
Representasi Penindasan Ganda dalam Novel Mirah Dari Banda; Perspektif Feminisme Poskolonial
Author(s) -
Awla Akbar Ilma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
poetika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2503-4642
pISSN - 2338-5383
DOI - 10.22146/poetika.13310
Subject(s) - oppression , colonialism , humanities , gender studies , sociology , art , political science , politics , law
This study specifically examines the multiple forms of oppression that is found in the novel Mirah dari Banda by postcolonial feminist perspective. The analysis showed that the novel talk about inferior position of women as a result of the dominance of Dutch and Japanese colonial system and patriarchal domination both colonial and indigenous men. With the two forms of oppression Thus, indigenous women suffer and the lowest level in a colonial situation. Associated with the time of publication, the 1980 novel Mirah dari Banda include nostalgia novel of oppression and the strug gle against colonialism. Thus at the same nostalgic attitude can be regarded as a reflection on the possibility of the presence of the double oppression of women today which synonymous with the era of capitalism (imperialism) and still rooted patriarchal ideology.Penelitian ini secara khusus mengkaji bentuk-bentuk penindasan ganda yang terdapat dalam novel Mirah dari Banda berdasarkan perspektif feminisme poskolonial. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa novel mewacanakan kedudukan inferior perempuan akibat dominasi sistem kolonialisme Belanda dan Jepang serta dominasi patriarki baik lelaki kolonial maupun pribumi. Melalui dua bentuk penindasan demikian, perempuan pribumi menderita dan berada di level terendah dalam situasi kolonial. Terkait dengan waktu penerbitannya, yakni tahun 1980 novel Mirah dari Banda termasuk novel nostalgia atas penindasan dan perjuangan melawan kolonialisme. Sikap nostalgia demikian sekaligus dapat dianggap sebagai refleksi atas kemungkinan hadirnya penindasan penindasan ganda terhadap perempuan saat ini yang identik dengan era kapitalisme (imperialisme) dan masih mengakarnya ideologi patriarki.