman, Dian
Journal on English as a Foreign Language Vol 1 No 1 (2011): JEFL
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Palangka Raya, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23971/jefl.v1i1.23

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The relationship of classroom to the outside world is a reciprocal one, meaning that classrooms are part of the world in which socio-politics is included. The students become successful literary readers as well as critical thinkers who have socio-political awareness if the classroom conducts an ‘extensive reading
THE ENLIGHTENING MADNESS: NUKILA AMAL’S CALA IBI AS A METAFICTION THROUGH LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS Ratnaningsih, Sri Rosyana; Nurrachman, Dian
Jurnal Pembelajaran Sastra Vol 4 No 01 (2022): Jurnal Pembelajaran Sastra
Publisher : Hiski Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51543/hiskimalang.v4i01.58

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The similarities of literature and human unconsciousness has been proved by many analysis or interpretation over several literary works. Nowadays, a psychoanalysis over literary works is in great popularity. Even more so for the literary works which is kind of difficult to understand. Cala Ibi is a novel with form of lyrical poetry. It has a consciousness as a metafictional to represent its narration. With such a complicated development from the character, Maya, Cala Ibi represents the concept of the mirror stage. As the representation of Lacan’s conception, Cala Ibi presented a reading problem for the reader. Therefore, the reader should read Cala Ibi in the light of psychoanalysis. This paper attempt to show the main problem that caused Cala Ibi difficult to read. The aim of this paper also to explain how Lacan’s conception represented in the form of lyrical poetry. The result of the paper shows that lyrical poetry is an apt form to present the character as a chain of signification that lead the reader to know the main idea of the novel. The development of its complicated narrative has shown the reader that Cala Ibi has no beginning or end. Thus, it is a symbolization of the infinity which reflected in Maya and Maia. On the other hands, the concept of mirror stage has formed intersubjectivity as Maya identify herself to Maia and vice versa.
THE FREEDOM OF WOMAN IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH NOVEL: A CASE ON VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NOVEL TO THE LIGHTHOUSE Nurrachman, Dian
Saksama: Jurnal Sastra Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): Saksama
Publisher : Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/sksm.v2i2.31304

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Freedom is always a longing for everyone. Freedom is a dream that must be achieved in broadly life; it is not only a kind of utopia, but should be united in reality. By the freedom one can do anything, for the freedom is over all. Once the freedom being shackled, the struggle for liberation will become a necessary one. Such a struggle is not always and only appeared in the physical appearances, but also appears in the ideas against the establishment of hegemony. Those thesis statements above are discursive formations that is used to analyze the struggling ideas of Lily Briscoe; one of the characters that in Virginia Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse. Lily Briscoe is important to appear because she broaches ideas, statements, and questions that refer to her struggle for liberating herself from the patriarchal hegemony, including patriarchal ideal of womanhood. In accordance with such a struggle, the combination theoretical framework of Marxist-Feminism with a little “deconstructive” reading will be an interesting discussion here.
THE USE OF HYPERBOLE AND METAPHORS IN POP SONG LYRICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TOP FIVE SONGS BY ARCTIC MONKEY AND COLDPLAY Putri, Tharissa Adila; Nurrachman, Dian; Pramita, Agry
Saksama: Jurnal Sastra Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Saksama
Publisher : Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/sksm.v3i2.37049

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Comparative literature involves comparing, analysing and understanding literary works to explore similarities, differences and influences in literature. Comparative literature can be found in song lyrics as a way to create a better understanding and convey the songwriter's feelings or thoughts to the listener. This research explores the similarities and differences in the use of hyperbole and metaphor in the top five songs from Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay. By conducting a comparative analysis of the lyrical content, this research aims to reveal how these two well-known bands use these literary devices to convey emotions and themes in their music. By using Reaske's figurative language theory and objective criticism approach. This research found that Arctic Monkeys songs often explore themes of romance, emotion, and burning desire, using hyperbole to dramatically amplify feelings, making their expressions more intense and vivid, for Coldplay lyrics often raise themes of longing, regret, and admiration. As for metaphors, both bands use metaphors extensively to convey deeper meanings and evoke emotions. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of how literary techniques are used in songwriting across different genres and styles of music.Keywords: Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Comparative Literature, Figurative Language
RESISTANCE TO THE PATRIARCHAL CULTURE IN WHY WOMEN KILL (2019) BY MARC CHERRY Kamil, Syahrianu Syahidatul; Nurrachman, Dian; Ardiansyah, Erlan Aditya
Saksama: Jurnal Sastra Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): Saksama
Publisher : Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/sksm.v3i1.37999

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This research aims to contribute to the analysis of feminism related to patriarchal culture and its resistance in the Why Women Kill television series that was released in 2019 and directed by Marc Cherry. The television series Why Women Kill (2019) illustrates that patriarchal culture grows and develops in people's lives as shown by the dominance of men over women in various aspects of society which causes women to experience underdevelopment and limited access to many fields in life. The analysis in this study includes the depiction of patriarchal culture in Why Women Kill (2019) and the resistance to patriarchal culture by female characters in Why Women Kill (2019). In conducting the analysis, the researcher used literary criticism method by using the theory of feminism from the thoughts of Mary Wollstonecraft and Helene Cixous to analyze feminism related to patriarchal culture and its resistance. This research found data analysis of 70 scenes in the film in the form of screenshots and dialogues. This research depicted patriarchy as a culture that is limiting women which makes women backward and disadvantaged, that patriarchy is depicting women as good mothers and wives, depending on men superiority, and as objects to satisfy men desires. In its resistance, women reject the traditional norms by being educated and having dreams and jobs. Women also resist to patriarchy by being independent from role of men, independent in defending themselves, and independent in making life decisions. Women also depicted to rebel against control of men. This research makes an answer to the title of this television series that “why women kill” because they wanted to “kill” norms and cultures that limit and harm women themselves and only fellow women understand how to be in that position. Keyword: Feminism, Film, Patriarchal Culture, Why Women Kill, Women
PARADOXES IN WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1847) BY EMILY BRONTË: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEREDITY, ENVIRONMENTS, NATURE, AND CULTURE IN THE FORMATION OF A CHARACTER’S IDENTITY Putri, Aisyah; Nurrachman, Dian; Abd Hannan EF; Mansyur, Agus Salim; Nurul'aen, Yuyun
CALL Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): CALL
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/call.v7i2.47685

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This research re-examines or re-analyses the paradox in the novel Wuthering Heights, but focuses on the paradox contained in the identity of the characters based on the narrator's narration. The paradox is created by the contradiction of the place where the characters live, namely nature and culture, then heredity and environment. This research discusses how these contradictions can create and become a factor in the formation of paradox in the character's identity. This research also discusses what paradoxes are found in the character's identity which is an important element in the story of Wuthering Heights. The theory used in this research is Deconstruction proposed by Jacques Derrida as the main foundation in analyzing the object. The research design used in this research is literary criticism. The approach used is an objective approach, where the focus of analysis is entirely on the object of study. The primary data source of this research is the novel Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë and secondary data obtained from other sources such as relevant journals, books, and media articles. This research shows that the opposition of nature and culture, then heredity and environment, has no dominant side. However, these oppositions influence each other and create complexity, thus creating various paradoxes in the character's identity.