%A NIM. 14150044 DENI KURNIAWATI
%O Danial Hidayatullah, M.Hum.
%T FEMALE MASCULINITY AS SEEN IN BRAVE (2012)
%X Movie belongs to a visual communication that uses pictures and sounds to
tell a story which is usually reflect from human life. Disney, one of familiar movie
productions, uses this platform to produce movie that represent universal moral
values and can be watched by all ages since it can teach the meaning of life
among society. It is Brave, one of Disney‟s movie which tells about princess
Merida as main character in breaking the kingdom‟s rule again against her
mother, Elinor. Her mother‟s oppression that constructed her masculinity side
became even stronger. Even though Merida‟s masculinity was more dominant, it
did not diminish her feminine side. Merida‟s appearance was still feminine and
she also had assertive character. Thus, it could be very significant to conduct a
research on how masculinity is used by a woman to challenge other masculinity
shown by other women or men. In addition, the position of Merida was interesting
to be discussed in relation to the use of masculinity valued by Merida in
responding to her mother‟s domination. Regarding to this problem, this research
aims to analyze how Merida‟s characteristic is depicted as a result of the relation
of her mother‟s oppression shown in Brave movie. This research belongs to a
library research that applies the qualitative method suggested by Judith
Halberstam‟s theory to analyze the research object – which is Brave movie. The
problem statement in this research is; Is Merida‟s masculinity constructed by her
parents? From this reasearch, it can be concluded that Merida‟s masculinity is
constructed by her mother‟s oppression and her father‟s support; it is not innate.
%K masculinity, female masculinity theory, Brave, movie theory, social
construction masculinity.
%D 2020
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
%L digilib41643