WESTERN STEREOTYPE TOWARDS SOMALI MUSLIM PORTRAYING ISLAMOPHOBIA AS SEEN IN THE BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001)

Evans Ardi Pratama, NIM.: 15150022 (2022) WESTERN STEREOTYPE TOWARDS SOMALI MUSLIM PORTRAYING ISLAMOPHOBIA AS SEEN IN THE BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001). Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

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.

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