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Negotiating Queer Masculinities in Southeast Asian Cinema: Comparative Analysis of The Iron Ladies (2000), Arisan! (2003), Die Beautiful (2016) Pratiwi, Cysakaren Diva; Wulan, Nur; Puryanti, Lina
IMAJI Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025): Film, Masyarakat, Teknologi, dan Identitas Budaya
Publisher : Fakultas Film dan Televisi - Institut Kesenian Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52290/i.v16i2.313

Abstract

This article examines the construction and negotiation of queer masculinities in Southeast Asian cinema through a comparative analysis of The Iron Ladies (dir. Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Thailand, 2000), Arisan! (dir. Nia Dinata, Indonesia, 2003), and Die Beautiful (dir. Jun Lana, Philippines, 2016). While dominant regional representations of masculinity have been shaped by heteronormative, patriarchal, and nationalist ideologies, these films offer alternative portrayals that challenge and reconfigure normative gender and sexual identities. Drawing on Edward Said’s postcolonial critique of representation and José Esteban Muñoz’s theory of disidentification, this study employs qualitative textual analysis to investigate how queer male identities are represented within specific cultural and national contexts. The findings reveal that queer masculinities in these films are articulated through strategies of disidentification, performance, and resistance, negotiating visibility and belonging without fully conforming to or rejecting dominant norms. Each film reflects the particular socio-political tensions of its national context, while simultaneously disrupting Western-centric or Orientalist constructions of queerness. Ultimately, this study demonstrates how Southeast Asian cinema functions as a critical space for reimagining queer identity and masculinity beyond colonial and heteronormative frameworks.
Co-Authors Abdal Rohim Aditiya Puspanegara Adji, Alberta Natasia Afriliani, Dena Aini, Khusnul Alan Ali, Gito Amaliy, Soufa Ari Usman, Ari Arief Budiman Arnida Sari Ashari, Indra Auliyani, Rima Badriah, Dewi Laelatul Badriah, Dewi Lailatul Christinawati, Christinawati Dahri, Fachru David David Derri Ris Riana, Derri Ris Dharmawati Dharmawati, Dharmawati Dharmawati4, Dharmawati Diah Ariani Arimbi Dinah Husniah Ekawan, Triki Endang Rahmawati, Endang Fadhillah, Ilham Rizki Fahmi Ramadhan, Fahmi Fitri Annisah lubis, Yessi Fitriana, Liza Haida Dafitri, Haida Hanafi, Andi Marwan El Handoko, Divi Harahap, Ferdy Ramadhan Harahap, Herlina Harahap, Renaldy Hartiningtyas, Widjati Hutapea, Yan Daniel Ida Nurul Chasanah ILHAM FAUZI Khasyar, Meita Lesmiaty Kukuh Yudha Karnanta Kusuma, Arya Novri Lestari, Yuyun Dwi Lina Puryanti Liza, Risko Lukman Hakim Mauludi, Anugrah Bulan Mawaddah, Anggi Ulfah Mawati, Inka Puspa Merduaty, Rona Cahyantari Moch. Didik Nugraha Muhammad Rasyad Al Fajar Muhammad Syarif Abdillah, Muhammad Syarif Mulyati, Shilvany Aulya Natasa, Sara Nurfallah, Neng Sri Nurpadilah, Dila Nurpadillah, Dilla Pratama, Ilham Pratiwi, Cysakaren Diva Pratiwi, Novita Dewi Priyowidodo, Stephanus Putri, Clarita Rena Radjak, Karmila Damariani Rahmadyani, Cahya Galuh Rizal Octofianto Datau Ropii, Ahmad Rusmianingsih, Nining Sahmiar Pulungan, Sahmiar Sari, Ani Herna Sari, Ika Sarudin Sarudin, Sarudin Setijowati, Adi Siregar, Yunita Sari Sitepu, Feza Rahman Sitorus, Dicky Andreas Sri Hariyati, Rr Tutik Sugihartati, Rahma Suhada, Ronny Sumi Khairani, Sumi Suriati, Suriati Suryaaji, Abila Sutandi, Andi Syahputri, Nenna Irsa Syiam Pratama, Ardianto Tanjung, Tasya Arifin Ummul Khair Wahyu Pratama Wandira, Diah Putri Ayu Yessi Fitri Annisah Lubis Yulianti, Ajijah Yunita Yunita Zannah, Gita Sabilah Anur