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Colonialism Inferences on Negeri 5 Menara from Contrapuntal Reading Perspective

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Elisa Dwi Wardani1, *, Pujiharto1
1Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Elisa Dwi Wardani
Available Online 30 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_26How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Colonial discourse; Contrapuntal; Digital platform
ABSTRACT

Ahmad Fuadi’s Negeri 5 Menara is a novel that keeps being reprinted until now and remains on the top ten netizen-based Indonesian best novels of GoodReads list. In addition, it also has its place among recommended novels for student literary appreciation as announced by Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan. Earlier studies on the novel have been mostly related to the moral aspects, and there was no discussion on the presence of colonial discourse in the novel. This qualitative research was based on postcolonial approach and offered an alternative reading of the novel using Said’s contrapuntal reading method through recontextualization and revelation of power relation from the perspective of the main characters in the novel. Since Said’s method allows the polyphonic dimensions of a text, contradictions, narratives and their counter narratives to be recognized and elaborated simultaneously as juxtaposed elements in the text, it was found that there is a colonial narrative operating in the text. The method also enabled the exposure of the muted, underplayed dimensions of the subjugation which is curiously related to the indistinct colonial subject experiences found in the text.

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Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
30 December 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_26
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_26How to use a DOI?
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