Representasi Patriarki dan Tindakan Aborsi dalam Novel Korpus Uterus

Representations of Patriarchy and Abortion in the Novel Korpus Uterus

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh novel Korpus Uterus karya Sasti Gotama yang menggambarkan realitas perempuan dalam sistem patriarki, khususnya kontrol terhadap tubuh perempuan dan isu aborsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan (1) bentuk representasi patriarki dalam novel Korpus Uterus dan (2) tindakan aborsi sebagai bentuk perlawanan perempuan terhadap dominasi patriarki. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik hermeneutik objektif. Sumber data berupa novel Korpus Uterus karya Sasti Gotama (2025) yang dikumpulkan melalui studi pustaka dan dokumentasi dengan instrumen tabel klasifikasi data berdasarkan delapan aspek feminisme radikal Kate Millett, kemudian dianalisis melalui interpretasi teks secara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa patriarki dalam novel direpresentasikan melalui delapan aspek, yaitu biologis, ideologis, sosiologis, kelas, ekonomi dan pendidikan, paksaan, mitos dan agama, serta psikologis, dengan dominasi aspek psikologis. Selain itu, tindakan aborsi digambarkan sebagai bentuk perjuangan perempuan untuk merebut kembali otonomi tubuh dan masa depan hidupnya. Kesimpulan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa patriarki bekerja melalui berbagai aspek sosial dalam kehidupan perempuan, sedangkan tindakan aborsi menjadi simbol resistensi terhadap dominasi tersebut. Adapun, saran penelitian ini secara teoritis diharapkan memperkaya kajian sastra feminis. Secara praktis bagi pembaca, penelitian ini diharapkan menumbuhkan sikap kritis terhadap relasi kuasa gender. Bagi peneliti selanjutnya, disarankan mengembangkan kajian feminisme radikal serta mengombinasikannya dengan teori feminisme lain.

Kata kunci: Patriarki, Aborsi, Feminisme Radikal, Kate Millet, Novel Korpus Uterus

This research is motivated by the novel “Korpus Uterus” by Sasti Gotama, which portrays the reality of women within the patriarchal system, particularly the control over women's bodies and the issue of abortion. This study aims to describe (1) the forms of patriarchal representation in the novel “Korpus Uterus” and (2) the act of abortion as a form of women's resistance to patriarchal domination. This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach using an objective hermeneutic technique. The data source is the novel Korpus Uterus by Sasti Gotama (2025), which was collected through a literature review and documentation using a data classification table based on the eight aspects of radical feminism proposed by Kate Millett, and then analyzed through in-depth textual interpretation. The results of the study indicate that patriarchy in the novel is represented through eight aspects: biological, ideological, sociological, class, economic and educational, coercion, myth and religion, and psychological, with the psychological aspect being dominant. Furthermore, the act of abortion is portrayed as a form of women's struggle to reclaim bodily autonomy and control over the future of their lives. The conclusions of this study indicate that patriarchy operates through various social aspects in women's lives, while the act of abortion serves as a symbol of resistance to this domination. Theoretically, the recommendations of this study are expected to enrich feminist literary studies. In practical terms, for readers, this study is expected to foster a critical attitude toward gender power relations. For future researchers, it is recommended to further develop studies on radical feminism and combine them with other feminist theories.

Keywords: Patriarchy, Abortion, Radical Feminism, Kate Millet, Novel Korpus Uterus