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Visual Representation of Men and Women in the Romanian Printed Advertising between 1965-1989. A Social Semiotics of Masculinity and Femininity

Olga-Anca BAR


Abstract:

The following article aims at discussing the relationship between gender role portrayals in the Romanian printed advertising industry belonging to the communist period (1965-1989). By closely analysing the visual images of male and female representations depicted in the chosen advertisements, the focus was placed on determining whether or not communist advertising promoted a so-called pattern of symbolic and institutionalised stereotypes based on a discursive social semiotic approach, which has currently become a widely spread marketing strategy in almost every part of the civilised world.

Keywords: male, female, advertising industry, visual images, communist, Romanian, social semiotic approach

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