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Title: The Representation of African American Women in Hollywood Films
Authors: Gümüş, Agah
Jumoke, Abdulwahab Halima
Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Communication, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies
Keywords: Women in Hollywood Films
African American women - Representation in Cinema - Films
African American women in motion pictures
Hollywood
feminist
stereotypes
critical analysis
representation
patriarchy
sex symbols
Communication and Media Studies
Issue Date: Jun-2016
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)
Citation: Jumoke, Abdulwahab Halima. (2016). The Representation of African American Women in Hollywood Films. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: The study „The Representation of African American Women in Hollywood Films‟ was conducted to examine the portrayal of African American women in Hollywood films from 2005 to 2015 from a feminist and black feminist stand point. The depiction of African American women in various stereotypical ways have become a serious issue, as it has been concluded in the mind of viewers that African American women are exactly the way they are been portrayed in the mainstream. Using the qualitative methodology of research, critical analysis was used to collect primary data to understand the content and better explain the messages contained in the three movies (The Help, I can do bad all by myself and Joyful noise) used for this research. The secondary data was collected from online journals, books, e-books, websites and motion pictures. The secondary data was used to support this study and also find related literature to this study. The findings of this study showed that aggression, over possession, stubbornness, annoyance, sex objectification, intervention patriarchy, sexism and self-discrimination with copious examples revealed in the selected films shows the true definition of how African American women are represented. Based on the analysis, African American women in the three movies were portrayed multiple times in the mammy, jezebel, and sapphire historical stereotype. Keywords: Hollywood, feminist, stereotypes, critical analysis, representation, patriarchy, sex symbols
ÖZ : Mevcut çalışma, “Afro- Amerikan Kadınların Hollywood Sinemasında Temsili” dir, Hollywood sinemasında 2005-2015 yılları arasında Afro-Amerikan kadınların nasıl tasvir edildiğini (betimlendiğini) feminist ve siyah feminist perspektifinden incelemektedir. Özellikle ana akım medyada Afro-Amerikan kadınların tasvir edilme biçimi, izleyicilerin zihninde bir algı oluşturmuş ve bu nedenle Afro-Amerikan kadınların çeşitli stereotiplerle (önyargısal) tasvir edilme biçimi önemli bir sorun haline gelmiştir. Kalitatif (niteliksel) metodolojinin kullanıldığı çalışmada, metin analizi yöntemi ile birincil veri toplanmış ve seçilen 3 filmin (The Help, I can do bad all by myself and Joyful noise) analizi bu doğrultuda yapılmıştır. Online dergi, kitap, elektronik kitap, web siteleri ve hareketli görüntülerden ikincil veri toplamak için yararlanılmıştır. İkincil veriler hem mevcut çalışmayı desteklemek hem de bu çalışma ile ilgili alanyazından (literatürden) faydalanmak için kullanılmıştır. Saldırganlık, inatçılık, sıkıntı, seks nesnesi haline gelme, cinsiyetçilik, ataerkillik ve kendi kendine ayrımcılık Afro-Amerikan kadınların seçilen filmlerde çeşitli örnekler üzerinden temsil edilme –tanımlanma biçimleridir. Yapılan analizler ışığında, Afro-Amerikan kadınlar seçilen üç filmde birçok kez dadı (mammy), Jezebel (ahlaksız kadın) ve sapphire sterotipleri üzerinden tasvir edilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Hollywood, feminist, stereotip-önyargısal, metinsel analiz, temsiliyet, ataerkillik, seks sembolleri
Description: Master of Arts in Communication and Media Studies. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Communication, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies, 2016. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Agah Gümüş.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/3587
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