ABSTRAK
Fadhil Humam Al Muntashir, NIM 211211040. “REPRESENTASI KONFLIK STEREOTIP MENANTU PEREMPUAN DALAM FILM
CATATAN HARIAN MENANTU SINTING (Analisis Semiotika Roland Barthes)”. Skripsi, Program Studi Komunikasi Dan Penyiaran Islam, Fakultas Ushuluddin Dan Dakwah Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta, 2025.
Serial film sering kali digunakan sebagai media kritik sosial dan refleksi budaya yang mengangkat isu-isu yang dekat dengan realitas masyarakat. Film Catatan Harian Menantu Sinting menjadi salah satu representasi dari persoalan gender, khususnya mengenai stereotip terhadap perempuan dalam peran sebagai menantu dalam budaya Batak yang patriarkal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana konflik stereotip perempuan direpresentasikan dalam film tersebut menggunakan teori semiotika Roland Barthes, yang mencakup tahapan denotasi, konotasi, dan mitos dalam membongkar makna simbolik.
Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan metode analisis semiotika Roland Barthes. Data dikumpulkan melalui dokumentasi serta studi pustaka yang berfokus pada adegan-adegan yang merepresentasikan stereotip gender dalam film. Analisis dilakukan terhadap tanda-tanda visual, dialog, dan narasi yang mengandung makna ideologis terkait posisi perempuan sebagai menantu.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa film ini memuat berbagai bentuk stereotip perempuan, baik dalam bentuk negatif maupun positif. Stereotip negatif digambarkan melalui tekanan terhadap tokoh Minar yang dianggap gagal memenuhi ekspektasi keluarga, seperti memberikan keturunan laki-laki dan tunduk terhadap norma keluarga suami. Sementara itu, stereotip positif digambarkan melalui karakter istri ideal yang sabar dan telaten, namun membatasi perempuan hanya dalam peran domestik. Konflik muncul ketika Minar berusaha mempertahankan suaranya sebagai perempuan modern, namun terbentur oleh sistem nilai tradisional yang menuntut kepatuhan total. Film ini tidak hanya menjadi gambaran realitas sosial perempuan, tetapi juga menyampaikan kritik terhadap ketimpangan gender yang masih dilanggengkan dalam budaya masyarakat melalui media populer.
Kata Kunci: Representasi, Konflik Stereotip Menantu Perempuan, Semiotika Roland Barthes, Film Catatan Harian Menantu Sinting.


ABSTRACT
Fadhil Humam Al Muntashir, NIM 211211040. “REPRESENTATION OF CONFLICT STEREOTYPE OF DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IN THE FILM
CATATAN HARIAN MENANTU SINTING (Analysis of Roland Barthes' Semiotics)”. Thesis, Islamic Communication and Broadcasting Study Program, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Da'wah, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, 2025.
Film series are often utilized as mediums for social critique and cultural reflection, raising issues that closely resonate with societal realities. The film Catatan Harian Menantu Sinting serves as a representation of gender-related issues, particularly focusing on the stereotyping of women in the role of daughters- in-law within the patriarchal Batak culture. This study aims to analyze how the conflict of female stereotypes is represented in the film using Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory, which includes the stages of denotation, connotation, and myth in revealing symbolic meanings.
This research employs a descriptive qualitative approach using Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method. Data were collected through documentation and literature review, focusing on scenes that represent gender stereotypes within the film. The analysis was conducted on visual signs, dialogues, and narratives that convey ideological meanings related to the position of women as daughters-in-law.
The results indicate that the film presents various forms of female stereotypes, both negative and positive. Negative stereotypes are portrayed through the pressure faced by the character Minar, who is deemed to have failed in fulfilling the family’s expectations—such as bearing a male heir and submitting to her husband’s family norms. Meanwhile, positive stereotypes are illustrated through the ideal image of a patient and diligent wife, which in turn confines women to domestic roles. The conflict arises when Minar attempts to assert her voice as a modern woman but is constrained by traditional values that demand total obedience. This film not only mirrors the social realities faced by women but also delivers a critique of the ongoing gender inequality perpetuated within societal culture through popular media.
Keywords: Representation, Conflict of Daughter-in-Law Stereotypes, Roland Barthes’ Semiotics, Catatan Harian Menantu Sinting Film.