Identity Representation of Loyalty in Asian Women’s Friendship Struggling for Happiness in Sunny (2011) and Its Remakes
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220304.023How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- identity; intertextuality; representation; transnational feminism; women friendship
- Abstract
Historically, Asia has undergone a difficult situation after World War II and the financial crisis in the 1990s. This condition prominently affects urban Asian society and how women interact, as in Sunny (2011) and its remakes in Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia. This qualitative research uses the Cultural Studies approach. To explore the data, the researcher applies representation and transnational feminism theories. This research shows the perspective of feminism in these films depicted through a robust patriarchal environment without questioning men’s position. In this situation, collective women empower each other. They even obscure the socio-economics gap and enhance their identity as a part of the group by helping and protecting each other. They stand up for the members physically and mentally to achieve what they want and dream. Together, they strengthen their identity as women with harmony and life purpose. By their solidarity, they can bravely fight any other injustice. Collective women who genuinely care about members personally are the uniqueness of Asian feminism. From the discussion, we can conclude that women in several Asian countries need to support each other in the complex repression of capitalism in the strongly patriarchal society. Enhancing women’s identity is crucial. Women’s solidarity can be a metaphor for Asian women in South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia who can be much stronger together globally.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Luly Prastuty PY - 2022 DA - 2022/03/28 TI - Identity Representation of Loyalty in Asian Women’s Friendship Struggling for Happiness in Sunny (2011) and Its Remakes BT - Proceedings of the 2nd World Conference on Gender Studies (WCGS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 156 EP - 165 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220304.023 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220304.023 ID - Prastuty2022 ER -