RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and JournalismRUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and JournalismВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика2312-92202312-9247Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4433510.22363/2312-9220-2025-30-1-95-104TTYYIVLITERARY CRITICISMЛитературоведениеResearch ArticlePostcolonial Ecocriticism in Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim’s Lema TanjunПостколониальная экокритика в романе Ратны Индрасвари Ибрахим «Лема Танджун»https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-2506IndriyantoKristiawanИндриянтоКристиаван

Lecturer, Faculty of Teacher Training and education

преподаватель, Факультет подготовки учителей и образования

kristiawanindriyanto@unprimdn.ac.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0400-5573Br BarusDepitariaБар БарусДепитария

Lecturer, Faculty of Teacher Training and education

преподаватель, Факультет подготовки учителей и образования

depitariabarus@unprimdn.ac.idUniversitas Prima IndonesiaУниверситет Прима Индонезия160420253019510424052025Copyright ©; 2025, Indriyanto K., Br Barus D.Copyright ©; 2025, Индриянто К., Бар Барус Д.2025Indriyanto K., Br Barus D.Индриянто К., Бар Барус Д.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/44335

This study critiques the impact of development and anthropocentrism on postcolonial landscapes in Indonesia, focusing on Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim’s novel Lemah Tanjung. The narrative vividly depicts the consequences of modernization, deforestation, and loss of green spaces, leading to a longing for the loss of emotional attachment to place. The narrative highlights the struggle to preserve green spaces in Malang City amidst urban development derived from capitalistic mindset. Using postcolonial ecocritical frameworks, the study critiques Western development paradigms that prioritize economic growth over ecological and social justice. The materials and methods include postcolonial ecocriticism literary analysis of Lemah Tanjung, examining its portrayal of land ownership, resistance, and generational disconnect in perceiving place. The results criticize development and anthropocentrism, emphasizing the novel’s advocacy for ecological and social justice. It concludes how Ibrahim’s novel contextualizes the dialectics of land ownership and presents contrasting perspectives on development and natural conservation.

Цель – раскрыть влияние антропоцентризма на постколониальную Индонезию на материале романа Ратны Индрасвари Ибрахим «Лема Танджун». В повествовании ярко изображены последствия модернизации, результатом которой стали вырубки лесов и потери зеленых зон, что вызывает чувство утраты эмоцио­нальной привязанности к родным местам, показана борьба за сохранение зеленых насаждений в урбанистических капиталистических условиях. Используя постколониальные экокритические подходы, подвергаются анализу западные парадигмы развития, где приоритет отводится экономическому росту, а экологическая безопас­ность и социальная справедливость отодвигаются на задний план. Предмет исследования – экокритическая позиция, заявленная в романе «Лема Танджун», где поднимаются вопросы владения землей, сопротивления прогрессу и межпоко­ленческих противоречий, своих корней и места проживания. В заключении делается вывод, что произведение Ибрахим контекстуализирует диалектику владения землей и представляет противоположные точки зрения на идею прогресса и естест­венного консерватизма.

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