Institusion
Universitas Buddhi Dharma
Author
Khoerunisa, Shinta
Subject
301 Sosiologi dan Antropologi, Manusia, Masyarakat
Datestamp
2023-02-27 08:00:00
Abstract :
We are living in a generation where society assumes that masculinity is always in form of a man. Though, society have assumed it wrong. This study, analyzed that masculinity is not always owned by man. With the title ?The Analysis of Female Masculinity through Mikasa Ackerman?s Character in the Animation Series Based on the Subtitle of ?Attack on Titan? season one by Hajime Isayama? this study analysis the female masculinity through a Japanese animation series character, Mikasa Ackerman. Female Masculinity is women who consider themselves to be more masculine than feminine. The purpose of this study is to find the female masculinity through a character from the animation series, Attack on Titan, from her personality which can be included into a masculine traits, from the texts of the dialogues, from the way she act, her clothes, her action and the way she is responsible towards people around her. This study used descriptive qualitative method and will be collecting the data with the dialogues from the script and screenshot of the situation. Using the theory of female masculinity from Judith Halberstam (1998), she separated female masculinity into five categories they are butch realness, femme pretender, male mimicry, fag drag, and denaturalized masculinity. Mikasa Ackerman is able to fulfilled the requirements of four out of five categories which proves she is a masculine woman. The conclusion of this study, even Mikasa have fulfilled the category of female masculinity, she still have not met one category.