Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama

The representation of women in films is always an interesting topic in Indonesian film studies. This article aims to reveal the representation of women, especially in their identity as mothers in the film Jangan Menangis Mama (Don’t Cry Mommy) was produced in 1977. This film was directed by Sofia W...

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Main Authors: Novi Kurnia, Mochammad Taufik Hidayatullah
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Published: Department of Communications, Universitas Islam Indonesia 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/31942
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description The representation of women in films is always an interesting topic in Indonesian film studies. This article aims to reveal the representation of women, especially in their identity as mothers in the film Jangan Menangis Mama (Don’t Cry Mommy) was produced in 1977. This film was directed by Sofia WD, a film star, screenwriter, and film producer who works both in the Old Order and the New Order of the Indonesian Film Industry. Based on Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis, this article uncovers two levels of meaning systems, namely denotation and connotation related to the mother's character in the film. The process of interpreting these signs cannot be separated from the concept of ‘ibuism’ (motherhood) as a gender-political ideology of the New Order and the context of the male-dominated film industry. Research findings show that the dominant representation of mothers is associated with the weak position of a woman with various roles: as a wife, a mother, a single mother, a citizen, and a daughter. However, this research found a 'limited' agency from Sofia WD as a woman director of the film Jangan Menangis Mama to offer gender representation that is not completely stereotypical as well as not just 'black and white' as in previous studies.
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spelling doaj-art-e1d5b7714df14e14a3c15022c3b9d2aa2025-08-20T02:03:43ZengDepartment of Communications, Universitas Islam IndonesiaJurnal Komunikasi1907-848X2548-76472024-04-0118210.20885/komunikasi.vol18.iss2.art6Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama Novi Kurnia0Mochammad Taufik Hidayatullah 1Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi Fisipol UGM, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDepartemen Ilmu Komunikasi Fisipol UGM, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia The representation of women in films is always an interesting topic in Indonesian film studies. This article aims to reveal the representation of women, especially in their identity as mothers in the film Jangan Menangis Mama (Don’t Cry Mommy) was produced in 1977. This film was directed by Sofia WD, a film star, screenwriter, and film producer who works both in the Old Order and the New Order of the Indonesian Film Industry. Based on Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis, this article uncovers two levels of meaning systems, namely denotation and connotation related to the mother's character in the film. The process of interpreting these signs cannot be separated from the concept of ‘ibuism’ (motherhood) as a gender-political ideology of the New Order and the context of the male-dominated film industry. Research findings show that the dominant representation of mothers is associated with the weak position of a woman with various roles: as a wife, a mother, a single mother, a citizen, and a daughter. However, this research found a 'limited' agency from Sofia WD as a woman director of the film Jangan Menangis Mama to offer gender representation that is not completely stereotypical as well as not just 'black and white' as in previous studies. https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/31942representation ibu film New Ordersemiotics
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New Order
semiotics
title Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama
title_full Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama
title_fullStr Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama
title_full_unstemmed Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama
title_short Ibu(isme) dan Film Orde Baru: Representasi Ibu dalam film Jangan Menangis Mama
title_sort ibu isme dan film orde baru representasi ibu dalam film jangan menangis mama
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ibu
film
New Order
semiotics
url https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/31942
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