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Discourse on gender: A linguistic analysis of body autonomy and patriarchal narratives in Wa Ndiu-Diu Rauf, Ramis; Muslimin, Muhammad Fadli; Ulya, Afriani; Gritantin, Lucia Arter Lintang
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 12, No 1 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v12i1.38267

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Wandiu-diu is a folktale from the Wolio community in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, that depicts a family with two children, where the husband is a fisherman and the wife is a housewife. The husbands role is crucial, as his occupation and actions contribute to the construction of gender roles and power. This article argues that this folktale serves as a mechanism of control over womens bodies, underpinning patriarchal structures through three roles: married women, mothers, and independent women. Using Simone de Beauvoirs gender framework, this study categorizes the data into these three roles and analyzes relevant narratives from the tale. Beauvoirs gender theory critiques the Othering of women, highlighting their historical subordination to men in social, cultural, and political spheres. The findings reveal that Wandiu-dius transformation into a mermaid symbolizes patriarchal control over womens bodies. Marriage binds women to their husbands, motherhood renders them vulnerable through self-sacrifice, and seeking independence makes them objects of societal ridicule. The mermaid figure, rather than signifying freedom, eventually represents patriarchal constraints. Hence, the linguistic choices in Wandiu-diu reinforce patriarchal power, shaping portrayals of womens roles and struggles. Through lexical selection, narrative structure, and dialogue, the tale depicts women as subordinate, their autonomy met with resistance and punishment. Male speech, marked by imperative verbs and possessive pronouns, asserts dominance, while the mothers indirect speech reflects constrained autonomy. While appearing to symbolize female liberation, the tale eventually fortifies patriarchal oppression in the Wolio community of Southeast Sulawesi.
The Utilization of Ternate Oral Tradition for The Identification of Potential Disasters Rahma Do Subuh; Ramis Rauf; Farida Maricar; Afriani Ulya
ETNOREFLIKA: Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya Vol 13 No 1 (2024): Volume 13 Issue 1, February 2024
Publisher : Laboratory of Anthropology Department of Cultural Science Faculty of Halu Oleo University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33772/etnoreflika.v13i1.2374

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Oral traditions, as an integral part of a society's belief system, not only serve as a guide for society in daily life, such as interactions between members of society and other people, and even with nature or the environment, but they also serve as recorders of history and culture, including natural events. This paper aims to describe the oral traditions of Ternate to identify potential natural disasters that hit Ternate City in particular and North Maluku in general. Therefore, the author uses the theory of myth function to embody the main research problem. The approach used in this paper is semiotics, especially in interpreting natural disasters that occurred in the past through codes contained in oral stories or legends. The research results show that the people of Ternate can only explain a few natural events in the past. Then, it is ontologically digested into myth to symbolise the cosmic-mystical realm of thought. Apart from that, the results of this reflection are related to cause-and-effect events, give rise to rules of behaviour, and become local intellectual ideals. However, records of natural phenomena or past events in myths or legends can, in theory, be linked to the truth and thus make cycles of disaster predictable. On the other hand, in a formal educational setting, this legend can be used to teach about mitigation. Legends about the mysterious origins of certain lakes are thought to include aspects of disaster or mitigation in Ternate.