%A NIM, 15150058 Thalytha Aqila Kharisma Nadia Hassany %O Witriani, S.S., M.Hum %T REPRESENTATION OF JIHAD IN RENDITION (2007) A GRADUATING PAPER %X This research aims at reading the portrayal of jihad manifested in the character of Khalid in Rendition (2007). Jihad in Islam is more direct to do good deeds through wealth and soul not revenge. The contrasting meaning shows that Khalid’s character becomes an image of jihad which reduces many values of jihad in Islam. The researcher uses a representation theory with contructionist approach from Stuart Hall to analyze the problems in this film and a qualitative method to analyze the data obtained from the film. The results of the analysis found representation of jihad. The film is the influence of 9/11 attacks which have a notion of terrorism acts and radical Islam carried out by fundamentalist Islamic groups who brought jihad as their ideology in their life. There is misinterpretations of jihad in the Qur’an which is found in the application of language, meaning, and understanding thus giving the impact on American society who has a trauma with 9/11 attacks. They believe jihad is negative acts and dangerous acts for them %K Film, Terrorism, Jihad, Representation.Film, Terorisme, Jihad, Representasi. %D 2019 %I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA %L digilib35085