Back to Search

Postcolonial politics and Muslim women in Hollywood cinema; Narrative analysis of 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'

Title	Postcolonial politics and Muslim women in Hollywood cinema; Narrative analysis of 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'
Author	Majid Soleimani Sasani
Publication Date:	1400
Publication Place	- Alzahra University, 1400.
Subject	orientalism, islamophobia, hollywood, narrative analysis, postcolonial politics, The family. Marriage. Woman, HQ1-2044
Type	Periodical
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	electronic resource
Library:	Bursa Uludağ University Library
Library Asset ID	edsdoj.8b6c172959914ef0b2412c5fec7da457
Record ID	nir2yknlkv
Library Location	LCC:The family. Marriage. Woman
Date	1400
Sample Text	This article seeks to show the representation of gender and Muslim women in Hollywood cinema with a narrative analysis approach. Thus, using the approach of postcolonial theory in the critique of Orientalism discourse and the construction of gender in Eastern and Muslim women, and liberal feminism, Analyzes the narrative of "In the Land of Blood and Honey" (Angelina Jolie, 2011). This film is one of the most important Hollywood films that has dedicated its main narrative to the representation of a Muslim woman. The findings of this study show that the narrative of this film follows Orientalist gender stereotypes and, well, shows the contrast between the liberal and postcolonial feminist approaches. As the Eastern and Muslim woman is humiliated by both her Western sister and her community. Muslim woman in the narrative of this film; Is also the Orientalist object of American cinema; She is subjected to both sexual and gender clichés and is accused of treason against the world system and is considered worthy of death. Narrative analysis of this film can open new perspectives on postcolonial feminism.
DOI	10.22051/jwfs.2021.34202.2591
ISSN	2345-2692, 2538-2004
İlişki	https://jwfs.alzahra.ac.ir/article_6070_c8bd4785a90406159d76b8d1e8d4278a.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2345-2692; https://doaj.org/toc/2538-2004

View in source Bursa Uludağ University Library

Bursa Uludağ University Library

Postcolonial politics and Muslim women in Hollywood cinema; Narrative analysis of 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'

Author Majid Soleimani Sasani

Publication Date 1400

Publication Place - Alzahra University, 1400.

Subject orientalism, islamophobia, hollywood, narrative analysis, postcolonial politics, The family. Marriage. Woman, HQ1-2044

Type Periodical

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions electronic resource

Library Bursa Uludağ University Library

Library Asset ID edsdoj.8b6c172959914ef0b2412c5fec7da457

Record ID nir2yknlkv

Library Location LCC:The family. Marriage. Woman

Date 1400

Sample Text This article seeks to show the representation of gender and Muslim women in Hollywood cinema with a narrative analysis approach. Thus, using the approach of postcolonial theory in the critique of Orientalism discourse and the construction of gender in Eastern and Muslim women, and liberal feminism, Analyzes the narrative of "In the Land of Blood and Honey" (Angelina Jolie, 2011). This film is one of the most important Hollywood films that has dedicated its main narrative to the representation of a Muslim woman. The findings of this study show that the narrative of this film follows Orientalist gender stereotypes and, well, shows the contrast between the liberal and postcolonial feminist approaches. As the Eastern and Muslim woman is humiliated by both her Western sister and her community. Muslim woman in the narrative of this film; Is also the Orientalist object of American cinema; She is subjected to both sexual and gender clichés and is accused of treason against the world system and is considered worthy of death. Narrative analysis of this film can open new perspectives on postcolonial feminism.

DOI 10.22051/jwfs.2021.34202.2591

ISSN 2345-2692, 2538-2004

İlişki https://jwfs.alzahra.ac.ir/article_6070_c8bd4785a90406159d76b8d1e8d4278a.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2345-2692; https://doaj.org/toc/2538-2004