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Peer-reviewed article

Gender and science in animation: analysis of the Anima Mundi Festival films

May 20, 2019 | Media and Technology

We used content analysis to analyse the representation of female scientists in animated short films on gender and science, selected from the Anima Mundi Festival, over 21 annual editions. In these films, female scientists are featured as ‘intelligent’, ‘dominant’ and ‘well respected’, adult, white, wearing a lab coat or uniform and working in laboratories and fieldwork. We identified a reconfiguration of the gender stereotype in films in which the female character is about to gain space and visibility. We also analysed films whose sexist foundations in the relationship between scientists and their interlocutors reinforce the reproduction of sexist and heteronormative stereotypes.

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  • Gabriela Reznik
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    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
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    Oswaldo Cruz House
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    DOI : 10.22323/2.18020208
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 18
    Number: 2
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: General STEM | Nature of science
    Audience: General Public | Scientists
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Films and IMAX
    Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls

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