Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations

A Filmographic Study of 21st Century Features from Eight Countries

Patricia R. Owen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

243 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6787-4 (ISBN)

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Given challenges in understandings of the constructions of gender in Muslim dominant countries, the medium of film is uniquely positioned to provide a conduit into gender issues that characterize diverse Muslim cultures. This filmography provides analyses of gender issues featured in 57 contemporary feature films from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkey.

There are 49 Muslim-majority countries in the world and Islam is the world's second largest religion. Yet many in the West are misinformed about Islam and Muslim worldviews. Issues related to gender norms are especially subject to misconceptions.

This filmography analyzes gender issues in 56 feature films from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey, with a focus on religious, legal and patriarchal legitimization of practices such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, virginity testing, public sexual harassment and molestation, and honor killings.

Patricia R. Owen is a professor of psychology at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, teaching courses in abnormal psychology, human sexuality, and cinema and psychopathology, and the author of several academic papers on cinematic portrayals of emotional disorders and gendered language in advertising.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. CEDAW

2. Afghanistan

3. Algeria

4. Bangladesh

5. Egypt

6. Iran

7. Iraq

8. Pakistan

9. Turkey

10. Summary

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.07.2017
Zusatzinfo	28 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-4766-6787-X / 147666787X
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6787-4 / 9781476667874
Zustand	Neuware