The Gender Perspective in the Study of the Representation of the Immigration in Contemporary Spanish Cinema. The case of 'Princesas'
Keywords:
Spanish movies/cinema, immigration movies/cinema, female immigration, methodology, gender
Abstract
This article provides a contextualization of female representation in contemporary Spanish cinema of immigration (1990-2009) as a starting point to raise in-depth analysis schemes characterization and differential attributes that symbolize immigrant women in movies. To illustrate it, this analysis proposes a research methodology and applies it to the film “Princesas”, because, probably, this is the film about female migration has had more social impact in Spain. Among the results, we see a stereotypical view of immigrant women in contrast to the dignity of “otherness” advocated by the tape.Downloads
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Published
2012-07-04
How to Cite
Teixido Farré G., Medina Bravo P. y Rodrigo Alsina M. (2012). The Gender Perspective in the Study of the Representation of the Immigration in Contemporary Spanish Cinema. The case of ’Princesas’. CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 17, 321-337. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CIYC.2012.v17.39342
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