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Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib

This research is conducted with the premise that Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, utilizes its fantasy-themed narrative to enable the encoding of gender-subversive meanings in the connotative layers of the visual and verbal signs of the animation. The reality, as constructed in the animation, is h...

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Main Author: Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib
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Published: 2019
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NX Arts in general
PN1993 Motion Pictures
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spelling my.um.stud.124382021-09-07T01:27:52Z Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib NX Arts in general PN1993 Motion Pictures This research is conducted with the premise that Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, utilizes its fantasy-themed narrative to enable the encoding of gender-subversive meanings in the connotative layers of the visual and verbal signs of the animation. The reality, as constructed in the animation, is hypothesized to be able to accomplish performative functions in subverting intelligible gender identities through its multi layered sign systems. Understanding that Steven Universe is an animation intended mainly for children, the author believes that the interplay of gender queer meanings in the cartoon, is a phenomenon worth paying attention to. Consequently, to analyse subversive visual and verbal signs in Steven Universe, the author proposes the Structural Multisemiotic Model for Connotative-Performativity. The model employs a synthesized framework between Semiotics and Gender Performativity. Findings have ultimately confirmed the initial hypothesis that Steven Universe encode gender subversive meanings into its visual and verbal signs through the signification of queer concepts. 2019-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12438/1/Asraf_Syahir.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12438/2/Asyraf_Syahir.pdf Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib (2019) Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib. Masters thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12438/
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topic NX Arts in general
PN1993 Motion Pictures
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PN1993 Motion Pictures
Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib
Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
description This research is conducted with the premise that Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, utilizes its fantasy-themed narrative to enable the encoding of gender-subversive meanings in the connotative layers of the visual and verbal signs of the animation. The reality, as constructed in the animation, is hypothesized to be able to accomplish performative functions in subverting intelligible gender identities through its multi layered sign systems. Understanding that Steven Universe is an animation intended mainly for children, the author believes that the interplay of gender queer meanings in the cartoon, is a phenomenon worth paying attention to. Consequently, to analyse subversive visual and verbal signs in Steven Universe, the author proposes the Structural Multisemiotic Model for Connotative-Performativity. The model employs a synthesized framework between Semiotics and Gender Performativity. Findings have ultimately confirmed the initial hypothesis that Steven Universe encode gender subversive meanings into its visual and verbal signs through the signification of queer concepts.
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author Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib
author_facet Asyraf Syahir , Mohd Najib
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title Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
title_short Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
title_full Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
title_fullStr Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
title_full_unstemmed Quuer representations in cartoon network’s Steven Universe: Encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / Asyraf Syahir Mohd Najib
title_sort quuer representations in cartoon network’s steven universe: encoding gender subversive signs in children’s animation / asyraf syahir mohd najib
publishDate 2019
url http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12438/1/Asraf_Syahir.pdf
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