00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217612992069 Buklod 20190403134355.0 t gr 000 0 ta 190403s2013 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00398864002 DMC rda fil eng Rodriguez, Fritzie Dela Cruz 1992- author. E kasi, babae myths about women who love women in Filipino films Fritzie Dela Cruz Rodriguez; Eulalio R. Guieb III, adviser. 2013 xvii, 97 leaves illustrations text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Vita. Thesis (A.B. Broadcast Communication)--University of the Philippines Diliman 2013. "This qualitative study examines the representation of women who love women as observed in Filipino films which are considered broadcast texts. The research explores whether such representations are supporting or deconstructing the dominance of patriarchy in society. Through purposive sampling, the researcher studied the film T-bird at Ako (1982) and Rome & Juliet (2006) as the materials of the research. I chose these films because they were possible the earliest and the latest Filipino films that mainly focused on woman-to-woman love. Using textual analysis as a methodology, the study explores the issues of homophobia, gender and women's oppression. The units of analysis are the representations and interactions of both female and male characters, script, symbolisms and narrative development. This study examines the Filipino struggle for lesbian visibility as cited by Roselle Pineda (2001). The study identifies, describes and critiques the differences and similarities in the representations of love between the 1982 film and the 2006 film; it is important to note that the former was produces before the active struggle for lesbian visibility began in the Philippines. This research offers a critique of the existing representations as interpreted by a woman." Lesbianism in motion pictures. Sexual minorities in motion pictures. Patriarchy in motion pictures. Homophobia Philippines. Lesbians in mass media. Guieb, Eulalio III, R. adviser. University of the Philippines Diliman. College of Mass Communication. FI UP UPD DMC LG 993.5 2013 M3 R67 Thesis