The Changed and Unchanged Situation in the Representation of Women in Contemporary Cinema

Title:

The Changed and Unchanged Situation in the Representation of Women in Contemporary Cinema

Author:

Arif Rohman

Institution:

Charles Sturt University

Cite:

Rohman, A. (2013). The Changed and Unchanged Situation in the Representation of Women in Contemporary Cinema. Jurnal Humaniora, 25(2), 175-183

Abstract:

The second feminist wave in the 1960s has influenced feminists to increase their campaign against patriarchy in almost all areas. One of the areas which has made women very vulnerable is the issue of women in cinema. This article analysed some changes in the representation of women in cinema by comparing four movies: Stepford Wifes (1975), Orlando (1992), When Night Is Falling (1995), and Stepford Wives (2004). This study was conducted by using modern hermeneutics method. From the analysis, these four films appear to contain three changed aspects regarding women, including the equality of work, the expression of sexual identity, and the image of ‘higher-education-woman’. The films also show some remain unchanged aspects in the representation of women, such as the expectation of motherhood, the myth of sexuality, and the position of women as victims.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 9

Keywords: women, gender, cinema, hermeuneutics, feminists

JEL Classification: I31, J18, J71, J78

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