Mata Kuliah
Intrinsic Approaches to Literature

Intrinsic Approaches to Literature focus on the close reading and analysis of a literary work’s internal elements—such as plot, character, setting, theme, symbols, motifs, and structure—using the case method to deepen students’ understanding of a text‘s meaning and aesthetic coherence. Drawing on key theoretical frameworks, including New Criticism, Structuralism, Semiotics, Myth Criticism, and Deconstruction, the course trains students to examine how meaning is generated within the text itself. While emphasizing internal analysis, the course also encourages reflection on how intrinsic elements may engage with broader themes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as gender roles and identity (SDG 5: Gender Equality), justice and institutional critique (SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), and symbolic representations of inequality (SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities). Through this integrated approach, students not only develop critical tools for textual analysis but also gain insight into how literature’s formal elements can resonate with contemporary global concerns.

• CPL-3
  Mengembangkan pemikiran logis, kritis, sistematis, dan kreatif dalam melakukan pekerjaan yang spesifik di bidang keahliannya serta sesuai dengan standar kompetensi kerja bidang yang bersangkutan
• CPL-6
  Mampu memahami, menganalisis, dan menginterpretasikan karya sastra dan non-sastra dalam berbagai genre dan moda komunikasi
• CPL-10
  Mampu menghasilkan karya akademik atau non-akademik dengan baik dalam bentuk lisan maupun tulisan untuk beragam audiens dan tujuan

CPMK-1
Being able to interpret literary works in various genres by using literary and cultural theories with respond to extrinsic elements of literature

CPMK-2
Being able to apply theories of culture to analyze and respond to sociocultural phenonemena within works of literature in culturallyresponsive way

CPMK-3
Being able to apply basic research methods in literary and cultural analysis to respond to issues in literary works from different ge

CPMK-4
Being able to make use of English in understandable and critical way to share the ideas of the literary and cultural studies both oral and written to diseminate their ideas in classroom discussion/interaction

CPMK-5
Being able to demonstrate the independent thinking in expressing the thoughts of literary and cultural phenomena to engage in classroom discussion/interaction intellectually