ERIC Number: EJ1434587
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Publication Date: 2024-Jul
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Identifying and Interpreting Gendered Violence: Visual Literacy in an Audience Reception Study of Issa López' "Casi Divas"
Dayna Jean DeFeo; Rebeca Maseda García; Zeynep Kiliç
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v68 n1 p23-36 2024
We present an audience reception study of participant reactions to gender-based violence in Issa López' 2008 film, "Casi Divas," chosen for its nuanced depiction of women grappling with several violences. Over three focus groups with 15 adult participants, we used Galtung's conflict theory to explore what participants identified as violence, and how victims should respond to violence in various forms. We find that participants have a narrow definition of violence, seeing it as an individualized act and therefore neglecting to consider its cultural or structural foundations. The participants' responses to violence largely reflected neoliberal values of personal empowerment and choice, resilience, and "leaning in." We recommend critical visual literacy as a tool in the educational context to identify and address violence, to fight inequity, and to establish emancipatory discourses.
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, Visual Literacy, Films, Victims of Crime, Audience Response, Neoliberalism, Critical Literacy, Empowerment, Resilience (Psychology)
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Language: English
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