postcolonial politics and muslim women in hollywood cinema; narrative analysis of in the land of blood and honey

Using a narrative analysis approach, this article aims to explain how gender and muslim women are represented in hollywood cinema. as a result, the narrative of the film in the land of blood and honey (angelina jolie, 2011) is analyzed using the postcolonial theory approach in the critique of orientalist discourse in the field of semantic construction of eastern and muslim women, as well as liberal feminism. this film is one of the most significant movies in hollywood that devotes the majority of its narrative to the representation of a muslim woman. the study's findings indicate that the film's storyline conforms to orientalist gender stereotypes and effectively depicts the contrast between liberal and postcolonial feminist approaches, with eastern and muslim women despised by both their western sister and community. the muslim woman in this picture is likewise the object of american cinema's orientalist generality; she is subjected to sexual and gender stereotypes and is accused of betrayal against the world system, for which she is sentenced to death. analyzing the film's narrative can provide new perspectives on postcolonial feminism and new avenues for advancing muslim women's rights.

postcolonial politics and muslim women in hollywood cinema; narrative analysis of in the land of blood and honey

using a narrative analysis approach, this article aims to explain how gender and muslim women are represented in hollywood cinema. as a result, the narrative of the film in the land of blood and honey (angelina jolie, 2011) is analyzed using the postcolonial theory approach in the critique of orientalist discourse in the field of semantic construction of eastern and muslim women, as well as liberal feminism. this film is one of the most significant movies in hollywood that devotes the majority of its narrative to the representation of a muslim woman. the study's findings indicate that the film's storyline conforms to orientalist gender stereotypes and effectively depicts the contrast between liberal and postcolonial feminist approaches, with eastern and muslim women despised by both their western sister and community. the muslim woman in this picture is likewise the object of american cinema's orientalist generality; she is subjected to sexual and gender stereotypes and is accused of betrayal against the world system, for which she is sentenced to death. analyzing the film's narrative can provide new perspectives on postcolonial feminism and new avenues for advancing muslim women's rights.