La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa

In this article, I analyze how cinema can contribute to the naturalization of the relationships between women and men. In order to identify how the symbolic violence is exercised, I will focus on the Spanish successful movie from the 90s, Barrio (1998), directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. This feat...

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Main Author: Mercedes Álvarez San Román
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-Américaines 2016-01-01
Series:Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/5924
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description In this article, I analyze how cinema can contribute to the naturalization of the relationships between women and men. In order to identify how the symbolic violence is exercised, I will focus on the Spanish successful movie from the 90s, Barrio (1998), directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. This feature film was produced and released during a turning point in the perception of gender violence, when the society assumed that it was a public problem and not an individual issue. For that reason, I will study the different ways of imposing power as seen through this movie, from one of the subtlest, such as the diffusion of stereotypes, to the most extreme, like violence against women.
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La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
Spain
gender
cinema
violence against women
stereotype
title La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
title_full La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
title_fullStr La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
title_full_unstemmed La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
title_short La mirada confusa de Barrio (1998). Estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la España de finales de los noventa
title_sort la mirada confusa de barrio 1998 estereotipos y violencia contra las mujeres en la espana de finales de los noventa
topic Spain
gender
cinema
violence against women
stereotype
url https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/5924
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