LANGUA: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Education
Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Langua: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Education

An Analysis of Taylor Swift's Song Lyric The Man Using Feminist Literary Criticism Theory

Putu Ayu Diah Damayanti (Udayana University)
Putu Lirishati Soethama (Udayana University)
I Nyoman Udayana (Udayana University)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Mar 2023

Abstract

Feminism was developed to defend women's rights and roles in society. It is a result of the evolution of culture and social structure, which increasingly differentiate the roles of women and men. The differences between women and men give rise to discrimination, leading to harassment. It is because gender equality still becomes an important problem in the modern era. Related to this, a song is an effective medium for conveying a message. It is because the message will be communicated through the song's story. Many celebrities raise the issue of feminism in their work, one of which is the famous singer Taylor Swift. This study aims to learn about the role of women and social meaning in Taylor Swift's song lyric The Man. For instance, the perception of women in society, their position among men, and the daily discrimination they confront. The data in this study was derived from the lyrics of Taylor Swift's song The Man. The qualitative research method was used to analyze the data in this study. The lyrics of The Man's songs are analyzed utilizing feminist literary criticism theory as the guidelines. The findings show that this song contains many elements of feminism. It is because Taylor Swift, throughout this song, wants to express her concerns about discrimination and gender equality.

Copyrights © 2023






Journal Info

Abbrev

langua

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Langua: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Education is a journal published under the English Department of STKIP Kie Raha Ternate, Indonesia (EISSN: 2623-1565). As an Open Access Journal, articles processed within Langua are managed through Open Journal System (OJS) which means ...