Land and Legacy: Investigating Horizontal Conflicts in the Short Story "Dataran Melengen" through Postcolonial Ecocriticism Framework

https://doi.org/10.22146/poetika.v12i2.99577

Vini Hidayani(1*), Alung Alung(2), Riandry Fadilah Nasution(3)

(1) Department of Languages and Literatures, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Department of Languages and Literatures, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(3) MA TESOL, Manchester Institute of Education, School of Environment, Education, and Development, The University of Manchester, UK
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


The issue of ecology in former colonies is an inevitable consequence of past colonialism. The difference now is that the "colonial" subjects have transformed into multinational corporations that exploit nature and people by seizing the land on which communities depend for their livelihoods. This land grabbing is sanctioned by Indonesia through the legalization of laws that allow capitalism to flourish while local communities become increasingly impoverished. This ecological issue is depicted in literature that critically addresses environmental issues. Therefore, this study examined the short story Dataran Melengen (2003) by Korrie Layun Rampan, actively portraying the ecological issues in Kalimantan caused by companies holding Forest Concession Rights. This research actively employed postcolonial ecocriticism theory by Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin as its formal framework and critically analyzed the text using Fairclough's critical discourse analysis method. This theory extensively discusses ecological issues in postcolonial countries, highlighting how state approval and abuse of power contribute to these issues. The study revealed ecological issues within the Dataran Melengen community, including horizontal conflicts driven by poverty and cultural loss, terror, and trauma. At last, the short story Dataran Melengen serves two critical functions, as Huggan and Tiffin mention: aesthetics and advocacy. These functions are expected to catalyze a third function—activism—where literature can drive social change.


Keywords


Dataran Melengen; ecology; Forest Concession Rights; horizontal conflict; postcolonial ecocriticism



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