<![CDATA[Abstract: This study aims to examine the representation of power in the short story collection Saksi Mata by Seno Gumira Ajidarma using Michel Foucault's discourse criticism approach. Power is understood not only as a repressive force, but also as a discursive practice that shapes truth and controls social narratives. Through in-depth textual analysis, this study reveals how the short stories represent power relations in the Indonesian socio-political context of the New Order era, especially in the form of silencing voices, manipulating history, and symbolic resistance through language and narrative structure. The results show that Saksi Mata is not just a literary work, but an effective medium of social criticism in opening a space for dialogue and critical awareness of power practices. This research makes an important contribution to the study of literature and cultural criticism, especially in understanding the mechanisms of power through literary discourse.Keywords: Representation of Power, Discourse Criticism, Contemporary Literature]]>
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