What is it about?
It looks at how femininity are portrayed in Tamil movies and how this related to the traditional notion of femininity.
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Why is it important?
In Tamil movies, women are often used as a sexual object. They may be shown in sexy clothes (both traditional and modern) but the underlying emphasis is still on traditional notion of femininity which emphasizes on self-sacrifice and purity.
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This paper is important because it explores not only the movies but how the portrayal are read by the viewers.
Dr Premalatha Karupiah
Universiti Sains Malaysia
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This page is a summary of: Hegemonic femininity in Tamil movies: exploring the voices of youths in Chennai, India, Continuum, December 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2015.1117574.
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