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Lesbians in Indonesian Novels by Female Authors (Judith Butler’s Queer Theory Study)

Authors
Etty Umamy1, *, Darni Darni2, Heny Subandiyah2, Anas Ahmadi2
1Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
2Universitas Wisnuwardhana, Malang, Indonesia
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Etty Umamy
Available Online 19 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_31How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Lesbian; Female Author; Queer Theory
Abstract

Lesbian novels have been present in the midst of society as a form of expressing group identity. This research is a type of qualitative research with a descriptive design. The data sources in this study are the novels titled Club Camilan by Donna Talitha, Bella Widjaja, Brigitta NS and 20, 30, 40: Club Camilan by Jaqueline Brahms, Rara Pramesti, Cenila Krena, which of both are written by Indonesian female authors. The aforementioned novels seemed appealing to be studied using Judith Butler’s queer theory. The data collection technique of this research is reading and note-taking. According to Butler, there are three performativities: (1) the appearance and physical performativity of lesbian characters which are described in two roles, namely butch and femme, (2) the performativity of conversation where lesbian characters consciously recognize their identity as liking women, lastly (3) the performativity of sexual activity in which it is found that lesbian characters have sex with other lesbian characters who become their partners. This study figured that lesbian identity is not only made by the characters themselves. One of them is the environment that shapes the identity. Thus, the sexual attraction of a lesbian is depicted very clearly in the two novels.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2023 (IJCAH 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 December 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_31
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2352-5398
DOI
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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