The Culture Manifestation of Character Sexual Orientation in the Novel Gerhana Kembar and Dimsum Terakhir by Clara Ng (Perspective of Judith Butler’s Queer Theory)

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10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_19How to use a DOI?

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Sexual Orientation; Queer Theory; Sexual Identity

Abstract

This research is motivated by the issue of sexual deviation, which is still considered taboo in Indonesian society. Homosexuals feel guilty and are afraid of the social sanctions they will receive. Clara Ng’s works dare to break the taboo stigma in Indonesia on homosexuality as the spotlight for the wider community. Clara openly reveals the problems of self-identity, behavior, and sexual orientation of female characters using a universal perspective. This study uses qualitative descriptive methods and approaches critics’ literature feminists with gender analysis as a base to reveal the image of lesbian women in the novel Gerhana Kembar and Dimsum Terakhir by Clara Ng. There are three things found in the analysis of the Novel Gerhana Kembar and Dimsum Terakhir; the first is the performance and physical appearance, which includes feminine women with bisexual sexual orientation, masculine women with bisexual orientation, and masculine women with lesbian sexual orientation. The second is the Performativity of sexual activity, which includes the division of roles based on gender in sexual activity. The last is the Performativity of the homosexual discussion, which consists of the openness of sexual orientation and the change in gender identity.

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AU  - Muhammad Bahruddin
AU  - Setya Yuwana Sudikan
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PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/19
TI  - The Culture Manifestation of Character Sexual Orientation in the Novel Gerhana Kembar and Dimsum Terakhir by Clara Ng (Perspective of Judith Butler’s Queer Theory)
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2023 (IJCAH 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 213
SN  - 2352-5398
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