Communications
Aylin Daemi; Maryam Abachi; Seyed ali Mir Ebrahimi
Abstract
Cinema, as a cultural element in society and one of the arenas of representation of social issues, has an effective role in increasing the level of awareness of the society and reducing cognitive bias in this realm. One of the cinematic representations in this field is about violence against women and ...
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Cinema, as a cultural element in society and one of the arenas of representation of social issues, has an effective role in increasing the level of awareness of the society and reducing cognitive bias in this realm. One of the cinematic representations in this field is about violence against women and subsequently victimization of this vulnerable group. This research aims to investigate the criminological aspects of representation of women's victimization in cinematic works, in the context of lifestyle. To this purpose, the case study of Subdued (Rage Khab) movie has been done, using the directed qualitative content analysis method. The findings of this research showed that the lifestyle of the main character of the film, Mina, in the traditional society and in the absence of social and legal protections, led to the repeated and double victimization of her. In fact, Mina is a selected victim by Kamran, the male character of the film, as an attractive target in the ideal victim framework. The representation of victimization of women in this movie is a part of the reality in society. Also, since the reality of society in the realm of women's victimization is far more serious than its representation in cinematic works, and not paying attention to this important component can leave irreparable effects on the structure of society, as a result of this research and for preventing of violence against women, the necessity of cinematic works production without cultural censorship are emphasized. Thus, cinema with the preventive approach of initial victimization of women due to the lifestyles-exposure, through sensitization, awareness, immunization; and also by focusing on preventing the secondary victimization of women through efficiency in changing the structural factors of victimization, especially eliminating of discrimination against women, in the society and the possibility of accessing all women who have been experienced victimization in any form and in any framework to the criminal justice system, can be effective in reducing the victimization of women in the society.
