LEGAL BRIEF
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2022): August: Law Science and Field

Representation of Gender Discrimination and Patriarchal Culture in Movie of Mulan 2020 (Roland Barthes Semiotics Analysis)

Sri Narti (Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu)
Sapta Sari (Universitas Dehasen Bengkulu)



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Publish Date
23 Aug 2022

Abstract

Watching movie is one of the communication activities. The messages that are found to be interpreted by the audience are known as ideologies. Nowadays, the patriarchal ideology in movies often creates criticism in society. This study examines the representation of gender discrimination and patriarchal culture on movie of Mulan 2020 using a qualitative descriptive method. The data analysis technique used the semiotics of Roland Barthes. The results of the research on movie of Mulan 2020 show the condition of Chinese society in the Tang dynasty, dominated by men and there are restrictions on women's movements. There are four forms of representation of gender discrimination. The results found are subordination, marginalization, stereotypes, and violence. Mulan's character is represented as having freedom which refers to existentialism feminism.

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legal

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Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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The LEGAL BRIEF is a publication that is published every half-yearly and is intended as a forum for the exchange of ideas, studies and studies, as well as being a conduit of information, for the purpose of developing the development of legal science and those related to law in Indonesia. This ...