FEMALE AGENCY IN SELECTED SONG LYRICS OF RAYE'S "MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES" ALBUM: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

FATHIMATUZZAHRA, . (2025) FEMALE AGENCY IN SELECTED SONG LYRICS OF RAYE'S "MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES" ALBUM: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS. Sarjana thesis, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI JAKARTA.

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Abstract

Musik, sebagai bentuk produksi budaya, mencerminkan dan merespons nilai-nilai sosial, menjadikan lirik lagu sebagai ruang yang bermakna untuk menganalisis isu-isu sosial seperti gender dan kekuasaan. Penelitian ini mengkaji representasi agensi perempuan dalam lirik lagu terpilih dari album My 21st Century Blues milik Raye, dengan tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi bagaimana agensi dikonstruksikan melalui proses transitivitas yang dominan. Dengan menggunakan kerangka tiga dimensi Analisis Wacana Kritis dari Fairclough dan konsep agensi perempuan dari Abrams (1999), penelitian ini menganalisis klausa-klausa dalam data menggunakan sistem transitivitas Halliday. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa seluruh jenis proses ada dalam 310 klausa, dengan proses material sebagai yang paling dominan (132 klausa atau 42,58%), diikuti oleh proses relasional dan mental. Proses material secara umum merepresentasikan self-direction, di mana sang penyanyi menegaskan otonomi melalui tindakan, sedangkan proses relasional dan mental membangun self-definition, yang mengungkap identitas, refleksi, dan pergulatan batin. Analisis tekstual mengungkap perubahan diskursif, yang menunjukkan bagaimana Raye memosisikan dirinya dalam wacana tertentu. Temuan ini kemudian dikontekstualisasikan dalam praktik sosiokultural industri musik, di mana perempuan sering mengalami marginalisasi. Dengan demikian, lirik-lirik Raye berfungsi sebagai ruang ekspresi yang kuat dalam menyuarakan perlawanan, identitas, dan otonomi perempuan. ***** Music, as a form of cultural production, reflects and responds to societal values, making song lyrics a meaningful site for analysing social issues such as gender and power. This study investigates the representation of female agency in selected lyrics from Raye’s “My 21st Century Blues” album, with the aim of identifying how agency is constructed through the dominant transitivity processes. Using Fairclough’s three-dimensional framework of Critical Discourse Analysis and Abrams’ (1999) conceptualisation of female agency, this study analyses the clauses as the data of this study through Halliday’s transitivity system. The findings show that all types of process were present in 310 clauses, with the material process as the most frequent (132 clauses or 42.58%), followed by relational and mental process. Material processes frequently express self-direction, where the singer asserts autonomy through action, while relational and mental processes largely construct self-definition, revealing identity, reflection, and internal struggle. A discursive shift emerges from textual analysis, signalling how Raye positions herself within a particular discourse. These findings are further contextualised within the sociocultural practice of the music industry, where female artists often face marginalisation. Raye’s lyrics thus function as a powerful site for expressing female resistance, identity, and autonomy.

Item Type:	Thesis (Sarjana)
Additional Information:	1. Aisah, M.Hum. 2. Hasnini Hasra, M.Hum.
Subjects:	Bahasa dan Kesusastraan > Linguistik
Divisions:	FBS > S1 Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Users 30348 not found.
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2025 12:37
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2025 12:37
URI:	http://repository.unj.ac.id/id/eprint/61271

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