| This paper looks into the representation of women in film and television works from the 1930s to the present. Starts by providing an overview of the history of film and television, the study addresses that visual media plays a pivotal role in shaping the public’s value, and in the specific argument of this study, their perception of women. The study carries out a survey of popular and famous film and television works during the past 90 years and provides detailed visual analyses of the female characters that are portrayed. Through interpretation of both the narrative and the visual images, this paper argues that the representation of women that is mediated through television and film reflects the ideal image that the hegemony expects from women. The paper concludes the creation of female characters is affected by a joint force of public opinion, politics, the needs of Chinese society, and the inherent misogyny. The ever- changing image of women is not independent of the society in which it is created, but rather it demonstrates how the public perception of women and society has been rapidly changing for over 90 years. |
