Archaeology, Gender and Indian Tamil Films

IF 0.6 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Contemporary Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-09-13 DOI:10.1558/jca.43382

P. Karupiah

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Abstract

This article analyses the depiction of archaeology and archaeologists in contemporary popular Tamil films made in India, including a focus on the gender portrayal of archaeologists in two films in particular – one an adventure film depicting archaeological activity and the other a romance film involving a male archaeologist. Content analysis shows that both films portray some similarities in how archaeology is presented and that male and female archaeologists are shown as professionals, but that the female archaeologist is still presented for, and objectified through, the male gaze. The paper contributes to the understanding of how archaeologists are portrayed in non-Western films, particularly among films produced in India.

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考古学，性别和印度泰米尔电影

本文分析了在印度制作的当代流行泰米尔电影中对考古学和考古学家的描绘，包括特别关注两部电影中考古学家的性别描绘-一部是描述考古活动的冒险电影，另一部是涉及男性考古学家的浪漫电影。内容分析表明，两部电影在考古学的呈现方式上都有一些相似之处，男性和女性考古学家都被视为专业人士，但女性考古学家仍然是为了男性的目光而呈现的，并通过男性的目光被物化。这篇论文有助于理解考古学家如何在非西方电影中被描绘出来，特别是在印度制作的电影中。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Contemporary Archaeology is the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to explore archaeology’s specific contribution to understanding the present and recent past. It is concerned both with archaeologies of the contemporary world, defined temporally as belonging to the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, as well as with reflections on the socio-political implications of doing archaeology in the contemporary world. In addition to its focus on archaeology, JCA encourages articles from a range of adjacent disciplines which consider recent and contemporary material-cultural entanglements, including anthropology, art history, cultural studies, design studies, heritage studies, history, human geography, media studies, museum studies, psychology, science and technology studies and sociology. Acknowledging the key place which photography and digital media have come to occupy within this emerging subfield, JCA includes a regular photo essay feature and provides space for the publication of interactive, web-only content on its website.