CHALLENGING THE WESTERN GENRE: ANALYZING GENDER AND MASCULINITY IN THE MOVIE ‘THE POWER OF DOG’

Meltem Cemiloğlu

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CHALLENGING THE WESTERN GENRE: ANALYZING GENDER AND MASCULINITY IN THE MOVIE ‘THE POWER OF DOG’

Yazarlar:

Meltem Cemiloğlu

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema (Diğer)

Dergi:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.20-39

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321191

pISSN:

2146-9059

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Özet:

 This study investigates the construction of Western genre conventions in the 2021 film The Power of Dog. The film is written and directed by Jane Campion, based on Thomas Savages 1967 novel. The study raises the question of whether the film is a classic Western or a deconstruction of the genre and the legendary American cowboy. The aim is to question the representations of gender and masculinity in the film, based on the persistent gender dynamics in such genre traditions. To analyze gender roles in the film, the traditions of the Western genre are presented in this context. Subsequently, the study examines the relationship between the oppositions in the Western genre traditions and gender and masculinity, within the framework of feminist film theory. The meanings of the film are analyzed using a qualitative method called genre analysis. Throughout this search for meaning, feminist film theory has proven to be an indispensable analytical tool for comprehending how gender is constructed and represented in cinema. Traditionally, the Western genre has a male-dominated perspective that places male protagonists at the center, while keeping female characters in a secondary role due to hegemonic ideals of masculinity. In the context of feminist film theory, The Power of Dog presents a perspective that challenges the traditional gender dynamics of the Western genre and questions hegemonic masculinity by emphasizing the complexity of sexual identities. Therefore, The Power of Dog can be described as an anti-western film that challenges the traditional gender norms of the Western genre.

 This study investigates the construction of Western genre conventions in the 2021 film The Power of Dog. The film is written and directed by Jane Campion, based on Thomas Savages 1967 novel. The study raises the question of whether the film is a classic Western or a deconstruction of the genre and the legendary American cowboy. The aim is to question the representations of gender and masculinity in the film, based on the persistent gender dynamics in such genre traditions. To analyze gender roles in the film, the traditions of the Western genre are presented in this context. Subsequently, the study examines the relationship between the oppositions in the Western genre traditions and gender and masculinity, within the framework of feminist film theory. The meanings of the film are analyzed using a qualitative method called genre analysis. Throughout this search for meaning, feminist film theory has proven to be an indispensable analytical tool for comprehending how gender is constructed and represented in cinema. Traditionally, the Western genre has a male-dominated perspective that places male protagonists at the center, while keeping female characters in a secondary role due to hegemonic ideals of masculinity. In the context of feminist film theory, The Power of Dog presents a perspective that challenges the traditional gender dynamics of the Western genre and questions hegemonic masculinity by emphasizing the complexity of sexual identities. Therefore, The Power of Dog can be described as an anti-western film that challenges the traditional gender norms of the Western genre.

 This study investigates the construction of Western genre conventions in the 2021 film The Power of Dog. The film is written and directed by Jane Campion, based on Thomas Savages 1967 novel. The study raises the question of whether the film is a classic Western or a deconstruction of the genre and the legendary American cowboy. The aim is to question the representations of gender and masculinity in the film, based on the persistent gender dynamics in such genre traditions. To analyze gender roles in the film, the traditions of the Western genre are presented in this context. Subsequently, the study examines the relationship between the oppositions in the Western genre traditions and gender and masculinity, within the framework of feminist film theory. The meanings of the film are analyzed using a qualitative method called genre analysis. Throughout this search for meaning, feminist film theory has proven to be an indispensable analytical tool for comprehending how gender is constructed and represented in cinema. Traditionally, the Western genre has a male-dominated perspective that places male protagonists at the center, while keeping female characters in a secondary role due to hegemonic ideals of masculinity. In the context of feminist film theory, The Power of Dog presents a perspective that challenges the traditional gender dynamics of the Western genre and questions hegemonic masculinity by emphasizing the complexity of sexual identities. Therefore, The Power of Dog can be described as an anti-western film that challenges the traditional gender norms of the Western genre.

 Bu çalışma, Thomas Savageın 1967 tarihli romanına dayanarak Jane Campion tarafından yazılıp yönetilen 2021 yılı yapımı The Power of Dog filminde Western türü geleneklerinin nasıl yapılandırıldığını araştırmaktadır. Klasik bir western filmi mi yoksa western türünü ve efsanevi Amerikan kovboyunu yapısöküme uğratan bir film olup olmadığı sorunsalı ile yola çıkılmaktadır. Bu tarz türsel geleneklerde süregelmiş cinsiyet dinamiklerinden yola çıkılarak filmdeki toplumsal cinsiyet ve erkeklik temsillerinin sorgulanması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, filmdeki toplumsal cinsiyet rollerini analiz etmek için öncelikle western türünün gelenekleri ortaya konmuştur. Sonrasında, Western türünün geleneklerinde bulunan karşıtlıklar ile toplumsal cinsiyet ve erkeklik arasındaki ilişki feminist film kuramı çerçevesinde ele alınmış ve filmin içerdiği anlamlar nitel bir yöntem olan tür analizi ile incelenmiştir. Bu anlam arayışında feminist film kuramı, sinemada toplumsal cinsiyetin nasıl inşa edildiğini ve temsil edildiğini anlamak için önemli bir analitik araç olmuştur. Western türü, geleneksel olarak erkek kahramanları merkezine yerleştirerek ve kadın karakterleri ikincil bir rolde tutarak hegemonik erkeklik ideallerine dayanan erkek egemen bir perspektife sahiptir. Ancak, The Power of Dog filmi içerdiği ikiliklerle feminist film kuramı bağlamında Western türündeki geleneksel cinsiyet dinamiklerini sarsan ve cinsel kimliklerin karmaşıklığına vurgu yaparak hegemonik erkeklik anlayışını sorgulayan bir perspektif sunar. Böylece The Power of Dog filmi Western türünün geleneksel cinsiyet normlarına meydan okuyan bir anti-western türü olarak tanımlanabilir.

Makale detayları

CHALLENGING THE WESTERN GENRE: ANALYZING GENDER AND MASCULINITY IN THE MOVIE ‘THE POWER OF DOG’

Yazarlar:

Meltem Cemiloğlu

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema (Diğer)

Dergi:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.20-39

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321191

pISSN:

2146-9059

Genre analysis

Anti-western film

Gender

Masculinity

RepresentationTür analizi

Anti-western film

Toplumsal cinsiyet

Erkeklik

Temsil

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Meltem Cemiloğlu

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar: Sinema (Diğer)

Dergi: Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.20-39

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001321191

pISSN: 2146-9059

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Meltem Cemiloğlu

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sinema (Diğer)

Dergi:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.20-39

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321191

pISSN:

2146-9059