Intersecting Oppressions and the Resistance: Black Women's Struggles in Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Take My Hand (2022)

NABILA ZULFA MAGHFIRA, Muh. Arif Rokhman, M.Hum., Ph.D.

2024 | Skripsi | SASTRA INGGRIS

    Penelitian ini mengkaji bagaimana penindasan yang beririsan digambarkan dalam Take My Hand serta bagaimana para karakter melawan penindasan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan cara penindasan ini dipaparkan dalam novel dan menjelaskan upaya perlawanan yang dilakukan oleh para karakter. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan studi pustaka, penelitian ini menerapkan teori-teori Patricia Hill Collins tentang matriks dominasi, citra pengendali, dan definisi diri untuk mengkaji penindasan yang saling beririsan terkait ras, gender, dan kelas. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses birokrasi dalam sistem perawatan kesehatan dan stereotip budaya memperkuat ketidaksetaraan sistemik serta membatasi peluang untuk melakukan perlawanan. Tindakan definisi diri dan pemberdayaan perempuan kulit hitam menyoroti pentingnya melawan penindasan yang beririsan dan merebut kembali identitas mereka. Kesimpulannya, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penindasan yang beririsan yang dihadapi oleh perempuan kulit hitam dalam Take My Hand berakar kuat pada penindasan sistemik dan perlawanan terhadap penindasan ini sangat penting untuk merebut kembali identitas mereka dan menegaskan martabat mereka.

    This research examines how intersecting oppressions are illustrated in Take My Hand and the ways the characters resist the intersecting oppressions. The research aims to explain how these oppressions are depicted in the novel and explain the characters' resistance efforts. Employing a library study approach, the research applies Patricia Hill Collins' theories of intersecting oppressions and resistance, focusing on the matrix of domination, controlling images, and self-definition. The findings indicate that the healthcare system's bureaucratic processes and cultural stereotypes perpetuate systemic inequalities and limit opportunities for resistance. Black women's acts of self-definition and empowerment highlight the necessity of resisting intersecting oppressions and reclaiming their identities. In conclusion, this research finds that the intersecting oppressions faced by Black women in Take My Hand are deeply rooted in systemic oppressions and resistance against these oppressions is crucial for reclaiming their identities and asserting their dignity.

Kata Kunci : Intersecting oppressions, matrix of domination, controlling images, self-definition, Black women, Take My Hand