The Representation of Gender-Based Violence “GBV” in MENA Conflict Zones in the Egyptian TV Drama | ||
| Journal of Media and Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 March 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jmis.2025.364771.1063 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dina Mahmoud Hamed* | ||
| Mass Communication Department- Faculty of Arts- Assiut University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study investigates the depiction of gender-based violence in MENA conflict zones in the Egyptian TV drama. Method: This a descriptive study, that is following a quantitative approach, the researcher used content analysis of (90 episodes) of Egyptian TV docudramas to investigate the research objectives. Sample: the researcher conducted a pilot study on 68 respondents of Egyptian youth and adults, their ages range from 18 to 45 years old, to select the top-viewed TV docudramas that focus on the representations of gender-based violence (GBV) in conflict zones. The sample includes four TV series, which are: Maliha (2024), Ala’edoon “The returnees” (2022) , Bitlou’ Alrouh “with the last breath” (2022), and Cairo–Kabul (2021). Findings: The data collection reveals that women are represented as suffering from physical, psychological, sexual, and economic violence. Additionally, they were portrayed as victims in the majority of the sample, while the men were predominantly depicted as the perpetrators. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| gendered violence; Docudramas; war zones; Arab countries; stereotypes | ||
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