Subalternity of Hindia Women in Racun untuk Tuan Short Story by Iksaka Banu: Postcolonial Studies

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10.2991/assehr.k.200804.074How to use a DOI?

Keywords

subalternity, women, colonial, feminist literature

Abstract

This research aimes to reveal the description of the subalternity of Hindian women in the “Racun untuk Tuan” short story by Iksaka Banu. This study applied a qualitatve content analysis method to obtain details of the picture of subalternity which occurred in Hindian women. The results of this study indicate that there was a subalternity of Hindian women. The dual Subalternity experienced by Hindian women made women powerless in the social, cultural, political and geographical construction carried out by men of colonial rule. The subalternity experienced by Hindian women were caused by the domination of the colonial rulers and the elements of the patriarchal culture that they carried. The result of this subalternity was Indies women could not speak (confined), because they had to submit fully to the invaders.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ainur Rahman
AU  - Burhan Nurgiyantoro
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/05
TI  - Subalternity of Hindia Women in Racun untuk Tuan Short Story by Iksaka Banu: Postcolonial Studies
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, and Arts Education (ICLLAE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 380
EP  - 384
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200804.074
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.074
ID  - Rahman2020
ER  -