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" |
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| Author | Majid Soleimani Sasani |
| Publication Place | Alzahra University - Alzahra University |
| Subject | Islamophobia, Orientalism |
| Type | Periodical |
| Language | Arabic |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Library: | Purdue University Libraries |
| Library Asset ID | ISSN: 2345-2692, EISSN: 2538-2004, DOI: 10.22051/jwfs.2021.34202.2591 |
| Record ID | cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8b6c172959914ef0b2412c5fec7da457 |
| Notes | 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. |
| Atıf Kaynağı | DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals |
| Bir Parçası Olduğu | Muṭālaʻāt-i zan va khānvādah (Dānishgāh-i al-Zahrā), 1400-10, Vol.9 (4), p.43-62 |
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