TY - JOUR
T1 - The silent women
T2 - The representation of israeli female soldiers in Israeli women’s films
AU - Moshe, Mira
AU - Aharoni, Matan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Intellect Ltd Article. English language.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Israel has known seven wars, seven prominent violent operations and numerous military conflicts. During this period (1948–2019), 86 Israeli screen stories have engaged with the motif of Israel’s military/wars. However, only two of them were written by women and focused on the female Israeli soldier. The marginal position of screen stories based on Israeli women’s experience in the military presents a unique opportunity to unravel the notions female screenwriters have of women’s conduct in a patriarchal military culture. Our findings suggest that female Israeli screenwriters (a) propose a dual vision for women – on the one hand, they are portrayed as silenced, while on the other they use silence as a coping tactic; (b) represent the hegemonic male as silencing women’s voices even though in some cases women silence hegemonic men; and (c) depict military service as an opportunity for women to unravel their femininity.
AB - Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Israel has known seven wars, seven prominent violent operations and numerous military conflicts. During this period (1948–2019), 86 Israeli screen stories have engaged with the motif of Israel’s military/wars. However, only two of them were written by women and focused on the female Israeli soldier. The marginal position of screen stories based on Israeli women’s experience in the military presents a unique opportunity to unravel the notions female screenwriters have of women’s conduct in a patriarchal military culture. Our findings suggest that female Israeli screenwriters (a) propose a dual vision for women – on the one hand, they are portrayed as silenced, while on the other they use silence as a coping tactic; (b) represent the hegemonic male as silencing women’s voices even though in some cases women silence hegemonic men; and (c) depict military service as an opportunity for women to unravel their femininity.
KW - Authentic female solidarity
KW - Female Israeli screenwriters
KW - Israeli female soldiers
KW - Israeli women’s cinema
KW - Silencing practices
KW - Theory of silencing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098246841&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1386/josc_00036_1
DO - 10.1386/josc_00036_1
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AN - SCOPUS:85098246841
SN - 1759-7137
VL - 11
SP - 313
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Screenwriting
JF - Journal of Screenwriting
IS - 3
ER -