SOCIOLOGY OF INDONESIAN MILLENNIAL WOMEN AUTHORS IN BEST SELLER WORKS: MORAL VALUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNING LITERARY THEORY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

In the development of modern Indonesian literature, the presence of millennial female authors is increasingly prominent. They are not only present as fillers of literary creative space but also bring new perspectives related to social, gender, moral, and identity issues in their works. This research aims to analyze the social and ideological background of Indonesian millennial female authors in best-selling works as well as identify and analyze the moral values and implications contained in these works. The method in this qualitative research uses a qualitative descriptive method with Lucien Goldmann's genetic structuralism approach. The data collection techniques in this research are observation and documents. The analysis technique used in this research is genetic structuralism. The results show that the works of millennial women writers such as Dwitasari, Almira Bastari, and Okky Madasari have a common thread in raising the theme of self-discovery, gender inequality, the influence of social media, and the struggle to deal with social pressure. The dominant moral value in their works is human relations (70.05%), reflecting high empathy and social care. The implication for the learning of literary theory in higher education is the importance of a contextualized critical approach so that students are able to understand literature as a reflection of social reality and as a medium of expression of the life experiences of women today.