TY - JOUR
T1 - Qatar's Hidden Women
T2 - Symbolic Annihilation and Documentary Media Practice
AU - Mir, Sadia
AU - Paschyn, Christina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, Copyright Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Communication.
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - This article explores how documentary film practice and visual storytelling can be used to help portray Qatari women's narratives, even though many are prohibited by cultural norms from appearing in visual media. We investigate which communication and media practices can provide a work-around, ensuring that women's stories and testimonies are documented. We also explore whether Qatar's social and cultural restrictions result in a form of “symbolic annihilation” for Qatari women, as articulated by Gaye Tuchman, and how this impacts Qatari women's position and visibility in local society.
AB - This article explores how documentary film practice and visual storytelling can be used to help portray Qatari women's narratives, even though many are prohibited by cultural norms from appearing in visual media. We investigate which communication and media practices can provide a work-around, ensuring that women's stories and testimonies are documented. We also explore whether Qatar's social and cultural restrictions result in a form of “symbolic annihilation” for Qatari women, as articulated by Gaye Tuchman, and how this impacts Qatari women's position and visibility in local society.
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U2 - 10.1080/15551393.2018.1456932
DO - 10.1080/15551393.2018.1456932
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049258770
SN - 1555-1393
VL - 25
SP - 93
EP - 105
JO - Visual Communication Quarterly
JF - Visual Communication Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -