Gender and Media: a look on elderly women in narratives taken from brazilian films

Authors

  • Ana Regina Messias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2012v1n1p17-29

Keywords:

Elderly woman, Cinema, Media, Representation, Society

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the film as a mediator of representations about the cultural identities of elderly women. Based on theoretical contributions from authors such as Anil Motta, Ana Amelia Camarano, Anthony Seeger, Edgar Morin, Guita Debert, Lucia Santaella, Simone de Beauvoir and others, it will be conducted a study centered on two protagonists of Brazilian films: Central do Brasil and Depois daquele baile. The discussion is about issues related to the representations of the Brazilian cultural identities of Dora and Doris, noting how they are emotionally and socially related, since they are women who innovate, participate and monitor the progress of society. The observation of films is feasible because the movie is a reconstruction of the reality and it transforms individuals into witness of the actions which are represented.

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Author Biography

Ana Regina Messias

Professor universitário do Curso de Comunicação Social na Universidade Tiradentes - Unit/SET, Supervisor de conteúdos midiáticos do NEAD/UNIT e Mestrando em Educação.Com 18 anos de experiência na área de editoração eletrônica e processos gráficos.

Published

2012-09-29

How to Cite

Messias, A. R. (2012). Gender and Media: a look on elderly women in narratives taken from brazilian films. Interfaces Científicas - Humanas E Sociais, 1(1), 17–29. https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2012v1n1p17-29

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