Lyotard (1984) berpendapat bahwa dalam ideologi selalu ada pemaksaan pengetahuan, ter--masuk hukum dan aturan terhadap pi--hak yang memiliki latar belakang yang berbeda. Setiap ideologi dan pikiran hi--dup berkontestasi, bertarung, dan ber--tanding satu sama lain dalam dunia ke--beragaman (hlm. 163).

The meaning of thing in a discourse is potentially determined by soemoene who has the power. In this case, a discourse is purposely designed and conditioned by dominan institution. Through the language in a discourse, some bad characters or images can be attributed to someone such as subversive, fundamentalist, terrorist, and so on. Such phenomena also can be found in the terminology of black and white in the discourse about racism. Black is identical as the opposition of white. Whereas black is bad, white always has connotation with good things, such as purity, God, excellence, etc. Binary opposition of white and black is continously produced in the discourse about racism. Black people (negroid) are assumed inferior toward white (caucasoid). At the same time, language also contribute positive image toward people who have the authority. In that case, language is not only a grammatical system, but it leads to the conflict of interest. This paper is a result of library research toward a discourse about racism in the novels of Jacqueline Woodson. The research was conducted by using poscolonialism and deconstruction approach. This reserach is aimed at revealing: (1) how are the image about black and white are constructed in the novels of Jacqueline Woodson. (2) What are the binary opposition, decentering and fixasion aspects in that novels. The conclusion of this research shows that language is still powerfull in shaping ideas about racism, especially in keeping the issues of black and white as binary opposition.  Key words: discourse, binary opposition, power, racism

Legitimacy of women existences captured diverse and compound through the lens of cultural and social background. In the course of history, American Indigenous Women elucidated their identity articulation following the West at the hand of feminism. However, ‘white’ feminism is not in the position to accommodate the unique characteristics of American Indigenous Women. Their social contour and cultural commandment of which giving a rise out of their position and power cried out for suitable paradigm. Indigenous feminism as perspective from and to Indigenous Women would serve to scrutinize women empowerment, aspiration and self-actualization of American Indigenous Women. The article as presented is part of the dissertation analysis within the title Cultural Memory and Demystification of American Native Women’ Position. The analysis of this research is a library based employing the novel from Indigenous female author, Louise Erdrich, entitled The Plague of Dove. In the discussion, the portrayal and representation of certain social and cultural phenomena have been captured and put into consideration as Indigenous Women’s struggle in this modern days. The regulation and also power to determine Indigenous Women’ identity have been strictly limited due to the presence of oppression. The unique of this research laid on the characteristics of the source of oppression in which is in a cooperated linkage within the paradigm employed which is Indigenous feminism. As there are diverse social and traditional elements brought, this research went deep in to the intersectionality studies, focusing on the sexism, racism and colonialism issues predominantly captured as the root of the oppression and discrimination against Indigenous Women.