< Offside >: Minority Group and Alternative Media

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10.2991/978-2-38476-380-1_29How to use a DOI?

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Media Archaeology; Minority Groups; Transcendence; Jaffa Panashi

Abstract

The current world situation is turbulent, with numerous issues such as Middle Eastern wars and ethnic conflicts, and the struggle for discourse power has once again attracted attention. The media not only defines the “majority” and “minority”, but also guides the public to accept its construction: what is reported is the mainstream, while what is ignored or criticized becomes the “minority”. Under this power structure, does film, as the seventh art form, have the ability to compete with the existing order and media status quo? To what extent can the survival status of minority groups be demonstrated? Jafar Panahi’s 2006 film “Offside” presents the current situation of Iranian women who are considered socially subordinate, inspiring us to explore the possibility of film as an alternative medium. This article will use the text of the movie “Beyond” to discuss three specific issues: 1) how the movie portrays the “other”; 2) How movies shape the image of women as a minority group; 3) How movies can become an alternative medium for showcasing minority groups.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xingru Zhu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/03/18
TI  - < Offside >: Minority Group and Alternative Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 262
EP  - 268
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-380-1_29
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-380-1_29
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