The Discourse of Ambiguity of Modern Drone Warfare in “Eye in the Sky”

Rahayu, Mundi; Mediyansyah, Mediyansyah

doi:10.4108/eai.2-10-2018.2295471

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“…The cultural ambiguity dominated the motive of the characters. Ambiguity means the quality of being open to more than one interpretation [15]. There is ambiguity in perceiving the migrant workers, in this novel.…”

Section: The Discourse Of Cultural Ambiguity In the Novel "Dawuk"mentioning

confidence: 83%

Cultural Discourse of Migrant Workers in Mahfud Ikhwan’s Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu

Rahayu¹,

Rakhmawati²,

Mediyansyah³

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Being a migrant worker is a complex experience that is differently represented from one to another, which is well represented in Mahfud Ikhwan's novel, "Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu". This novel narrates the life of people living at remote area. Poverty due to generational conflicts of forest management that made limited economic access, force people to migrate to other cities and neighbouring country, Malaysia. This paper is aimed at discussing the complexities of migrant workers represented in the novel. The method of analysis used in this study is Fairclough's CDA, which covers the three levels of analysis, micro, meso and macro. The study shows that the discourse of cultural ambiguity dominated the motive of the characters. In one side, freedom is the biggest motive of the migrant workers represented in the novel, in which they feel more freedom to make choice of living and working in other country, they feel free to make their way of life, not bounded with tradition. They can make money in neighbour country, Malaysia, which is contrary to the situation at home in which they have limited economic access. On the other hand, they are bounded to their home village, feeling peaceful living at home as their goal after they have enough money. The research is limited to the discourse of cultural ambiguity, so that there are many other areas of discourse that can be explored for further research.

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Section: The Discourse Of Cultural Ambiguity In the Novel "Dawuk"mentioning

confidence: 83%

Cultural Discourse of Migrant Workers in Mahfud Ikhwan’s Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu

Rahayu¹,

Rakhmawati²,

Mediyansyah³

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…The faces of terrorists might be different. Around 2001, the terrorists' face in Hollywood spectacle was mainly from the Middle East or Arabic country, like the study on terrorism in other Hollywood films, Syriana and the Siege (Rahayu & Mediyansyah, 2020a, 2020b. In the film TSoAF, however, the terrorist is a neo-Nazi group based in Austria.…”

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“…Those films represent the complexities of counter-terrorism operations and the ethical dilemmas faced by the people/government. In many cases, the ambiguity and ethical challenges of the US foreign policy and operation are also represented in the film, like in the film "Eye in the Sky" (2015) (Rahayu & Mediyansyah, 2020b). At the same time, the films also explore the motivations and perspectives of terrorists themselves.…”

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“The Sum of All Fears” from Novel to Film: Shifting the Discourse of Terrorism

Rahayu¹,

Sahiruddin²,

Risdianto³

et al. 2023

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This article aims at exploring the terrorist representation in the film The Sum of All Fears (2002), which is adapted from the novel with the same title. The study is drawn from Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis, with its three dimensions of analysis. The first dimension is the micro level that deals with the language used in social practice. The second dimension analyzes the discourse practice, such as intertextuality, text production, and consumption, that relate to the reference of ideas presented. The third dimension, called the macro level, deals with the social context of a text, such as the practice of exercising power through particular discourse. The finding reveals that the adapted film directed by Phil Alden Robinson represents the terrorists whose identity differs from the one in the novel. Besides, the discourse of terrorism developed in the film has three essential elements, the nuclear weapon, the terrorist, and the international relation between America-Russia in danger. The novel and film share the same idea of nuclear weapons as the threat. The other similar aspect is the implication of a nuclear bomb attack on the international relations between the USA and Russia, which might lead to war. However, the terrorist identity in both media is shifted. In the novel, the terrorist is depicted as an Arab-nationalists, while in the film, the terrorist is a neo-Nazi. Both portrayals of terrorists involve stereotyping and labeling and represent different political discourses. The discourse of terrorism in the novel is represented as the Arab-origin terrorist. At the same time, the film underpinned the idea that terrorism implies the contestation of the Cold War or two superpower nations. The film also reveals that the individual breakthrough done by Jack Ryan proves the solution to the rigid bureaucracy at the top executive level.

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The Discourse of Ambiguity of Modern Drone Warfare in “Eye in the Sky”

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

Cultural Discourse of Migrant Workers in Mahfud Ikhwan’s Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu

Cultural Discourse of Migrant Workers in Mahfud Ikhwan’s Dawuk: Kisah Kelabu dari Rumbuk Randu

“The Sum of All Fears” from Novel to Film: Shifting the Discourse of Terrorism

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