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CINEJ Cinema Journal
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ISSN 2158-8724 · University of Pittsburgh · 158 artikel di indeks
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Political Cinema as the Reproduction of Collective Subjectivity A Case Study of Bacurau (2019)
This article interprets Bacurau (2019) as a cinematic model for the reproduction of collective political subjectivity. Rather than confirming the modern thesis that “the people are missing,” the film stages the reactivation of a historically sedimented communal form grounded in shared memory…
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The Representation of Racism in American Cinema: Critical Discourse Analysis of the Films Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and Get Out
Cinema functions not merely as a medium that reflects social reality, but as a representational practice that reconstructs it within specific ideological frameworks. This study employs a critical discourse analysis to compare the films Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Stanley Kramer, 1967) and Get Out…
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Childhood Trauma, Repression, and Feminist Reimagining Behind Locked Doors: The Witch, a film by Erman Bostan
The Witch (Tr: Cadı, Erman Bostan, 2024), loosely adapted from Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar’s 1912 novel, reimagines the witch not as a supernatural being but as a cultural construct shaped by superstition, trauma, and gendered subjectivity. This study argues that the film transforms the witch into a…
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The representation of the Sociocultural Landscape of India through Bollywood cinema costumes from the early 20th to the 21st century
This research compiles a year-by-year trajectory of Bollywood film history, delving into characterizations, fashion as an engaging spectacle, the fantastical world through dress, and the power of stardom to launch aspirational worlds through costumes to the general public. Data analyzed through…
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Ethical Experience and Narrative Ambiguity in Contemporary Turkish Cinema: Hesitation Line
The aim of this study is to examine how ethical hesitation is produced in modern Turkish cinema through cinematographic and narrative strategies and to discuss the meaning of cinematic ethical experience within the framework of film philosophy. Based on the assumption that art functions not only as…
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Contemporary Memory Loss Narratives: Romanticized or Realistic?
The representation of memory loss in cinema and its impact on the perception of individuals with memory loss diseases is a recurring topic among scholars. Some scholars view cinema as having a particular influence on the way memory loss diseases are understood and interpreted by the majority of…
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Double-Edged Sword: Unearthing Toxicity in Bollywood’s Empowered Female Characters
The representation of women in contemporary Bollywood films has offered valuable insights into the discourse surrounding the feminine sphere. Within the patriarchal framework, critiques of femininity have emerged, advocating for positive depictions of ‘strong females.’ This study delves into movies…
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Representation of Women in Iranian Cinema: Jafar Panâhi Films
This article examines the representation of women in post-revolutionary Iranian cinema through close analyses of Jafar Panâhi’s The Circle (2000), The Mirror (1997), and Offside (2006). Moving beyond interpretations that frame Iranian women primarily through censorship and victimhood, the study…
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The Symbolic Significance of Deer in Ildiko Enyedi’s On Body and Soul
This paper examines the symbolic significance of deer in Ildiko Enyedi’s 2017 film On Body and Soul. Through a close analysis of the film’s visual and narrative elements, the paper explores how the deer imagery serves as a powerful metaphor for the characters’ emotional journeys and the duality…
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Baghdadi Street Life: Examining the Challenges of Representing and Recreating Baghdad in Interactive Documentary – A Practice-Based Case Study
This study explores the challenge of representing urban environments, focusing on the misrepresentation of Baghdad in mainstream cinema. It argues that interactive documentaries (i-docs) offer a powerful framework for creating more authentic, nuanced, and participatory city portraits. Drawing on a…
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Mindspacing, Mental Health Discourse, and Midsommar (2019)
Numerous cultural analyses of mental health representation in visual media examine the discursive codes through which mind, mental health, and mental illness become intelligible. However, critical concepts for analyzing the spatialization of these phenomena in visual narratives remain…
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Representations of Heteronormativity and Masculinity Crisis in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Cinema: Uzak (2002) and Kış Uykusu (2014)
This article examines how heteronormative masculinity is problematized and destabilized in the cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, with particular focus on Uzak and Kış Uykusu. Rather than assuming a generalized “crisis of masculinity,” the study conceptualizes this crisis as a cinematic process produced…
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Decoding the Interlocking Factors of Caste-Gender Dynamism, Intersectionality and Suffering in the Web Series Dahaad
This article intends to analyze the intermingled relationship between caste and gender and its intertwining impact in the case of the subjugation of the Dalit women’s section in India. Reema Kagti’s Dahaad (2023) is a web series that depicts how caste, as a societal marker, class, as an economic…
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Cinematic Representations of the Bengal Famine of 1943
The representation of famines is a complex issue for several reasons, including the risk of aestheticizing a humanitarian disaster. Turning suffering into something visually appealing or artistically pleasing spectacles can diminish its true horror. This paper examines how visual media…
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Tired Warrior: A Case Study of the Destruction of a Turkish TV Series
This study examines the television mini-series Tired Warrior (Yorgun Savaşçı, Halit Refiğ, 1979), adapted from Kemal Tahir’s novel, as an extreme case of state authority over audiovisual memory in Turkey. Commissioned and produced by the state broadcaster TRT, the series was banned following the…
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The House as a Character: The Role of Set Design in the Film I'm Still Here
When watching a film, the setting often goes unnoticed, serving merely as a backdrop to the story. However, in certain works, space takes on a much more prominent role, becoming a character in its own right. This is the case in I'm Still Here (Walter Salles, 2024), a film that explores the impact…
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Where Commerce Meets Art: Hybrid Complexity and Narrative Ambiguity in Post-1990s Cinema
This study explores how post-1990s commercial cinema absorbs and reconfigures the narrative ambiguity of art cinema. Through formalist and cognitive analyses of Pulp Fiction, Memento, Mulholland Drive, and Inception, this study identifies a hybrid form of complexity that merges aesthetic…
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Interweaving Border Folklore and Cultural Identity: An Exploration of Sound Aesthetics in The Story of Southern Islet
In The Story of Southern Islet (2020), the debut feature film of Malaysian Chinese director Chong Keat Aun, sound functions not merely as a regional soundscape delineating the Malaysian borderlands, but as a core cinematic narrative mechanism through which the diasporic identity of Malaysian…
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Locating the Cultural Geography of Kolkata's Cinema Para: From Single-Screen Film Theatres to Cinemallisation
This paper explores the cultural geography of Kolkata’s Cinema Para, a historic neighborhood of single-screen cinemas, to examine how these spaces have been transformed from vibrant public arenas into marginalized sites within the neoliberal urban landscape. Through ethnographic fieldwork, oral…
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Confronting Gendered Ageism: The Substance
In contemporary media and film studies, age and gender discrimination have become increasingly prominent topics of discussion. Within the visual media industries, the representation of women based on age and gender often manifests either through overtly sexist portrayals or through their complete…