%A NIM.: 15150022 Evans Ardi Pratama
%O Pembimbing: Ulyati Retno Sari, S.S. M.Hum.
%T WESTERN STEREOTYPE TOWARDS SOMALI MUSLIM
PORTRAYING ISLAMOPHOBIA AS SEEN IN THE BLACK HAWK
DOWN (2001)
%X Black Hawk Down is a war-themed action film directed by British director
Ridley Scott. This film shows two groups, namely East and West. The East was
represented by Somalia, especially the Aidid’s militia, and the West was
represented by America, especially the America’s Elite Soldiers. America’s Elite
Soldiers are portrayed as heroes who are trying to restore the situation in Somalia
due to years of civil war that resulted in severe famine, while the Aidid’s militia is
portrayed as criminals who wreak havoc in Somalia. They are also portrayed as
followers of Islam with a cruel, violent, and inhuman nature. They do not hesitate
to kill other people, so they must be defeated and conquered because they are
dangerous. These two differences strongly indicate the issue of orientalism.
Therfore, this study uses the theory of orientalism by Edward W. Said as the basic
theory. Researcher also uses the stereotypes theory to further explore previous
theories about stereotypes between East and West. The last, film theory is used to
understand the meaning behind each frame in this film. This research is a
qualitative research. As a result, the researcher found the issue of orientalism
containing clear depiction of East and West stereotypes. In addition, this film also
emphasizes the issue of Islamophobia, in which the film director intentionally
inserts elements related to the Islamic religion in describing Somalia, especially
the Aidid militia. They were described as Muslims or followers of Islam who have
cruel, violent, and inhuman nature so that they must be defeated and conquered as
they are dangerous.
%K Timur, Barat, Orientalisme, Stereotip, Islamophobia
%D 2022
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
%L digilib51745