Abstract
Gender is a social construct that finds expression in cultural and ideological communicative practices. This research focuses on gendered voices and ideological communications, drawing insights from the film industry in Nigeria. The study adopts the triangulation of critical discourse analysis, polyphony, and construction grammar to appraise the instances of gendered voices in Tunde Kelani’s Narrow Path, in order to tease out the underlying ideologies in the emotioncy-driven communicative contexts. Two opposing ideologies, namely, the patriarchalist and womanist dominate the interactions of the characters. While the former was characterized by the macho, parental, institutional, and communal voices, the latter was orchestrated by the solidaristic and institutional voices. The patriachalist ideals were both concretized through the same-gender and other-gender personae, the womanist ideology was basically enacted through same-gender persona. These were established through gendered constructions propelled by: presupposition, assertion, topic, and focus. High context society like the Yoruba should provide equal space for both genders to express their thoughts and partake in building a gender-unbiased society.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.56632/bct.2022.1207
- Journal
- Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 1(2), 67-81
- Publisher
- Gulf College
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Oladoja, F., & Tomere, D. (2022). Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry. Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 1(2), 67-81. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2022.1207
MLA 9
Oladoja, Folakemi, and Dubamo Tomere. "Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry." Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, 2022, pp. 67-81. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2022.1207.
Chicago (author–date)
Oladoja, Folakemi, and Dubamo Tomere. 2022. "Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry." Journal of Business, Communication and Technology 1 (2): 67-81. https://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2022.1207.
Harvard
Oladoja, F. and Tomere, D. (2022) 'Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry', Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, 1(2), pp. 67-81. doi:10.56632/bct.2022.1207.
Vancouver
Oladoja F, Tomere D. Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry. Journal of Business, Communication and Technology. 2022;1(2):67-81. doi:10.56632/bct.2022.1207
IEEE
F. Oladoja, and D. Tomere, "Gendered Voices and Ideological Communications: A Case from the Film Industry," Journal of Business, Communication and Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 67-81, 2022, doi: 10.56632/bct.2022.1207.