DOMESDOMESTIC GEOPOLITICS AND EFFECTIVE SABOTAGE: THE POWER NEGOTIATIONS OF "ORANG DAGANG" IN KABA LAREH SIMAWANG BY SYAMSUDDIN ST. RADJO ENDAHTIC GEOPOLITICS: THE VULNERABILITIES OF “ORANG DAGANG” WITHIN A MATRILINEAL POLYGAMOUS STRUCTURE IN THE READING OF KABA LAREH SIMAWANG BY SYAMSUDDIN ST. RADJO ENDAH

This research addresses a gap in the study of Minangkabau kaba literature, which has long positioned women as marginal subjects. It argues that Siti Jamilah in Kaba Lareh Simawang by Syamsuddin St. Radjo Endah performs affective sabotage as a form of structural resistance against polygamy and colonial patriarchal power. Employing a sociocritical method, this study analyzes themes, social elements, and traces of historical events within the kaba to understand the social structures and problems it