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Perlawanan diskursif terhadap mimpi Amerika dalam novel American Dirt karya Jeanine Cummins Kasih, E. Ngestirosa Endang Woro; Indriyanto, Kristiawan; Surtinawati, Surtinawati; Nabila, Meri
Diglosia: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya Vol 8 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Mulawarman

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30872/diglosia.v8i2.1248

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This research aims to examine the discursive discourse on the American dream in the novel American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. This novel tells the life of Lydia and her son, Luca as immigrants in the United States. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method supported by Stuart Hall’s represnetation theory and belonging theory. The narrative of Mexican immigrants built by Cummins illustrates the ideals of achieving the American dream for a better life in the existing characters. However, the life that is dreamed of does not go completely as it should. Lydia and Luca are trying to achieve their ideal goals as new citizens. However, minority construction is still a hindrance. With the theory of representation and belonging, the depiction of Lydia and Luca’s lives is a process that immigrants should face. The rejection of the majority by the minority is an ongoing negotiation process and is not easy to achieve. Lydia and Luca are representations of Mexican immigrants who still have to negotiate the search for identity in a new community in the United States.
Eastern Feminism and Resistance in World Literature: A Postcolonial Reading of Woman’s middle eastern writers surtinawati, surtinawati; Kardiansyah, M. Yuseano Kardiansyah
KREDO : Jurnal Ilmiah Bahasa dan Sastra Vol 9, No 1 (2025): JURNAL KREDO VOL 9 NO 1 TAHUN 2025
Publisher : Universitas Muria Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/kredo.v9i1.15491

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This study examines Eastern feminism and resistance in Middle Eastern women's writings from a postcolonial framework. The purpose of this study explored how the women writers subverted the patriarchal concept and constructed their selves in literary narratives. This study adopted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) technique to synthesis literature from academic databases, such as Google Scholar, JSTOR, and ProQuest based on several strict criteria for inclusion. The findings of the study demonstrate that writers, including Nawal El Saadawi, Hanan Al-Shaykh and Fatema Mernissi sketch powerful female figures who contest patriarchal standards and question the tension of tradition and modernity. Complex storytelling methods, including magical realism, metafiction and social symbolism, were employed to strengthen feminist arguments and social critique. They are also a platform for women’s collective consciousness in response to gender injustice. Yet obstacles remain, including those posed by the difficulty of publication and the hegemony of Western feminist discourse. This study's finish line reveals that Middle Eastern women's literature is not only a creative reflection of life but is also an agent of change which aims to reshape and recreate women's identity and struggle for gender equality on a universal scale.