The Discourse of Islamophobia in Indonesian Popular Movie “Mencari Hilal” (2015)

Abstract

<span lang="IN">Most of the study of Islamophobia, the hatred </span><span lang="EN-US">and</span><span lang="IN"> fear of Muslims, take the locus in Western countries in which Muslims are a minority group. The present study aims at answering the gap of study. This study specifically discusses the Islamophobia represented in popular culture, in a movie entitled “Mencari Hilal.” Discussion in this paper covers two questions. First, how is the discourse of Islamophobia represented in the film? Second, what is the ideology represented in the film? The present article is based on two arguments. First, Islamophobia does not only happen in Western countries. Instead, the phobia also happens within Muslim communities. Second, the film is a popular cultural text that reflects people's anxiety and desire, as well as expresses important problems that people encounter in history. This study applies Fairclough’s CDA with three levels of analyses, micro, meso, and macro. The discourse of Islamophobia in this movie is presented in more subtle ways, but the potential conflict is obviously represented. The ideology of pluralism is implied in this film to give the space for the audience to think and rethink their religious assumptionKeywords: Ancient tombs; preservation; cultural heritage.</span>

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“…The data collected are in images, sounds, words, sentences, and dialogues in the film, which are then coded and classified (Rahayu, 2021). The data are presented in the screenshots of 12 scenes representing Siri' culture.…”

“…The importance of observing the movies is supported by the fact that films have multiple functions, such as reflecting the anxieties and desires of the audience (Rahayu, 2020) and having the potential to strengthen, challenge, or crystallize religious perspectives, ideological assumptions, and norms (Rahayu, 2021). For instance, the film that represents how a radical group operates and recruits its members can challenge the way we perceive radical groups' ideologies and many other assumptions about radical groups.…”

“…The film can always be observed through the representation theory, as the film is a medium in which the filmmakers use audio-visual devices and languages to represent a particular idea. For instance, the analysis of representation in a film can be examined in the study by Rahayu (2021), which elaborates on how the discourse of Islamophobia is represented in the movie in more subtle ways. Yet, it is crucial to mark the conflicts.…”