Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi

This research contributes to an understanding of gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema by using a textual analysis approach to critically discuss and illuminate various dynamics of said topic on the silver screen. It applies anthropological methods to connect real-life events to stor...

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Main Author:	Jermadi, Fikri Hakim
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Motion pictures and women Women in motion pictures Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82273/1/82273.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.822732024-04-26T16:49:55Z Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi 2019 Jermadi, Fikri Hakim Motion pictures and women. Women in motion pictures. Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films Cinematography. Motion pictures This research contributes to an understanding of gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema by using a textual analysis approach to critically discuss and illuminate various dynamics of said topic on the silver screen. It applies anthropological methods to connect real-life events to stories depicted within selected films. There is an especial focus on six films from the years 2007 to 2011, ranging from box-office successes (such as KL Gangster and Ombak Rindu) and critically-acclaimed texts (Pisau Cukur) to more independent productions (Dua Alam and … Dalam Botol). They are selected to showcase how such films can portray a shifting power dynamic, challenging heteronormative norms by employing criticism informed with an awareness of socio-economic factors. A significant part of the research revolves around conceptualising Michel Foucault’s discourse of power, evincing gender and sexuality as entities and/or as negotiated exchange arenas. Further studies related to gender and sexuality in Malaysia will help to contextualise how different factors (such as race, religion, and socio-economic status) are utilised in the construction of a stratified hierarchy of gender and sexuality. Within this, alternative readings highlight how different forms of challenges to official discourses can be effected, even when situated within restrictive landscapes of identity formation and enforcement. These discussions include theories as proposed by the likes of Judith Butler, Farish A. Noor and others, revealing how such challenges for emancipation takes us steps closer towards more (ab)original interpretations and expressions of gender and sexuality. In doing so, it advances studies in Malaysian cinema, increasing the literature in critiquing evolutions of identity formation and emancipation as enacted by and through this discourse. 2019 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82273/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82273/1/82273.pdf text en public phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation Wan Yahya, Wan Aida
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language	English
advisor	Wan Yahya, Wan Aida
topic	Motion pictures and women Women in motion pictures Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films Motion pictures and women Women in motion pictures Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films
spellingShingle	Motion pictures and women Women in motion pictures Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films Motion pictures and women Women in motion pictures Including gifted women, feminism, and feminist films Jermadi, Fikri Hakim Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
description	This research contributes to an understanding of gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema by using a textual analysis approach to critically discuss and illuminate various dynamics of said topic on the silver screen. It applies anthropological methods to connect real-life events to stories depicted within selected films. There is an especial focus on six films from the years 2007 to 2011, ranging from box-office successes (such as KL Gangster and Ombak Rindu) and critically-acclaimed texts (Pisau Cukur) to more independent productions (Dua Alam and … Dalam Botol). They are selected to showcase how such films can portray a shifting power dynamic, challenging heteronormative norms by employing criticism informed with an awareness of socio-economic factors. A significant part of the research revolves around conceptualising Michel Foucault’s discourse of power, evincing gender and sexuality as entities and/or as negotiated exchange arenas. Further studies related to gender and sexuality in Malaysia will help to contextualise how different factors (such as race, religion, and socio-economic status) are utilised in the construction of a stratified hierarchy of gender and sexuality. Within this, alternative readings highlight how different forms of challenges to official discourses can be effected, even when situated within restrictive landscapes of identity formation and enforcement. These discussions include theories as proposed by the likes of Judith Butler, Farish A. Noor and others, revealing how such challenges for emancipation takes us steps closer towards more (ab)original interpretations and expressions of gender and sexuality. In doing so, it advances studies in Malaysian cinema, increasing the literature in critiquing evolutions of identity formation and emancipation as enacted by and through this discourse.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Jermadi, Fikri Hakim
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title	Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
title_short	Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
title_full	Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
title_fullStr	Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
title_full_unstemmed	Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department	Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation
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Cinema of power: gender and sexuality in contemporary Malaysian cinema / Fikri Hakim Jermadi

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