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A Comparative Study On The Representation Of Female Images In Women’s Films

——Taking “Modern Women” (1945) and “Delicious Romance” (2021) as Examples

Authors
Wenshu Fan1, *
1Digital Humanities Institute, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7QY, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: fanwenshu2022@163.com
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Wenshu Fan
Available Online 28 March 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_65How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Women’s films; Female media image; Image comparison; Modern Women; Delicious Romance
Abstract

In recent years, there has been an “explosive” growth in women’s filmsfocusing on the development of women and the expression of female consciousness, with countless impressive female characters resonating far beyond their traditional audiences. This thesis, grounded in the framework of Social Exchange Theory and from the perspective of emotional relationships, classifies and compares the representation of female characters in the films Modern Women and Delicious Romance. It identifies three modes of female image representation: “Significant Contribution”, “Minimal Contribution” and “Balanced Contribution”. This study provides a new analytical perspective on the commonalities in the representation of female characters in women’s films. It offers insights into the future of women’s films, encouraging more diverse character portrayals and more sophisticated representations of emotional content.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Social Sciences and Educational Development (ICOSSED 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 March 2025
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978-2-38476-382-5
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_65How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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