Cultural Violence against Women in Thai Films: Perspective from Multi-Sector Stakeholders
There are many forms of violence in films regarding culturally unique factors that are expected to influence attitudes towards violence against women. Therefore, film is a useful source to study violence against women. The purpose of this study is to examine cultural violence against women in thr...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/22972/1/Mention%202017%201%2017.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/22972/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | There are many forms of violence in films regarding culturally unique factors that are
expected to influence attitudes towards violence against women. Therefore, film is a
useful source to study violence against women. The purpose of this study is to
examine cultural violence against women in three films directed by a prominent Thai
film director, Bhandevanov Devakula: The Eternity, The Outrage, and Jan Dara. A
series of in-depth interviews with informants who are the stakeholders at the civil
society level was conducted in Thailand. The informants were three policymakers,
five academics, three non-governmental organisation (NGO) leaders, two film critics,
two film directors, and a newspaper editor in Thailand. The data were analysed
thematically using NVivo 10 software. The results of this study indicated that the
informants identified cultural violence in the form of marriage bondage, power
acceptance, cynical attitude, keeping women in customary roles, self-control, and gender bias. The cultural violence was depicted in the form of direct violence in the films.This study also found that the stakeholders from diverse backgrounds noticed and framed the meaning of cultural violence difference ways.The significance of this
study is in providing a deep understanding of the circumstances associated with cultural violence against women in Thai films that reflect Thai context from the perspectives of stakeholders from multiple sectors. This study may benefit the film
industry and film classification by drawing attention to the cultural violence against
women in films and thereafter minimising it. |
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