Linguistics and Literature Journal
Vol 4, No 2 (2023): LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE JOURNAL

DECONSTRUCTING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN DON'T WORRY DARLING (2022): A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE

Adela Rosa Ariyantie (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Syahara Dina Amalia (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Jan 2024

Abstract

This research aims to analyze key gender stereotypes and how the main character Alice challenging the gender stereotypes portrayed in the film. To analyze the gender stereotypes and how the main character Alice challenges them gender stereotypes. The data were taken from dialogues and scenes containing gender stereotypes that were analyzed by using Deaux’ and Lewis’ (1984) and Brinkman’s and Hamilton’s (2022) theories regarding gender stereotypes. The results show that Alice experienced gender stereotypes in the form of traits, behaviours, physical appearances and occupations, from which the most data are in the traits section and the least in the occupations section. Furthermore, Alice tried to resist the stereotypes by doing many things. Her resistance toward the stereotypes could be identified through these three stages: active, fluid and negotiated.   Keywords: challenges, feminist, gender, movie, stereotypes

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Journal Info

Abbrev

linguistics_and_literature

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Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Linguistics and Literature Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published in Indonesia by the Faculty of Arts and Education, Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia. This journal aims to facilitate and promote the dissemination of scholarly information on research and development in the field of linguistics, ...