Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai

Identity is political rather than natural. It is always influenced by the politics of race, class, gender, religion, education, disability, and so on. This paper examines the complexity of political forces that shape female identity at the beginning of the 20th century Java and the reaction the wome...

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spelling repoiainpekalongan-143 http://repository.iainpekalongan.ac.id/143/ Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai Sofi, Muhammad Jauhari 305.4 Gender/ Gender Wanita Identity is political rather than natural. It is always influenced by the politics of race, class, gender, religion, education, disability, and so on. This paper examines the complexity of political forces that shape female identity at the beginning of the 20th century Java and the reaction the women show in response to the circumstances where they find themselves, with reference to Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Gadis Pantai. The novel, which is based on the true story of his own grandmother, portrays the life of a practice wife of priyayi, the hereditary governing class of Java. Using interpretive analysis and close reading of the text, the study argues that feudal and patriarchal circumstances help shape female identity in the 20th century Java. Women are doubly discriminated; they find themselves subject to higher powers, i.e. the powers of the feudal lord and the male. However, throughout the novel, the author displays a brand-new female image different from the socially dominant discourses, an image that has qualities of rebellious fervor to trouble the discriminating social category of identity LP2M UIN Walisongo Semarang 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://repository.iainpekalongan.ac.id/143/1/POLITICS%20OF%20FEMALE%20IDENTITY%20IN%20%20TRADITIONAL%20JAVA.pdf Sofi, Muhammad Jauhari (2018) Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai. Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan, 26 (2). pp. 345-364. ISSN 2461-064X http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/3181 http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/ws.26.2.3181
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Sofi, Muhammad Jauhari
Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai
description Identity is political rather than natural. It is always influenced by the politics of race, class, gender, religion, education, disability, and so on. This paper examines the complexity of political forces that shape female identity at the beginning of the 20th century Java and the reaction the women show in response to the circumstances where they find themselves, with reference to Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Gadis Pantai. The novel, which is based on the true story of his own grandmother, portrays the life of a practice wife of priyayi, the hereditary governing class of Java. Using interpretive analysis and close reading of the text, the study argues that feudal and patriarchal circumstances help shape female identity in the 20th century Java. Women are doubly discriminated; they find themselves subject to higher powers, i.e. the powers of the feudal lord and the male. However, throughout the novel, the author displays a brand-new female image different from the socially dominant discourses, an image that has qualities of rebellious fervor to trouble the discriminating social category of identity
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title_short Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai
title_full Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai
title_fullStr Politics of Female Identity in Traditional Java through the Prism of Pramoedya A. Toer’s Gadis Pantai
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