Xenophobia Against Immigrants In Denmark Portrayed In Television Series Black Mirror: Men Against Fire Episode

Fajar H, R. Syahrizal (2019) Xenophobia Against Immigrants In Denmark Portrayed In Television Series Black Mirror: Men Against Fire Episode. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.

Abstract

Xenofobia dianggap sebagai salah satu masalah sosial yang mempengaruhi banyak masyarakat di seluruh dunia. Pada awal abad ke-20, terdapat banyak berita menyerbu Eropa mengenai citra imigran, seperti berita yang mempromosikan Imigran yang menyebabkan kekacauan, mencuri, dan menguras kesejahteraan ekonomi Denmark. Maka dari itu, manifestasi xenofobia mulai menyebar ke seluruh Eropa, terutama di Denmark, yang berada di tengah perjuangan menghadapi gelombang imigran yang datang ke negara mereka. Salah satu episode Black Mirror yang berjudul Men Against Fire menggambarkan kenyataan pahitnya xenofobia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkapkan berbagai macam tindakan xenofobia terhadap imigran di Denmark yang digambarkan dalam serial televisi Black Mirror: episode Men Against Fire, penelitian ini menerapkan pendekatan sosiologis serta teori xenofobia oleh Harris dan Mogekwu. Data yang dikumpulkan diambil dari serangkaian tangkapan layar serta dialog yang berkaitan dengan teori Xenofobia. Penelitian ini mengungkap tindakan xenophobia yang digambarkan sepanjang episode seperti menuduh Roaches atas kericuhan di desa, penduduk desa memohon tentara untuk membunuh Roaches, tentara berburu Roaches untuk bersenang-senang, penampilan fisik Roaches yang terlihat seperti monster, dan prasangka serta diskriminasi yang ditemukan dalam dialog antara karakter ketika berbicara tentang Roaches yang ditemukan dalam episode. Poin-poin ini mencerminkan tindakan xenofobia Denmark terhadap imigran setiap hari, yang juga menunjukkan prasangka serta diskriminasi terhadap imigran.

English Abstract

Xenophobia is considered as one of the social issues that affect many societies around the world. In the early 20th century, there are many headlines storming across Europe regarding the image of immigrants, such as news promoting Immigrants causing chaos, stealing, and draining Danish economic welfare. Therefore, the manifestation of xenophobia began to spread across Europe, including Denmark, which is in the middle of a struggle to face waves of immigrants coming into their country. One of the episodes of Black Mirror television series entitled Men Against Fire portrayed the harsh reality of xenophobia in society. The objective of this research is to reveal the xenophobic acts against immigrants in Denmark portrayed in the television series Black Mirror: Men Against Fire episode, the research applied the sociological approach as well as the xenophobia theory by Harris and Mogekwu. The collected data were taken from a series of screenshots as well as the dialogues pertain to the theory of Xenophobia. This study uncovers the xenophobic acts that are portrayed throughout the episode such as accusing Roaches of the destruction of the village, the villagers begged the soldiers to kill the Roaches, the soldiers hunting the Roaches for fun, the monster physical appearance of Roaches, and the prejudice as well as the discrimination found in the dialogue between the characters regarding Roaches found in the episode. These points reflect the Danish xenophobic acts towards immigrants on a daily basis, which also shows prejudice as well as discrimination against the immigrants.

Item Type: Thesis (Sarjana)
Identification Number: SKR/FIB/2019/415/052000187
Uncontrolled Keywords: Xenophobia, Prasangka, Diskriminasi, Orang Denmark, Imigran, Roaches, Black Mirror-Xenophobia, Prejudice, Discrimination, Danish, Immigrants, Roaches, Black Mirror.
Subjects: 800 Literature (Belles-letters) amd rhetorics > 823 English fiction
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: soegeng sugeng
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2020 04:37
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2023 03:42
URI: http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/178089
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