UNDERSTANDING RASUNA SAID'S EMANCIPATORY LEADERSHIP: RELEVANCE WOMAN TODAY
Keywords:
Rasuna berkata, Kepemimpinan emansipatoris, Feminisme antikolonial, Keadilan gender, Historiografi perempuanAbstract
Di tengah dominasi wacana kepemimpinan maskulin dalam historiografi Indonesia, Rasuna Said menghadirkan paradigma kepemimpinan alternatif yang memadukan perjuangan emansipasi, nilai-nilai Islam, dan perlawanan terhadap kolonialisme. Kepemimpinannya tidak hanya merepresentasikan suara perempuan pada masa penjajahan, tetapi juga menawarkan model kepemimpinan yang tetap relevan dalam menjawab berbagai tantangan yang dihadapi perempuan pada masa kini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami karakteristik kepemimpinan emansipatoris Rasuna Said serta merefleksikan relevansinya dalam memperkuat peran perempuan di ruang sosial dan politik kontemporer. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif historis dengan teknik hermeneutika kritis untuk menganalisis pidato, tulisan, serta arsip-arsip kolonial yang berkaitan dengan Rasuna Said. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan Rasuna Said bersifat emansipatoris dan inklusif, dengan menjadikan nilai-nilai Islam sebagai kekuatan pembebasan sekaligus sarana untuk mengartikulasikan identitas perempuan di ruang publik. Gaya retorika dan propagandanya memanfaatkan pidato serta tulisan sebagai instrumen transformasi sosial. Karakter kepemimpinannya yang bersifat konvergensi-radikal mampu menyatukan kesadaran gender, nilai-nilai keagamaan, dan perjuangan kelas dalam satu kerangka perlawanan yang utuh. Selain itu, dimensi pedagogis dan transformatif dari kepemimpinannya menekankan pentingnya pendidikan sebagai sarana membebaskan perempuan dari struktur-struktur dominasi. Kepemimpinannya juga bercorak simbolik-kultural, dengan memanfaatkan tradisi Minangkabau secara strategis untuk mendekonstruksi sistem patriarki dan kolonial. Relevansi kepemimpinan Rasuna Said pada masa kini terletak pada kemampuannya menjembatani nilai-nilai lokal dan universal dalam memperjuangkan keadilan gender. Sosoknya menjadi inspirasi bagi perempuan modern untuk memimpin dengan keberanian intelektual, kepekaan sosial, serta komitmen yang kuat terhadap pembelaan kelompok-kelompok yang tertindas.
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