http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2020(V-III).09
10.31703/gsr.2020(V-III).09
Published : Sep 2020
Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis
The purpose of the current study is to analyze how gender is represented in the documentary Saving Face through the use of different signs. The study of the portrayal of gender in Pakistani documentary has been conducted through the analysis of signs. For this purpose, 8 visuals from Saving Face were analyzed using elements of the stills such as camera angle, character's body language, physical appearance, gestures, dressing, background objects or props and colors. Employing the theoretical framework of Peirce's theory of signs on documentary, various types of signs such as iconic, indexical and symbolic signs representing gender and sketching out distinct aspects of gender roles in Pakistan, were unearthed. Two major findings were deduced: (1) laid in the domestic and public sphere, Pakistan men are more celebrated and respected than women; and (2) the existing gender roles have observed a breach of unconventionality from the stereotypical roles.
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Gender Representation, Documentary, Saving Face, Patriarchy, Domestic Violence
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(1) Faiza Rehman
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Liaqat Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Yusra Mukhtar
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Rehman, F., Iqbal, L., & Mukhtar, Y. (2020). Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis. Global Sociological Review, V(III), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2020(V-III).09
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CHICAGO : Rehman, Faiza, Liaqat Iqbal, and Yusra Mukhtar. 2020. "Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis." Global Sociological Review, V (III): 72-85 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2020(V-III).09
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HARVARD : REHMAN, F., IQBAL, L. & MUKHTAR, Y. 2020. Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis. Global Sociological Review, V, 72-85.
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MHRA : Rehman, Faiza, Liaqat Iqbal, and Yusra Mukhtar. 2020. "Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis." Global Sociological Review, V: 72-85
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MLA : Rehman, Faiza, Liaqat Iqbal, and Yusra Mukhtar. "Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis." Global Sociological Review, V.III (2020): 72-85 Print.
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OXFORD : Rehman, Faiza, Iqbal, Liaqat, and Mukhtar, Yusra (2020), "Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis", Global Sociological Review, V (III), 72-85
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TURABIAN : Rehman, Faiza, Liaqat Iqbal, and Yusra Mukhtar. "Representation of Gender in Documentary Saving Face: A Semiotic Analysis." Global Sociological Review V, no. III (2020): 72-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2020(V-III).09