Papers by Shabrina Farahiyah
The aim of the research is to show the readers the portrayal of commodification and consumerism i... more The aim of the research is to show the readers the portrayal of commodification and consumerism ideology through the characters in Five Star Billionaire (2013) novel by Tash Aw by using Marxist theory. The writer uses qualitative descriptive to achieve the result. All data are collected from the narration in the novel. The portrayal of commodification can be seen through how the characters act towards the objects or the persons in terms of exchange value and sign-exchange value. It can be seen when Phoebe and Gary are used as commodity that have exchange value by their boss, when Phoebe is used her fake-branded stuff to give other people impression that she is a bourgeoisie, and when Phoebe use Walter Chao to make she lives in luxury. How Phoebe is commodifying her stuffs leads her to follow the consumerism ideology.
The aim of the research is to show the readers the portrayal of commodification and consumerism i... more The aim of the research is to show the readers the portrayal of commodification and consumerism ideology through the characters in Five Star Billionaire (2013) novel by Tash Aw by using Marxist theory. The writer uses qualitative descriptive to achieve the result. All data are collected from the narration in the novel. The portrayal of commodification can be seen through how the characters act towards the objects or the persons in terms of exchange value and sign-exchange value. It can be seen when Phoebe and Gary are used as commodity that have exchange value by their boss, when Phoebe is used her fake-branded stuff to give other people impression that she is a bourgeoisie, and when Phoebe use Walter Chao to make she lives in luxury. How Phoebe is commodifying her stuffs leads her to follow the consumerism ideology.
Insaniyat: Journal of Islam and Humanities, 2019
The last decades, people can calculate other people’s worth only through what they are wearing or... more The last decades, people can calculate other people’s worth only through what they are wearing or their appearances. It makes the phenomenon of commodification and consumerism emerges in the society. This phenomenon might not harm the bourgeoisie, but it is harming the work class. This article discusses how consumerism harm the workers, meanwhile they are not realizing this. This phenomenon is clearly depicted by two main characters namely Phoebe and Gary in Five Star Billionaire, a novel by Tash Aw created in 2013. The portrayal of commodification can be seen through the action of characters in seeing the object or the persons base on exchange and sign-exchange value. This research used qualitative method with Marxist theory about consumerism. The results show that Phoebe and Gary are treated as commodity that have exchange value. Next, Phoebe is used her fake-branded stuff to give other people impression. Last, Phoebe is using Walter Chao to make she lives in luxury. How Phoebe i...
Thesis Chapters by Shabrina Farahiyah
Representasi waria dan crossdresser dalam film-film yang diproduksi pada sebelum dan sesudah punc... more Representasi waria dan crossdresser dalam film-film yang diproduksi pada sebelum dan sesudah puncak moral panic memiliki perbedaan yang cukup signifikan. Isu besar dari representasirepresentasi tersebut adalah: (1) Representasi Waria dan Crossdresser sebagai Penghibur; (2) Bury Your Gay dan Conversion Trope; (3) Dominasi Maskulinitas dalam Sifat dan Penampilan Waria dan Crossdresser; (4) Diskriminasi melalui Kata Ganti; (5) Oposisi biner agama dan waria dan crossdresser. Representasi-representasi tersebut dimaknai oleh waria dan crossdresser melalui metode wawancara. Hasil wawancara menunjukkan bahwa kelompok waria lebih sensitif dalam memaknai representasi-representasi tersebut, sementara kelompok crossdresser melihat film-film yang disajikan sebagai hiburan semata. Meski demikian, mereka sama-sama menyetujui bahwa film-film yang diproduksi pada era moral panic merupakan harapan mereka sebagai kelompok gender minoritas. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan metode wawancara. Hasil wawancara dianalisis menggunakan teori resepsi, representasi, dan identitas.
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Papers by Shabrina Farahiyah
Thesis Chapters by Shabrina Farahiyah