Reborn from hell: A study on the female gender and violence in the cinema

This article discusses the interweaving between gender studies and violence from the analysis of two movies: The revenge of Jennifer (1978), and Sweet revenge (2010). Considering that productions are linked by treating is an original work and its remake, it is said that the investigation will take p...

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Autores: Wazlawick Muller, Janaina, Schmidt, Saraí Patricia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Repositorio:Revista Culturas Midiáticas (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufpb.br:article/45337
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/cm/article/view/45337
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender
Normativity
Violence
Cinema
Género
Normatividad
Violencia
Cine
Gênero
Normatividade
Violência
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Sumario:This article discusses the interweaving between gender studies and violence from the analysis of two movies: The revenge of Jennifer (1978), and Sweet revenge (2010). Considering that productions are linked by treating is an original work and its remake, it is said that the investigation will take place with the protagonist of the films, called Jennifer Hills, its construction and development as a character, in addition to the exposure of the antagonists that make up the plot. Also the association of the plots with the historical-social context in which they are inserted is highlighted. To do so, Content Analysis will be used, evidencing the categories Final Girl and Punishment/Violence to discuss the selected scenes.