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Ett steg framåt och två steg bakåt: En semiotisk bildanalys av sminkreklam ur ett genusperspektiv
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), School of Arts and Communication (K3).
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), School of Arts and Communication (K3).
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
One step forward and two steps backwards : A semiotic image analysis of make-up advertising from a gender perspective (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur sminkreklam som inkluderar män reproducerar maskuliniteter och normer. För att besvara frågeställningarna gällande hur sminkreklam som porträtterar män reproducerar maskuliniteter, hur språkliga element bidrar till skapandet av olika maskuliniteter samt hur maskuliniteter utmanas i reklambilder, har en semiotisk bildanalys valts. Genom en semiotisk bildanalys kunde materialet tolkas utifrån olika beståndsdelar för att förstå vilka tecken som påverkar meningsskapandet i materialet. I analysen har sex olika reklambilder undersökts utifrån nivåerna denotation, konnotation och myt. Med en teoretisk utgångspunkt från maskulinitet, genus, stereotyper och semiotik har vi analyserat sminkreklam. Analysen visar att det finns tecken i bilderna som påverkar vilka maskuliniteter som reproduceras i bilderna. Slutsatsen är att de valda reklambilderna producerar och reproducerar stereotyper och normer genom att olika maskuliniteter representeras.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to examine how make-up advertising that includes men reproduces masculinities and norms. To answer the research questions regarding how make-up advertising that portrays men can reinforce masculinity, how linguistic elements contribute to the creation of different masculinities and how masculinities are challenged in advertising, a semiotic analysis was chosen. Through a semiotic image analysis the material could be interpreted into smaller pieces in order to understand what signs affect the creation of meaning in the material. Six different advertisements were analyzed through the levels: denotation, connotation and myth. The analysis of make-up advertisements was conducted from a theoretical perspective of masculinity, gender, stereotypes and semiotics. The analysis showed that there are signs in the pictures that affect what masculinities are reinforced. To conclude, make-up advertisements produce and reproduce stereotypes and norms through the representation of different masculinities in advertisement. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 57
Keywords [en]
masculinity, stereotypes, hegemony, norms, makeup, gender, representation, semiotics, myth
Keywords [sv]
maskulinitetet, stereotyper, hegemoni, normer, smink, genus, representation, semiotik, myt
National Category
Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-48228OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-48228DiVA, id: diva2:1621174
Educational program
KS K3 Media and Communication Studies (bachelor)
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Available from: 2022-01-11 Created: 2021-12-17 Last updated: 2022-01-11Bibliographically approved

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