A study of ecocriticism on the representations of ecological conditions in Rawa Gambut

Budi Arianto,Anwar Efendi,Suminto A Sayuti

doi:10.24815/siele.v8i3.19816

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Abstract

This study aims to determine the representation of the ecological crisis found in the Rawa Gambut drama script written by Conie Sema. This qualitative descriptive research used an ecocritical approach. The data are in the form of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that contain information on ecological conditions. Textual analysis was used to examine the data. Data were collected through reading and note-taking techniques with heuristic and hermeneutic reading. The results showed the themes within the drama script as an ecological crisis in Indonesia due to unfriendly environmental development policies. The representation of the ecological crisis are: 1) ideal ecological conditions are maintained if the utilization pattern is wise and responsible, 2) the ecological crisis is closely related to human intervention, 3) humans are the main cause of ecological disasters, 4) there is a disregard for environmental wisdom principles in the use of sustainable living space, 5) the moral message is the importance of awareness to maintain environmental sustainability, and finally, 6) the author offers an ecocentric paradigm to oppose the ideology of anthropocentrism, which is still the dominant perspective in the natural resource management. This study has implications, along with the importance of educational efforts, to raise awareness of environmental sustainability through drama scripts.

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IntroductionThe scope of the study includes the aspect of representing the ecological crisis that describes ecological conditions, spatial conflicts as a source of life, and the wisdom of managing living space contained in modern drama scripts
This research deals with the ecological crisis as reflected in the drama script Rawa Gambut by Conie Sema
The ecocritical approach of this research has illustrated that the drama script of Rawa Gambut represents the environmental crisis

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The scope of the study includes the aspect of representing the ecological crisis that describes ecological conditions, spatial conflicts as a source of life, and the wisdom of managing living space contained in modern drama scripts. The results of this study are expected to expand the space for appreciation of drama scripts and contribute ideas in an effort to build awareness of the impact of the ecological crisis. Ecology is a major part of human life. Deforestation, loss of wetlands (peatland), air pollution, climate change, environmental pollution, displacement of indigenous peoples’ rights, endangered species, neglected animal rights, and rampant consumerism have emerged as issues discussed in developing human relationships and their ecology (Miettinen et al, 2016; Mishra, 2016; Murti, 2019)

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