An old mind in a young body

Womanhood between oppression and expression in Miss Granny

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12689365
AutoresShlomit Aharoni Lir (0000-0001-5781-4206, Bar-Ilan University, autor de correspondencia), L Ayalon (0000-0003-3339-7879, Bar-Ilan University)
Año2022
Volumen23
Número7
Páginas3650-3665
Fecha de publicación2022-10-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFeminist Media Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1468-0777 • E-ISSN: 1471-5902
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14680777.2022.2129416
OpenAlexW4303650425
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas29

In a neoliberal society that sanctifies youth, the devaluation that accompanies old age among women joins hands with gendered power relations to produce intersectional oppression. Accordingly, the available possibilities for challenging this intersection in fantasy films carry a particular interest from a feminist perspective. This qualitative study examines the intersection of gender and age through the analysis of Dong-hyuk’s comic fantasy Miss Granny, which depicts the dramatic changes in the life of its heroine, who magically transforms from a woman in her seventies into a young woman in her twenties. The focal point of the study lies in the question of how aspects of oppression and expression are articulated at the distinct time periods and chronological age in which the film’s heroine is depicted. The findings suggest that the film undermines the existing social structures by placing an old woman at its center, allowing the audience to get to know and like her. The miraculous alternation between old and young demonstrates that women in the neoliberal present may have more opportunities to express themselves; however, their struggle for agency continues, as the values of hyper-individualism clash with relational values, preventing them from actualizing themselves as complete human beings

Agency (philosophy · Art · Expression (computer science · Fantasy · Individualism · Literature · Objectification · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics