EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies

GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN MIMI LEDER'S ON THE BASIS OF SEX MOVIE




Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2020

Abstract

This study is aimed to discuss the forms of gender discrimination against women in the film “On the Basis of Sex” directed by Mimi Leder’s. This research focuses on the analysis of visual images that represent social life or social action in the film. In the film analyzes a woman who wants to get the same rights to men by putting forward Beauvoir's theory. The emergence of this form of discrimination still has a relationship and influence with each other and also has a perspective or model of understanding in looking at gender. One of them in this film is that men who dominate women. The theory used is Simone De Beauvoir state that in some societies had successful revolutions in other parts of the world but still the status of the subordination of women remains and the male domination has been an acceptable and invisible reality.Keywords: Gender Discrimination, Male Domination, Second Sex, Simone De Beauvoir.

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Journal Info

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EFN

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Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies is a scholarly journal published by English Department of Pamulang University. It is founded in 2017, with registered number ISSN: 2597-9663 (print) and 3048-4448 (Online). EUFONI has commitment to exchange and share ideas as well as ...