Putri Dwi Annisa, 2015
AN ANALYSIS OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS’ SELECTED EPISODES: A STUDY OF QUEER THEORY AND GENDER PERFORMATIVITY
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu Table of Contents
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STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ...i
PREFACE ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iii
ABSTRACT ...iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 3
1.3 Aims of the Study ... 3
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 4
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 4
1.6 Research Methodology... 4
1.7 Clarifications of the Terms ... 5
1.8 Organization of the Paper... 7
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FONDATION ... 8
2.1 Queer Theory ... 8
2.2 Gender as Social Construction ... 9
2.2.1 Masculinity and Femininity ... 10
2.3 Gender Performativity ... 12
2.4 Barthes Semiotics ... 13
2.5 Previous Studies ... 15
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 18
3.1 Research Design ... 18
3.2 Data Collection... 19
3.3 Data Analysis ... 19
Putri Dwi Annisa, 2015
AN ANALYSIS OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS’ SELECTED EPISODES: A STUDY OF QUEER THEORY AND GENDER PERFORMATIVITY
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu
3.4 Data Presentation ... 21
3.4.1 Performative Acts Analysis ... 22
3.4.2 Semiotics Analysis ... 23
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 24
4.1 Findings: Performative Acts and the Semiotics Meaning ... 24
4.1.1 Episode 49b season 3: Rock-a-Bye Bivalve (2002) ... 25
4.1.2 Episode 16a season 1: Valentine’s Day (2000)... 33
4.1 Discussion ... 39
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 42
5.1 Conclusions ... 42
5.2 Suggestions ... 43
REFERENCES ... 45
