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Litera Kultura
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Litera Kultura : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies accepts articles within the scope of Literature and Cultural Studies. The journal is published three times in a year: April, August, and December.
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The Hegemonic Masculinity Depiction in Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders TV Series Diana Nurlaila
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 10 No 3 (2022): December
Publisher : The English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v10i3.55792

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Peaky Blinders is a gangster TV series which depict a highly patriarchal society in the 1920s Birmingham. The depiction of the main male character is closely related to hegemonic masculinity traits, such as aggressive, stoic, and autocratic leadership style. Connell suggests that to maintain male power, female subordination is necessary (Connell, 2003). This study aims to reveal how hegemonic masculinity is promoted in Peaky Blinders from a gender perspective initiated by Connell. Furthermore, this study also examines the gender relation between each gender configuration which appears in this series. The discussion is divided into two main sections. First, the researcher demonstrates how the main male characters in this series practice hegemonic masculinity. Second, the researcher demonstrates how the role of each gender configuration in the Peaky Blinders series contributes to the construction of hegemonic masculinity. The result of the reading show how Thomas Shelby as main character exhibits traits associated with hegemonic masculinity such as being rude and aggressive, supporting male dominance over women, employing authoritarian leadership styles, and suppressing various types of emotions associated with weakness. Keywords: hegemonic masculinity, aggressiveness, stoicism, autocratic, gender, gender hierarchy
Literacy as Self-Improvement as Experienced by Louisa Clark in Jojo Moyes’s Me Before You (2013) Ditha Seftyn Marshanda
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 11 No 1 (2023): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i1.55813

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Literacy is one of the important things in life. It is the capability to use written, printed, or oral materials of social life to achieve goals and expand Knowledge or possibilities. This study focuses on Literacy as self-improvement depicted as experienced by Louisa Clark, and the reasons behind it. Data are in the form of citations taken from Jojo Moyes's Me Before You (2013). The steps to collect data are; to read repeatedly (Moyes, 2013), then collect data by citation the dialogues. Thus the study provides analysis and conclusions. This study uses New Literacy Studies by (T. Williams & A. Zenger, 2007) that point out that Literacy is important for personal transformation leading to self-improvement, which explains that the material conditions of life are improving Knowledge, language skills, and finances. In short, the result of this study established that Louisa Clark experienced Literacy as self-improvement in 3 aspects: Knowledge, language skills such as reading and speaking, and finances. Louisa also has several reasons leading to self-improvement, including; reasons for competing of employment opportunities and reasons for competing of career advancement supported by (Gee, 1992).
Racial Prejudice in Nicola Yoon's The Sun is Also a Star Pebri Robila Sari
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 11 No 1 (2023): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i1.55825

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Abstrak The Sun Is Also a Star menceritakan sebuah keluarga yang berasal dari Korea Selatan yang hidup miskin, Dae Hyun karakter ayah dalam novel ini mendapatkan bantuan dari sepupunya yang sudah hidup berkecukupan di New York, sepupunya berjanji akan membantunya. Dae Hyun bersama istrinya Min Soo memutuskan untuk pindah ke New York, Amerika. Karena mereka menjadi generasi imigan pertama dari Korea Selatan, membutuhkan banyak penyesesuaian yang harus mereka lakukan. Seiring berjalannya waktu, kehidupan masa lalu mereka mempengaruhi bagaimana cara mereka memberikan prasangka ras kepada anak-anak mereka. Charlie anak tertua mereka dan Daniel anak bungsu keluarga ini, terpaksa merasakan akibat dari prasangka ras yang terjadi dikeluraga mereka. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menampilkan prasangka ras yang terjadi dikeluarga immigrant Korea Selatan sebagai kambing hitam atas trauma orang tua mereka dalam The Sun is Also A Star karya Nicola Yoon. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis tekstual, melalui narasi dan dialog dalam novel. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa The Sun is Also A Star mengungkapkan penyebab dari prasangka rasial yang dialami Charlie dan Daniel adalah sumber sosial, mempertahankan identitas sosial, dan kambing hitam. Kata Kunci: prasangka ras, kambing hitam, sosial ekonomi Abstract The Sun Is Also a Star tells about the life of poor family from South Korea, Dae Hyun as character father, has cousin who already well-being in New York, promises to help him. Dae Hyun and his wife Min Soo deciding move to New York, America. Because of they are the first generation of South Korean immigrant, they need to adapt as much as they can. After moving to New York, their past-life gave them impact how they give racial prejudice to their sons’. Charlie as the eldest son and Daniel as the youngest son in this family, willy-nilly they get the impact racial prejudice from their family. The purpose of this study is depicting racial prejudice happened in Korean immigrant family as scapegoating of their trauma in Nicola Yoon’s The Sun is Also A Star. The method using textual analysis through the narration and the dialogue inside the novel. This study showing that The Sun is Also A Star is revealing the causes of racial prejudice from Charlie and Daniel are societal source, maintaining societal identity, and scapegoating. Keywords: racial prejudice, scapegoating, socio-economic
Animal Abuse in Ryan Baldock's Internet Panhandling Dherina Stevani
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 10 No 3 (2022): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v10i3.55831

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This study discusses how internet panhandling and animal abuse depicted in TikTok live streaming. This study also explores the viewer’s respond from Ryan Baldock Martin live streaming using a cultural study approach. This study aims to find a side effect from TikTok live streaming: Internet Panhandling from the viewers’ eyes and reaction to live streaming Ryan Baldock Martin. Julian Steward, Lawrence Grossberg and Stuart Hall theory serve as theoretical cultural studies: Ecological Cultural Study, Circuit of Culture and Audience Reception. From circuit of culture theory by Lawrence Grossberg, the author only using two from five elements there are representation and identification. While theory by Stuart Hall, can be classified into three categories there are dominant, negotiated, and oppositional reading. This study using a qualitative method approached circuit of culture and audience reception theory. The author observing and identifies this study with viewers’ respond TikTok whose comment section and stich videos by Ryan Baldock Martin. The result of this study conducts that viewers’ opinion can be highlight that live stream of Ryan Baldock Martin can damage the image of TikTok, image of content creator, and bad influence to social media users.Keywords: Internet Panhandling, TikTok, live streaming, animal abuse
Woman Main Character Response to Nature Exploitation in Annihilation (2018): An Ecofeminist Study Farhan Alibasjah
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol 10 No 3 (2022): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v10i3.55866

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Nature is used by humans for a variety of purposes, from exploration to exploitation. Gender issues are linearly aligned and appear to be almost identical. Within unequal power relationships that result in exploitation, women in this context are associated with nature and the environment, where they put in the effort to fight for nature's preservation. This study aims to find out how woman main character response to nature exploitation was found in Annihilation (2018) by Alex Garland. Furthermore, an analysis of two aspects of film studies was carried out, namely the cinematography and the script of the film. The Alex Garland film Annihilation (2018) was the study's data source. The process of watching, enlisting, and screenshotting was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by identifying, classifying, and interpreting. This study uses the approach and theory of Tong's (2006) ecofeminism to find out how woman main character responses are represented through two forms in films, namely natural ecofeminism and socialist ecofeminism. The results of this study show several responses made by woman main character to safeguard nature, incorporating partaking in risky expeditions and facing enormous challenges to save the environment. However, there are also acts of exploitation in films that show women like man identity that are greedy, selfish, and harm others. Keywords: ecofeminist, woman main character response, nature exploitation.
Hero's Journey in Disney Movie Encanto Sari, Reni Muspita
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i2.58608

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Duality of The Jedi and The Sith Experienced by Rey and Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Musyayyadah, Inas Amatullah
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i2.58730

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RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HIDDEN FIGURES (2016) Purasih, Jela Milenina
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i3.58734

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The problem of discrimination in communities that have less power is still a concerned issue that often occurs in everyday life. One kind of discrimination is racial discrimination which is unfair treatment due to differences in skin color. One of movies that tell about racial discrimination is Hidden Figure (2016) which illustrates about African-American women who work at NASA during the Space Race who work as a minor community in NASA and have strong barriers for everyday whenever they work or do their job desk in NASA. The purpose of this research is to analyze and discuss how is racial discrimination depicted in Hidden Figure (2016) and how female characters cope with racial discrimination in Hidden Figure (2016). This research used a qualitative approach. The data collection method in this research used observing the movie and capturing the important scenes in Hidden Figures (2016). This research used two main theories to support the research in analyzing and discussing the phenomenon, which is The Three Levels of Racism by Day (2016) and The Resistance Strategy by Shorter-Gooden (2004). Based on the analysis, it shows that the movie has all of the 3 levels of racism mentioned by Day (2016) which consists of Institutionalized Racism, Person Mediated Racism, and Internalized Racism. Also, the movie is depicted on how the female characters using external resources and specific strategy to coping with racial discrimination.
Simulacra and Hyperreality in Lorcan Finnegan's Vivarium (2019) Kusuma Wardani, Larasati Dinda
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i2.58792

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The study examined Vivarium (2019), a film directed by Lorcan Finnegan, through the framework of Jean Baudrillard's simulacra and simulation notions. This dystopian sci-fi film cleverly incorporates societal commentary. The main goal was to reveal the representation of simulacra and hyperreality in the tale. The research uncovered three orders of simulacra, effectively transforming the Yonder estate into a virtual world. The first order shows startling similarities between the'real' world and the "Yonder" dwelling and its surroundings. According to Baudrillard, second-order simulacra occur when the simulated version dominates the original, which is 'unreal'. This is demonstrated when the characters adjust to ersatz food and a child's mysterious development. The third tier represents hyperreality, in which the simulated surpasses actual reality. The characters struggle with their knowledge of the simulation, as well as the offspring, whose physical appearance resembles that of humans but belong to a different species.
DARK FANTASTIC IN WEDNESDAY SERIES (2022) Nufus, Siti Iliyatun
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/lk.v11i3.59082

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