Saepuloh, Amanda Siva and Rohanda, Rohanda and Addriadi, Irfan (2025) Narrative representation of violence-induced trauma under Israeli occupation: A.J. Greimas's semiotic analysis of Tafṣīl Ṡānawī. Al-Irfan: Journal of Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies, 8 (2). pp. 324-353. ISSN 2622-9838
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ENGLISH: Trauma resulting from violence often cannot be expressed directly in literary texts but instead emerges symbolically, hidden beneath the narrative. Nevertheless, through literature, Palestinian writers strive to record histories that are often overlooked by official narratives. This study aims to uncover the representation of trauma in Adania Shibli’s novel Tafṣīl Ṡānawī through A.J. Greimas’s narrative semiotics. The novel serves as a literary representation that reveals Zionist violence and its accompanying trauma within the context of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Employing a qualitative-descriptive method with textual documentation, this research analyzes the actantial structure, spatial and temporal isotopies, and the inner structure through the semiotic square. The findings indicate that trauma in the novel is not only explicitly narrated but also symbolically manifested through spatial and temporal tensions and the interplay of actants within the story. Violence, the erasure of traces of violence, resistance, and the silencing of the narrator are represented within interlocking semiotic relations. This study demonstrates that trauma in the text is structural and transgenerational, functioning as a symbolic field of resistance against power exercised through cultural violence. The findings further suggest that literary works can function as archives of collective memory, open critical spaces for interpreting historical wounds, and underscore the importance of semiotic perspectives in reconstructing trauma that is not explicitly depicted in modern Arabic literature. INDONESIA: Trauma akibat kekerasan sering kali tidak dapat diungkapkan secara langsung dalam teks sastra, melainkan hadir dalam bentuk simbolik yang tersembunyi di balik narasi. Meski demikian, melalui karya sastra penulis Palestina tetap berusaha merekam sejarah yang sering kali diabaikan oleh narasi resmi. Novel karya Adania Shibli merupakan representasi sastra yangmengungkap kekerasan Zionisdan trauma yang menyertainya dalam konteks pendudukan Israel atas Palestina. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap representasi trauma akibat kekerasan pada novel Tafṣīl Ṡānawī karya Adania Shibli dengan pendekatan semiotika naratif A.J. Greimas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif-deskriptif dengan teknik dokumentasi terhadap data teks, dan fokus analisis pada struktur aktansial, isotop ruang dan waktu, serta struktur batin melalui semiotic square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa trauma dalam novel tidak hanya hadir dalam bentuk naratif yang tersurat, tetapi termanifestasi secara simbolik melalui ketegangan ruang, waktu, dan peran aktan dalam narasi. Kekerasan, penghapusan jejak kekerasan, resistensi, dan pembungkaman terhadap narator ditampilkan dalam hubungan semiotik yang saling mengunci. Penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa trauma dalam teks bersifat struktural dan transgenerasional, serta menjadi medan perlawanan simbolik terhadap kekuasaan yang bekerja melalui kekerasan kultural. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa karya sastra dapat berfungsi sebagai arsip ingatan kolektif dan membuka ruang bagi pemaknaan kritis atas luka sejarah, serta menunjukkan pentingnya perspektif semiotik dalam merekonstruksi representasi trauma yang tidak diperlihatkan secara eksplisit dalam teks sastra Arab modern.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adania Shibli; Violence; Palestine; Narrative Semiotics; Trauma |
| Subjects: | Philosopy and Theory Philosopy and Theory > Semiotics Philosophy and Theory of Literatures Philosophy and Theory of Literatures > Value, Influence, Effect of Literatures |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Program Studi Bahasa dan Sastra Arab |
| Depositing User: | amanda siva saepuloh |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2025 02:24 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2025 02:24 |
| URI: | https://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/id/eprint/125416 |
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