Nadya Afdholy, Setya Yuwana Sudikan, Titik Indarti
The story about Sitti Nurbaya criticizes ancient customs in Minang, Indonesia, related to forced marriage. Marah Rusli narrated the story perfectly through his novel, Sitti Nurbaya: Kasih Tak Sampai (Sitti Nurbaya: Unrealized Love). Sitti Nurbaya's escape from her husband, Datuk Meringgih, shows her courage in screaming her disapproval of the feudal and patriarchal system that bound her. The purpose of this article is to probe the dissensus effort depicted in the novel through the migration of Sitti Nurbaya to escape from feudalism and capitalism. This research uses the politics of aesthetics perspective by Jacques Rancière. The data collection technique in this research was done by close reading and noting. Based on the analysis, it could be assumed that Sitti Nurbaya's character is in a dissensus position because she transcends women's consciousness by giving a signal of disagreement with the feudalism and patriarchal system. Sitti Nurbaya is the subject of migration because she moves from the consciousness of the women’s domestic class to consciousness as a human being. Up to this point, the story of Sitti Nurbaya becomes a cultural reference and a reminder of a social event for women who refuse to be totally privatized. It is hoped that the development of literary works, presented as prototypes and aesthetics (arts) that open up space for emancipation. © 2022, Association Res Militaris. All rights reserved.
Department of Language and Literature Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
