<![CDATA[Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan (1) mendeskripsikan polemik perkawinan nyerod (turun kasta) dalam karya sastra berlatar kultural Bali, (2) mendeskripsikan penderitaan perempuan Bali akibat perkawinan nyerod (turun kasta) dalam karya sastra berlatar kultural Bali, dan (3) mendeskripsikan representasi resistensi perempuan nyerod (turun kasta) dalam karya sastra berlatar kultural Bali. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kepustakaan dengan teknik baca dan catat serta metode wawancara dengan teknik bertanya. Data yang didapatkan dianalisis dengan teknik deskriptif-kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) polemik perkawinan nyerod dalam karya sastra berlatar kultural Bali direpresentasikan melalui sistem wangsa dan tradisi masyarakat Bali, (2) perempuan nyerod cenderung diposisikan sebagai objek yang lemah (tidak berdaya), serta (3) wujud resistensi yang direpresentasikan oleh pengarang-pengarang Bali melalui perempuan nyerod adalah resistensi langsung, seperti bersikap reaksioner dan frontal, sedangkan resistensi tidak langsung, seperti tidak frontal, tegar, mandiri, tindakan tersembunyi, dan survive. Abstract This study aims to (1) describe the polemic of nyerod marriage in literary works with Balinese cultural background, (2) desribe the suffering of Balinese women due to a nyerod marriage in a literary work of Balinese cultural background, and (3) to describe the representation of resistance women nyerod in the literary work of Balinese cultural background. This research is a qualitative research. The data were collected through the library research method by reading and note-taking techniques as well as the interview method with questioning techniques. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study indicate that (1) the polemic of nyerod marriage in Balinese cultural literature is represented through the Balinese system and the traditions of the Balinese people, (2) nyerod women tend to be positioned as weak objects, and (3) the form of resistance represented by Balinese authors through nyerod women is direct resistance, such as being reactionary and frontal, while indirect resistance, such as being not frontal, tough, independent, do hidden actions, and survive.]]>
