Anas Ahmadi, Bambang Yulianto, Abdul Aziz Khoiri, Muhammad Turhan Yani, Norfaizal Jamain, Kamal Yusuf, Agik Nur Efendi, Nuria Reny Hariyati, Siti Ina Savira, Nur Khozin
This study aims to explore how individuals with disabilities express traumatic experiences through literary works from a therapeutic-phenomenological perspective. The research employs a qualitative-phenomenological method, with data collected from 45 literary works written by individuals with disabilities. The therapeutic process involved filtering, handling, and follow-up stages, involving 45 participants with disabilities. Data analysis was conducted through identification, classification, reduction, and exposition. The findings revealed varied themes: social criticism (35.5%), absurdism (17.7%), religion (13.3%), romanticism (4.4%), feminism (2.2%), and other themes (26.6%). Social criticism was the most dominant theme, followed by absurdism, religion, romanticism, feminism, and others. These works not only reflect emotional expression but also serve as a medium for critiquing discrimination and injustice experienced in society. The trauma expressed is primarily relational, such as social rejection and bullying, beyond just physical limitations. This study confirms that literary works are a vital means for individuals with disabilities to authentically voice their experiences and symbolically resist non-inclusive social systems. These findings aim to enrich interdisciplinary studies in literature, psychology, therapy, and disability studies. © 2025 Ahmadi et al. This is an open-access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Indonesian Language and Literature Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia; Pancasila and Citizenship Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia; Arabic Language and Literature, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia; Indonesian Language and Literature Education, Universitas Islam Negeri Madura, Indonesia; Nuria Reny Hariyati, Akademi Farmasi Surabaya, Indonesia; Siti Ina Savira, Psychology, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia; Nur Khozin, Professional Medical Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
