DIALEKTIKA: JURNAL BAHASA, SASTRA DAN BUDAYA
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): JUNI

THE DYNAMIC OF POWER RELATION IN SHAPING JEMIMA STARLING SUBJECTIVITY IN THE STARLING GIRL 2023 THROUGH FOUCAULDIAN THEORY

Nur Qomariah (Universitas Dian Nusantara)
Maya Sekartaji (Universitas Dian Nusantara)

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Publish Date
29 Jul 2026

Abstract

This research analyzes the dynamic of power relations depicted in The Starling Girl (2023) through the lens Power Relations theory by Michel Foucault. This research aimed to identify how discourse, disciplinary power, pastoral power, panopticon and resistance operates as a foundational control mechanism and shaping Jemima’s subjectivity within Christian Conservative Community. The result of the study describes five mechanisms of power relation in the film that are operated in the religious communities that constructed the main character’s subjectivity from the obedient girl becoming a sinner and forgiven subject until resistant subject.

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DIALEKTIKA: JURNAL BAHASA, SASTRA DAN BUDAYA
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dia

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Universitas Kristen Indonesia

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Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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FOCUS AND SCOPE Journal of Dialektika is a professional, double-blind peer-reviewed international journal devoted to promoting scholarly knowledge and exchanging academic research and professional findings on all aspects of English such as English literature, second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) ...