Women: Body, Sexuality and Power in the Novel Sang Tandak by Yit Prayitno

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10.2991/978-2-38476-313-9_47How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Women. Body; Sexuality; Power

Abstract

This article will discuss the representation of women in the novel Sang Tandak by Yit Prayitno, focusing on the themes of body, sexuality, and power. The novel illustrates the complexity of the relationship between women and society, and how women's bodies become a terrain for expressing and negotiating social and sexual power. Through text analysis, this study reveals how the female characters in the novel interact with cultural norms that regulate their bodies and sexuality, as well as how they navigate and reclaim power over their bodies in a patriarchal social context. The reading as woman model is needed to deconstruct androcentric readings of male and female relations, especially in marriage. Through this approach, readers will find concrete images of women's conditions in accordance with reality. They will read, interpret and understand women's bodies. It uses a critical approach to literary texts to explore how narratives about the body, sexuality, and power in the novel shape and represent women's experiences in Indonesian society. In conclusion, this article will present a picture of how Sang Tandak is not only a story about women but also a mirror of power dynamics and resistance in a patriarchal culture.

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AU  - Laura Andri Retno M
AU  - Akmal Dwi Pramudya
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/07
TI  - Women: Body, Sexuality and Power in the Novel Sang Tandak by Yit Prayitno
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Culture and Sustainable Development (ICOCAS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 319
EP  - 328
SN  - 2352-5398
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