Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan (JUSHPEN)
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2025): Desember : Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan

The Portrayal of Womanhood in I am Woman Song Lyrics by Emmy Meli

Meriska Yosiana (Unknown)
Chintia Handayani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study examines the portrayal of womanhood in the song I Am Woman by Emmy Meli using Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist theory and a linguistic features approach. The research applies a descriptive qualitative method, with the song lyrics as the primary data. Data were collected through documentation and analyzed by identifying linguistic features such as first-person pronouns, declarative sentences, repetition, evaluative adjectives, and clause structures. These features were interpreted through a feminist literary perspective to explore representations of womanhood. The findings reveal that the song portrays womanhood as empowered, autonomous, and self-defined. Women are represented as conscious subjects who assert agency, resist patriarchal limitations, and construct their identities through self-awareness and existential freedom. The study demonstrates that linguistic choices in contemporary song lyrics can function as feminist discourse that challenges traditional gender stereotypes and redefines womanhood as a process of becoming rather than a biologically determined identity.

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JUSHPEN

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Education Social Sciences

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Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan adalah jurnal yang ditujukan untuk publikasi artikel ilmiah yang diterbitkan oleh Asosiasi Dosen Muda Indonesia dan di payungi Oleh Yayasan Dosen Muda Indonesia. Jurnal ini adalah jurnal studi ilmu-ilmu Sosial humaniora dan pendidikan yang bersifat peer-review ...