Gender stereotypes in Nigerian films as a portrayal of the African womanhood: A feminist perspective

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dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3180-8219en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlola, Mary I.
dc.contributor.authorAlola, Uju Violet
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-11T20:35:28Z
dc.date.available2023-09-11T20:35:28Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.departmentİktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis article examines gender stereotypes in Nigerian movies, which serves as a representation of the African womanhood. Drawing on a feminist critic perspective, the study analyzes how African womanhood and men are portrayed in Nollywood films, and also identifies the most commonly employed gender-stereotypical portrayals in these films. The theoretical framework of the study draws from feminist film theory. Findings in the study reveal that gender-stereotypical representation is highly persistent in Nollywood films, where women are often portrayed in roles that depict them as sex objects, weak, and often dependent on men. Men, on the other hand, are often depicted to be independent, successful, and breadwinners. Women are often portrayed in domesticated and traditional roles, while the men in these films take up professional and leadership roles. Analysis in the study shows that, most commonly employed female stereotypes include femme fatale, career woman, trophy wives, primary caregivers (i.e., wives, mothers), dependent, lazy, and secondary to men. This study offers the pros and cons of the representation of African womanhood through these Nigerian films and the need to address the rising potential anticultural stereotypes.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/wusa.12465en_US
dc.identifier.endpage243en_US
dc.identifier.issn2471-4607
dc.identifier.issn2667-3657
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage221en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/5494
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000533142100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.institutionauthorAlola, Uju Violet
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBRILL, PLANTIJNSTRAAT 2, P O BOX 9000, 2300 PA LEIDEN, NETHERLANDSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Labor and Societyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.titleGender stereotypes in Nigerian films as a portrayal of the African womanhood: A feminist perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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