Les personnages féminins des blockbusters américains : représentations et rapports de pouvoir
Nowadays, American blockbusters are dominant cinematographic productions. Sciencefiction, as it is defined by that type of productions, is very popular, due to the advent of sagas and production studios as Marvel, DC Comics, Star Wars, Alien, Termination, etc. Men and super heroes’ representations are numerous in these productions. However, women and super heroines are less represented, which illustrate a relation of power between genders. It might be suspected that cinematographic productions’ representations create and convey discourses, but what are they? Are they hegemonic discourses? Normative and stereotype discourses? Feminist discourses? At the intersection between cultural studies, feminist studies and research-creation, this thesis focuses on women’s bodies representations in science-fiction blockbusters. Through an exploration of four characters, the representation process is studied as a tool allowing both to create and to question gender norms and stereotypes. Following interviews, this thesis also tries to understand women’s interpretations and perceptions of female representations in sciencefiction cinema. As part of a research-creation project, the data collected during interviews is gathered and analyzed through a fictional story, allowing an experimentation of the creative process methodology for academic purposes. Fiction, and representation, are studied through different points of view, through both exploration and creation.
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