Non–Codified Representation of Women in Popular Photography: A Politics of Empowerment
Date
2010
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Central Department of English
Abstract
The present research work analyses how popular photographs have
contributed to the empowerment of women by projecting the subversion of female
gender stereotypes. They represent the transition of women from oppressive code of
patriarchy to the liberation.They illustrate how the women have subverted the
hierarchy between masculine and feminine, private and public and so on. The woman
in mourning posture, battalion uniform, mechanical activities, work fields, political
positions, and sports among others exemplify this subversion. The changing level of
awareness and the raising consciousness has inspired women to fight for the space.
Since the photographs represent women fighting for the space, they are infused with
politics of empowerment.
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women empowerment, politics, M. Phil.