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Construction Of Femininity In Media Spectacle: The Phenomenon Of Indonesian Tiktoker Cross Gender Performances, Jiang Xue, Ade Solihat
Construction Of Femininity In Media Spectacle: The Phenomenon Of Indonesian Tiktoker Cross Gender Performances, Jiang Xue, Ade Solihat
International Review of Humanities Studies
In the development of the short video industry in Southeast Asia in recent years, cross gender performances by male bloggers have become a special cultural phenomenon that is rapidly emerging. It has become a new self media trend for male bloggers to imitate female images and construct femininity. This article uses media spectacle theory as a perspective to interpret the reasons for the rise, presentation methods and meaning construction of cross gender performances by Indone sian male bloggers. This article uses qualitative research methods, combining media spectacle theory and gender studies theory to research and analyze six Indonesian male bloggers. …
Gendered Nollywood: The Crisis Of Femininity In Contemporary Nigerian Films, Abiodun Olayiwola
Gendered Nollywood: The Crisis Of Femininity In Contemporary Nigerian Films, Abiodun Olayiwola
International Review of Humanities Studies
Studies on the construction of women in Nollywood films have majorly focused on the subjugation of women by the phallocentric African men and the need for socio-economic liberation. Most of these films perceive women as a socially constituted homogenous group on the basis of shared oppression. However, this study intends to interrogate gender relations in terms of the way cultural and development policies are currently regulating the balance of power between men and women in a rapidly mutating African society. Through a reading of select Nigerian films, the paper examines how Nollywood films construct the heterogeneous roles performed by men …
The Construct Of Femininity Of The Female's Main Character In The Thailand Movie "The Teacher's Diary", Fandra Febriand
The Construct Of Femininity Of The Female's Main Character In The Thailand Movie "The Teacher's Diary", Fandra Febriand
International Review of Humanities Studies
This article discusses the construct of femininity in the Thai film "The Teacher's Diary" (2014) through an analysis of the main female character. The film is a romantic-comedy genre directed by Nithiwat Tharathorn which tells the story of two teachers who both teach at the same floating school, however each teaching at different periods of time. Through a diary written by Ann (a female teacher) who first taught at the school, Song (a male teacher) learns a lot about how to deal with the face of the unideal teaching conditions in a floating school. Using gender concepts, namely femininity and …