Passage
Vol 7, No 3 (2019): Desember 2019

Muslim Women Representation in Hijab Shampoo Advertisements

Meisa Alifia Utami (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Nov 2019

Abstract

This study entitled Muslim Women Representation in Hijab Shampoo Advertisements aims to reveal the representation of Muslim women in hijab shampoo advertisements focuses on the visual elements. The data are on the form of ten hijab shampoo advertisements, namely Wardah, Rejoice, Sunsilk, Emeron, Safi, Sariayu, Dove, Clear, Pantene and Lifebuoy which are taken from the website of each advertisement. The study applies a descriptive qualitative method and used a theory of three orders of signification proposed by Barthes (1987) to analyse the representation of Muslim women in the advertisements. The result of this research shows that Muslim women in hijab shampoo advertisements is represented as pure, beautiful, healthy, and modern. The representation constructed in the hijab shampoo advertisements is influenced by the use of fashion and its color, physical appearances, camera angle, and frame size. Keywords: Advertisement, Muslim women, Hijab, Shampoo.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

psg

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Passage is a journal published by English Language and Literature Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Initially published for students’ articles based on their final research paper, Passage now is also accepting articles from researchers outside the study program. The journal focuses ...