Faceless women: the female body and violence in movie posters

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https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i54.2512

Abstract

This study deals with the interpretations of the female body in movie posters whose plots are based on sexual violence against women: “Saló” (1975), “I Spit on Your Grave” (1978) and “Irréversible” (2002). The objective is to identify heteronormative constructions in the posters and the links between violence and desire. The theoretical basis is designated by the approach of Yuri Lótman (1978, 1996, 1998) for the Semiotics of Culture, Stuart Hall (2016) at the intersection with Cultural Studies, Douglas Kellner (2001) referring to the media influence in the construction of subjects, and Judith Butler (2001, 2010), Michelle Perrot (2005, 2007) and Ann E. Kaplan (1995) for heteronormativity and the female body represented in cinema. In the results of the analysis, it was pointed out that the posters enunciate guidelines that connect the female body, even if immersed in violence, desire and sensuality.

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Janaina Wazlawick Muller, Universidade Feevale

Doctoral student in the Postgraduate Program in Cultural Processes and Manifestations at Feevale University with a CAPES scholarship of exclusive dedication. In the present article, the author developed arguments and researched data about elements of the corpus, contributed with the theoretical foundation and the construction of the text, thinking about the intertwining of the theme with the analysis.

Saraí Patricia Schmidt, Universidade Feevale

PhD in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Cultural Processes and Manifestations. In this article, the author intervened in the struc-turing of the arguments and delimitation of the theme, aligning objectives with the formulation of the theoretical foundation, in order to ensure that the article corresponded to the proposal outlined in the abstract.

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Published

2022-04-29

How to Cite

Wazlawick Muller, J., & Schmidt, S. P. (2022). Faceless women: the female body and violence in movie posters. Comunicação Mídia E Consumo, 19(54). https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i54.2512

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Vol. 19 No. 54 (2022): JANEIRO/ABRIL

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