Female Representation in Legenda Tangkuban Perahu: A Transitivity Analysis

Jeanyfer Tanusy, Eva Sujatna, Susi Yuliawati, Trisnowati Tanto

2021

Abstract

Legends and folktales are inherent in every culture as it is one of the ways to impart wisdom and the ways of life to the younger generation. One of the issues that seem to be present in these stories is gender representation. This paper attempts to examine the representation of female in a popular legend from West Java, Legenda Tangkuban Perahu. This study applies the mixed method approach that combines the quantitative and qualitative approach to analyze the processes and the participant roles connected to the portrayal of the female character in the story using the Transitivity System and Participant Roles theories. The finding suggests that despite having been assigned to active participant roles, the main female character is still represented as passive in the story and thus establishes the view of a more traditional gender role in the society, a finding which is quite different from a previous study done on female characters archetype in Indonesian folklores. The result of this present study is believed to be the ground for developing the younger generation’s understanding and establishment of our traditional culture and helps to build the sustainable development goals in terms of gender and intergenerational issues.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tanusy J., Sujatna E., Yuliawati S. and Tanto T. (2021). Female Representation in Legenda Tangkuban Perahu: A Transitivity Analysis. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS, ISBN 978-989-758-604-0, pages 5-9. DOI: 10.5220/0010742400003112

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-hums21,
author={Jeanyfer Tanusy and Eva Sujatna and Susi Yuliawati and Trisnowati Tanto},
title={Female Representation in Legenda Tangkuban Perahu: A Transitivity Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,},
year={2021},
pages={5-9},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010742400003112},
isbn={978-989-758-604-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,
TI - Female Representation in Legenda Tangkuban Perahu: A Transitivity Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-604-0
AU - Tanusy J.
AU - Sujatna E.
AU - Yuliawati S.
AU - Tanto T.
PY - 2021
SP - 5
EP - 9
DO - 10.5220/0010742400003112