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Proceeding of Undergraduate Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies
ISSN : -     EISSN : 29859476     DOI : https://doi.org/10.30996/uncollcs.v2i1
Proceeding of Undergraduate Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed proceeding, open access, and annual academic proceeding dedicated to the publications of research in the areas of linguistics, literature, and culture studies that had been disseminated in the conference held by Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945.
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Negotiating taboo, gender, and shame in reyben entertainment's comment section Brian Ramadhan Sono; Adya Zahira Nur Naomi; Surya Adi Wibowo; Dhea Chrisnatalia Sinambela; Tilka Asyarotun Kaamilah; Muizzu Nurhadi
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.6995

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This study investigates how Indonesian digital audiences decode taboo narratives of female sexual agency and familial transgression through the comment section of the YouTube channel Reyben Entertainment, using Stuart Hall's (1980) Encoding/Decoding Model as an analytical approach and gender studies as the primary theoretical lens. Rather than treating the video text itself as the object of analysis, the study centers audience interpretation, examining how viewers negotiate the tension between a guest's framed sexual autonomy and the patriarchal norms that continue to police women's bodies and choices in Indonesian public discourse. Drawing on gender studies concepts such as the male gaze (Mulvey, 1975), Kodrat (the culturally inscribed expectation of proper womanhood), and Aib (shame as a disciplinary mechanism), the research reads comment discourse as a site where gender norms are reproduced, contested, and renegotiated rather than merely stated or accepted. Employing Creswell's (2014) six-step qualitative analysis process, forty-five audience comments were coded and organized to trace patterns of dominant-hegemonic, negotiated, and oppositional decoding. Findings show a fragmented reception landscape shaped primarily by gendered moral expectation: an oppositional majority condemns the guest's conduct as a violation of prescribed womanhood and family honor, alongside a critically literate segment that exposes the video's commercial fabrication; a negotiated cluster reframes her narrative through domestic duty and propriety rather than outright condemnation; while a dominant-hegemonic minority consumes the content voyeuristically, reproducing the very objectifying gaze the video's moral framing claims to critique. The study argues that these comment sections function as active sites of gendered ideological negotiation, where audiences continuously reassert, soften, or resist patriarchal expectations of women rather than passively receiving media messages. This research extends existing literature by shifting focus from production-side analysis and formal media texts to grassroots, gendered audience reception within unregulated, algorithmically evasive digital spaces.
June hayward’s narcissistic personality disorder in r. F. Kuang’s yellowface Aprilia Larasati; Danu Wahyono
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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This research aims to explore June Hayward’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder, including the symptoms, the cause, and the effect. This study uses a psychological approach because the study focuses on the main character’s psychological problem. The symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder are analyzed using DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria, while the causes and effects are analyzed using Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, supported by psychological journals on NPD. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method to explore the portrayal of Narcissistic Personality Disorder through June Hayward’s character. The findings reveal that June Hayward has eight out of nine symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. June Hayward’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder symptoms involve envy, lack of empathy, sense of entitlement, exploitative behavior, arrogance, grandiosity, need for admiration, and fantasies of success. The finding also shows that June’s NPD is influenced by June’s unresolved childhood problems, parenting style, and repressed emotions, which cause June Hayward to seek external validation to maintain her self-esteem. Furthermore, the finding also shows how Narcissistic Personality Disorder affects June Hayward’s emotional regulation, interpersonal relationships, and the way June sees the reality of herself. These findings demonstrate how Narcissistic Personality Disorder shapes June's personality and influences the conflicts that develop throughout the novel.
Jim’s Pursuit of Happiness in Dr. James R. Doty’s in Into The Magic Shop Aliyah Dewi Kinanti; Danu Wahyono
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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This study aims to analyze Jim’s pursuit of happiness in Into the Magic Shop. The study focuses on how Jim seeks happiness through emotional healing, personal growth, and self-awareness after experiencing a painful childhood filled with poor conditions, family conflict, emotional neglect, and insecurity. These difficult experiences shape Jim’s personality and motivate him to seek happiness, emotional fulfillment, and inner peace. A psychological approach based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is used in this study to examine how Jim fulfills his physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, and esteem needs throughout his life journey. This study employs a qualitative-descriptive method by analyzing dialogues, narrative descriptions, and significant events in the novel through close reading. The discussion shows that Jim's motivation to seek happiness comes from his difficult childhood experiences. Growing up in a poor family, facing emotional neglect, family conflict, and insecurity, many of his basic needs went unmet. These conditions drive him to search for safety, acceptance, self-worth, and a better future. The analysis also reveals that Jim pursues happiness through several stages of personal growth. His emotional change starts when he meets Ruth, who teaches him meditation, breathing techniques, and emotional self-control. These practices help him find inner peace and emotional stability. Furthermore, Jim grows personally by learning self-compassion, empathy, and positive ways to respond to life’s challenges. His self-awareness grows as he recognizes his potential, pursues his dream of becoming a doctor, and reflects on the meaning of success. The findings indicate that Jim finally realizes that happiness is not achieved through wealth, status, or material success alone, but through inner peace, meaningful relationships, empathy, generosity, and contributing to the well-being of others.
Gaspery-Jacques Roberts’ Anxiety in Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility Salsabilla Damayanti Samal; Danu Wahyono
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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This study is entitled “Gaspery-Jacques Roberts’ Anxiety in Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility”. The objective of this research is to examine the anxiety experienced by Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, the main character of the novel. It uses a qualitative descriptive method and a psychological approach to literature, applying Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory as the framework. This study aims to identify the causes of Gaspery’s anxiety, examine its effects on his character development, and portray how he copes with it throughout the story. The results show that Gaspery’s anxiety is caused by helplessness over the loss of his mother and his failed marriage, the danger-situation of investigating a reality-threatening anomaly, the loss of important people such as Talia, and the ego’s fear of the super-ego produced by breaking the protocol of the Time Institute. These causes affect his feeling, thinking, and acting, moving him from emotional numbness toward calmness and longing for connection, from panic toward moral clarity and philosophical acceptance, and from passive withdrawal toward decisive action. There are several ways Gaspery copes with his anxiety, namely avoidance, reasoning, action, and acceptance. From the results of this study, the findings indicate that Gaspery successfully transforms the anxiety that has shaped his life into a force that leads him toward moral growth, culminating in his quiet acceptance of both his choices and the uncertain nature of his reality.
Cultural Differences of Apology Strategies Employed by Western and Eastern Influencers on Social Media Yeni Marlia wardani; Pariyanto Pariyanto; SHARMINI ABDULLAH
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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This study examines the apology strategies used by social media influencers in written public apologies following incidents of public criticism and cancel culture. The phenomenon of the online ‘apology clarification’ has become a recognizable communicative genre, yet not all such statements meet the criteria for a sincere apologetic speech act. Grounded in Speech Act Theory (Searle, 1969) and the apology strategy taxonomy of Cohen and Olshtain (1981) as further developed by Trosborg (1995), this research adopts a descriptive qualitative, case-study design to analyze written apology statements posted on X (Twitter) and Facebook by five influencers, two representing an Eastern (Indonesian) cultural background and three representing a Western (American) cultural background. The data were interpreted through the lens of Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory to explain how each strategy functions to protect the speaker’s face. The findings show that all six apology strategies appeared across the data, with influencers consistently combining at least three strategies within a single statement rather than relying on one. Acknowledgement of Responsibility and Expression of Apology (IFID) emerged as the most frequently used strategies overall, while Minimization of the Offense appeared more selectively and was associated with lower perceived sincerity. Cultural patterning was also evident: Indonesian influencers favored repeated, polite expressions of regret oriented toward preserving social harmony, whereas American influencers favored explicit acknowledgment of responsibility paired with detailed, self-protective explanation. These findings contribute to pragmatic research on digital discourse by demonstrating how apology strategies function simultaneously as face-saving devices and as culturally shaped communicative practices in the era of cancel culture.
AUDIENCE RECEPTION ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD CUP RELEVANCE IN LISA’S AND SHAKIRA’S WORLD CUP SONGS Annisa Nirmala; APRILIA LARASATI; MAULIDA MASYRIFAH; MIRNA MARISSA; MUHAMMAD YUSUF AIMAR
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.7014

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This study examines and compares how YouTube and TikTok audiences receive Lisa’s and Shakira’s respective World Cup songs, focusing on how each artist’s song is perceived in relation to its relevance to the football/World Cup context. Using Stuart Hall’s Encoding-Decoding theory, this research employs a qualitative descriptive method to analyze public comments collected separately from YouTube and TikTok videos related to each song. The data include audience opinions on the performances, lyrics, football relevance, and overall World Cup atmosphere associated with each song. Findings indicate that Shakira’s song is decoded predominantly through a dominant reading, with audiences treating her presence in a World Cup anthem as expected and legitimate due to her prior association with the world cup in Waka Waka song. Lisa’s song, by contrast, produces a more divided pattern, dominant and oppositional readings cluster among fans defending her performance regardless of football content, while oppositional readings center specifically on the absence of football-related lyrics or imagery. This result suggests that audience decoding of World Cup songs is shaped not only by a song’s own content, but by the audience’s perception of the artist’s authority within football culture, extending Hall’s framework beyond ideological alignment to include artist-specific cultural legitimacy.
The Process of War Disillusionment in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front: A Freudian Perspective Bayu Kusuma; AMBAR ANDAYANI
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.7018

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This study examines the process of war disillusionment in Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, tracing how the idealistic convictions instilled in its protagonist before enlistment collapse under the pressure of trench warfare. The analysis draws on Sigmund Freud’s concept of disillusionment, developed in Thoughts for the Times on War and Death (1915), which accounts for the erosion of confidence in moral progress and civilized authority once such convictions are contradicted by lived experience. Using a descriptive qualitative method within a psychological literary approach, textual evidence was gathered through close reading and interpreted through this Freudian lens. Two questions guided the inquiry: what causes war disillusionment in the novel, and how it becomes visible through the protagonist’s evolving consciousness. The findings indicate that disillusionment originates from four interlocking sources: the failure of trusted authority figures, direct exposure to death and violence, the disintegration of civilizational and institutional ideals, and a widening psychological rupture from a pre-war identity. This disillusionment is expressed through the collapse of moral and patriotic conviction, a progressive narrowing of emotional responsiveness, an estrangement from a former self, and the disappearance of any coherent vision of the future. The study concludes that war disillusionment unfolds as an accumulating psychological transformation rather than a single rupture, reshaping how the individual understands identity, morality, and human existence.
Dysfunctional Family in Tabitha Suzuma’s Forbidden Rani Anggi Adikasih; Anik Cahyaning Rahayu
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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This study examines the portrayal of dysfunctional family in Tabitha Suzuma's Forbidden. It aims to identify the signs of dysfunctional family, analyze the causes of family dysfunction, and examine its psychological impacts on the main characters, Lochan and Maya. This study employs a qualitative descriptive research design using a psychological approach to literature. The data source is the novel Forbidden (2010) by Tabitha Suzuma, and the analysis is conducted using Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory and Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism. The findings reveal that the Whitely family exhibits several signs of dysfunctional family, including low differentiation of self, triangulation, emotional cutoff, parentification (role reversal), and misplaced emotional attachment. The study also finds that parental neglect and absence, emotional instability, poor communication, and lack of emotional support contribute to family dysfunction. These conditions result in anxiety, emotional distress, low self-esteem, unhealthy emotional dependency, and social isolation experienced by Lochan and Maya. The findings suggest that dysfunctional family environments profoundly shape emotional development, psychological well-being, and interpersonal relationships, leading to emotional dependency and blurred family boundaries.
Portraying Son Preference Through Family Dynamics in Elif Shafak's Honour Hilman Maulana Ibrahim; Adelie Grace Marianne litaay
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.7028

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This study examines the representation of son preference in Elif Shafak's novel Honour (2012), which traces three generations of a Turkish immigrant family across rural Turkey and London. "Son preference the systematic cultural valuing of sons over daughters remains deeply entrenched in Turkish and Kurdish patriarchal structures". The study addresses two research questions: how Shafak depicts son preference in the novel, and how son preference influences the experiences of female characters. A qualitative literary approach is applied through close reading of narratives, characters, and family dynamics, guided by two theoretical frameworks: Amartya Sen's (1990) son preference theory, which identifies the structural and cultural dimensions within which son preference operates, and Deniz Kandiyoti's (1988) concept of the patriarchal bargain, which explains how women navigate and reproduce patriarchal systems across generations. The findings reveal that Shafak depicts son preference through three interrelated dimensions of family life: parental behavior and reproductive choices, naming and symbolic treatment of children, and gender inequality in everyday family settings. Son preference affects the four main female characters in distinct ways: Naze accepts the patriarchal bargain completely at the cost of her life, Pembe perpetuates it while suffering under it, Esma recognizes inequality without being able to escape it, and Jamila rejects it but pays a genuine personal price. Together, these positions confirm that son preference in the novel operates not through external forces but from within the relationships that are supposed to protect women.
Sexism In Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie Anasthasia Tiara Amanditha Polii Polii; Anik Cahyaning Rahayu
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.7029

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This study examines the portrayal of sexism in Jennifer Mathieu’s Moxie, focusing on gender discrimination in a high school setting and the ways female characters resist inequality. Using a qualitative descriptive method and a feminist literary criticism approach, the research analyzes dialogues, narratives, and events related to sexism, verbal harassment, gender stereotypes, and women’s resistance. The analysis is based on Betty Friedan’s liberal feminism, Catharine MacKinnon’s radical feminism, and Judith Butler’s gender performativity theory. The findings reveal that sexism at East Rockport High School is reflected in verbal abuse, sexual harassment, gender stereotyping, and institutional bias that favors male students while dismissing complaints from female students. In response, the female characters challenge patriarchal norms through the Moxie movement by creating feminist zines, organizing protests, fostering female solidarity, and speaking out against injustice. The movement symbolizes courage, empowerment, and feminist awareness among young women. The study concludes that Moxie not only highlights the realities of sexism in educational settings but also emphasizes the importance of solidarity, collective action, and the courage to confront gender inequality, demonstrating that meaningful social change can begin through small but united efforts.