Sutrisno, Sheryn Shelma (2025) Fenomenologi Cosplay Crossdress Pada Event Di Kota Pekanbaru. Other thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

This research was conducted with the aim to see the phenomenon of crossdress cosplay and how the cosplayer experiences at events in Pekanbaru City. Cosplay is a costume play activity that is on the rise lately, and some people do it by crossdressing. The characters that can be cosplayed are very diverse, such as anime characters, games, comics, and various other fictional characters. For some people, crossdressing on a daily basis is not possible so cosplay becomes their reason for being able to do it. Therefore, this research aims to find out how the informants' experiences in carrying out their activities as a crossdresser cosplayer at cosplay events held in Pekanbaru City. This research uses Qualitative Research Method with Alfred Schutz's Phenomenology approach. The two factors put forward by Alfred Schutz that make informants become a crossdresser cosplayer are Because of motive and In order to motive factors. The Because of motive results of this study are that informants want to try new things, increasingly frequent cosplay events, and are inspired by idols. Then the results of In order to motive are the things obtained from crossdressing, getting out of the comfort zone, new experiences, and aspirations to become famous. The conclusions of this study are informants where they can get out of their comfort zone, get new experiences by dressing up opposite their original gender, and crossdress cosplay becomes a place to develop their interests and talents, especially in the fields of fashion and makeup.

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