The Image Of The Woman As Portrayed Through The Screen: A Study Of The Dialogue Of Bih Kaba By Nji Deric And The Associate By Donald Petrie
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Pr BOLE BUTAKE 2010 à Yaoundé 1
2010
The Image Of The Woman As Portrayed Through The Screen: A Study Of The Dialogue Of Bih Kaba By Nji Deric And The Associate By Donald Petrie (2010)
"This research titled, ""The Image of the Woman as Portrayed through the Screen: A Study of the Dialogue of BIH KABA by Deric NJI and THE ASSOCIATE by Donald Petrie"" is aimed at analysing the dialogue of these two films, to bring out how the woman's image is portrayed in a Western and an African context. In the film THE ASSOCIATE, Laurel, being a woman faces problems doing business in a male dominated, milieu (Wall Street) despite her hard work and intelligence. Bih Kaba in BIH KABA faces the injustices of society as she is seen as one who cannot decide for herself and is worthy only if under the control of a man.
The following methods have been used in this research. Documentary, Observation, and Internet Research:
Intersectionality theory, the principal theory used in analysis this work is a theory which seeks to examine the ways in which various socially and culturally constructed categories interact on multiple levels to manifest themselves as inequalities in society. Intersectionality holds that the classical models of oppression within society, such as those based on race/ethnicity (Laurel is black), gender (Laurel, Bih Kaba and Sally are women), religion, nationality, sexual orientation, class, species or disability do not act independently of one another; instead, these forms of oppression interrelate creating a system of oppression that reflects the ""intersection"" of multiple forms of discrimination.
The problem here is that little has been done to better the image of the woman through films even though these women are doing great things in the day to day running of the society.
This research came out with results answering the research questions and confirming the hypotheses that, in films, women are treated like second class citizens by men as well as women themselves and with men and the society at large deciding what they have to do with their lives."
