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Kebaya feminism; Political strategies in the works of Indonesian women writers

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ID6174409
AuthorsAquarini Priyatna (0000-0002-3009-1471, Lancaster University), Aquarini Abstract (Lancaster University), Nh Djojopuspito (Lancaster University), Oka Dini (Lancaster University), Ratih Rusmini (Lancaster University)
Year2023
Volume24
Issue1
Publication date2023-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1411-2272 • E-ISSN: 2407-6899
PublisherWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17510/wacana.v24i1.1169
OpenAlexW4380854261
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

This article attempts to show and map the feminist agenda in the writings of Indonesian women writers. Focusing on selected prominent Indonesian women writers whose works can be categorized as articulating feminist ideas and perspectives, namely Suwarsih Djojopuspito, Nh Dini, Oka Rusmini, Ratih Kumala, and Intan Paramaditha, I demonstrate how these writers question and examine cultural attributes as a crucial part of gender construction in their works. This article only focuses on writing in prose. By investigating how these writers articulate themselves and how women are written in[to] their works, this research elaborates on women’s writing as rebellion and protest and offers, even provokes gender transgression. Responding to their specific backgrounds and in light of the political and cultural development, the selected writers display protest against and deviance from the patriarchal norms and collectively contribute to the formation of what I coin kebaya feminism, namely feminism that is deeply rooted in Indonesian culture, but accommodates with agility to ideas in the intersections with other cultures

Aesthetics · Art · Deviance (statistics · Feminism · Indonesian · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Gender and Women's Rights · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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