Puteri Gunung Ledang in popular media: womanhood, femininity and gender in Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004) and Magika (2010)

• Main Authors: Hassan, Nurul Izzati, Ramlan, Wan Nur Madiha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 2023
• Subjects: PI Oriental languages and literatures
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106483/7/106483_PUTERI%20GUNUNG%20LEDANG%20IN%20POPULAR.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106483/; https://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/MalayLiterature/article/view/8457; https://doi.org/10.37052/ml36(1)no4
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper examines two recent films about the legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang in order to analyse what they might tell us about contemporary representations of the mythical figure. In doing so, it will focus on how evolving ideas of womanhood, femininity, and gender portray how Puteri Gunung Ledang...