WHEN ALL CINEMAS' COLORS ARE BLUE, THE COLDEST COLOR: An Analysis on Audiovisual Productions and Gender

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https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2017v3n1p105

Keywords:

cinema, Gender Theories, Statistics, Postcolonial Studies

Abstract

The article analyzes the striking features, common and fundamental, in Eurocentric audiovisual productions, hegemonic and dominant on the world scenery, which incite, perpetrate and perpetuate the denial of the feminine and the formation of gender stereotypes that pervade diverse cultures and global societies. The analysis of the film Blue is the Warmest Color (France, 2013) is also used as a methodological tool. Theories of the moving image (cinema) and photography, as well as the critiques of feminist theories of cinema, are developed as tools for research. Image is a powerful tool of communication; it is similar to or confused with what it represents. Visually imitator (mimesis), or reflection, can lead to knowledge, to education, or serve as a means to deceit. Image systematically builds up mental associations.

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Author Biography

Sandra de Souza Machado, Universidade de Brasília

Doutora em História pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB) e Master of Arts em Cinema e TV pela The American University, Washington, D.C. EUA. É professora visitante da UnB, jornalista e blogueira. E-mail: sandramachado14@gmail.com.

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

MACHADO, Sandra de Souza. WHEN ALL CINEMAS’ COLORS ARE BLUE, THE COLDEST COLOR: An Analysis on Audiovisual Productions and Gender. Observatory Journal, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 105–130, 2017. DOI: 10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2017v3n1p105. Disponível em: https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/3320. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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