Medina, Raquel and Zecchi, Barbara (2020). Tecnologías de la edad: La intersección feminista y estudios etarios. Investigaciones Feministas, 11 (2), pp. 251-262.
Abstract
Aging studies is a relatively new discipline, and its intersection with feminist film theory can lead to fundamental methodological and theoretical rethinking, in particular, the notion of cinema as a powerful technology of age. This essay provides an account of the ageism that permeates Western societies vis-à-vis the place of aging and gender in visual culture. In light of contemporary feminist conceptualizations of aging and aging narratives, this essay aims to propose possible new directions that cinema and feminist film theory can take as part of a new epistemological framework. It also explores new theoretical paradigms from an intersectional perspective aimed at deconstructing ageism in the film industry. Finally, by focusing on female aging narratives in several non-mainstream film productions, this essay advocates moving away from the binary approach of aging as either decline or success, and it suggests new, affirmative ways of looking at aging bodies, and of understanding old age.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5209/infe.66086 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Centre for Critical Inquiry into Society and Culture (CCISC) College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Centre for Language Research at Aston (CLaRA) ?? 41297900Jl ?? |
Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. CC BY |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | cinema,age,Ageism,Feminism,General Arts and Humanities,Visual Arts and Performing Arts |
Publication ISSN: | 2171-6080 |
Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2024 14:51 |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2020 09:54 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2020-07-15 |
Accepted Date: | 2020-03-26 |
Authors: |
Medina, Raquel
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0000-0001-7824-3115)
Zecchi, Barbara |
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