Female Sacrifice and Gendered Recognition of Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame a Feminist Analysis
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Feminisme, Pengorbanan, Pengakuan, AgensiAbstract
Film superhero menjadi teks budaya untuk mengkaji gender, kekuasaan, agensi, dan pengakuan. Penelitian ini menganalisis representasi pengorbanan perempuan dan pengakuan berbasis gender melalui Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) dalam Avengers: Endgame (2019), khususnya pengorbanannya di Vormir serta perlakuan naratif terhadap kematiannya dibandingkan dengan Tony Stark. Penelitian menggunakan desain deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan feminis. Data diperoleh melalui observasi dan dokumentasi terhadap sembilan adegan yang dipilih secara purposif berdasarkan dialog, tindakan tokoh, penyajian sinematik, serta konsekuensi naratif terkait agensi, pengorbanan, kekuasaan, dan pengakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepahlawanan Natasha dibentuk melalui tindakan fisik, kerja emosional, persuasi strategis, tanggung jawab relasional, dan keputusan sadar untuk berkorban demi misi bersama. Meskipun menunjukkan agensi kuat, pengorbanannya sekaligus menghilangkan Natasha dari kelanjutan cerita. Sebaliknya, Tony memperoleh pengakuan naratif lebih panjang melalui pemakaman, kesedihan kolektif, kenangan personal, dan warisan kepahlawanan. Kebaruan penelitian menegaskan bahwa kajian feminis perlu memperhatikan bagaimana pengorbanan perempuan diingat, dihargai, dan dipertahankan dalam kesinambungan narasi.
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