BASIS (BAHASA DAN SASTRA INGGRIS)
Vol 4 No 1 (2017): JURNAL BASIS UPB

KEMATIAN SEBAGAI INSTRUMEN KEKUASAAN DALAM NOVEL MY SISTER’S KEEPER KARYA JODI PICOULT

Tomi Arianto (Universitas Putera Batam)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2018

Abstract

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a novel which explores the phenomenon of American modern society in facing the death. The problem issue was the advancing attitude of American modern society toward the position of death as a threat which is also being denied, consequently labeled as Forbidden Death. Picoult explored the issue of Accute Promieleokosit Leucemia (APL) patient followed by the designed baby. There is a production of discourse and the utilization of the power behind the forbidden death discourse. This research uses the genealogical approach and discursive formations to find mechanisms of power in the novel. The result of the study depicted that the Forbidden Death on the novel was considered as the formation of discursive practice. Then there is also the utilization of power behind the discourse of death. Lastly, power requires a complex strategy and mechanism to legitimize the power of them through; bio-power, normalization, resistance and negotiations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

basis

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jurnal ini mempublish hasil penelitian maupun non-penelitian dengan tiga topik berkaitan langsung dengan ilmu Bahasa, diantaranya Tekhnik pembelajaran bahasa dan sastra, Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris. Jurnal ini wadah publish artikel secara online dan cetak bagi Mahasiswa, Guru maupun Dosen. Adapun isi ...