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After its establishment, cinema had to compete with other popular forms of entertainment in Spain, such as musical theater and variety shows, in which the cuplé stood out. This article explores the presence and significance of cupletistas in silent films, examining the relationship between cinematic performance and music, the use of the artists' sexualized bodies, and the performative dimension of cuplés to cinematic narrative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Representations of masculinity and femininity within the most listened-to commercial music and its evolution, based on a system of our own elaboration of 11 analytical categories of gender stereotypes that explore gender binarism, are examined. In so doing, qualitative and quantitative content analyses of 50 video clips of the most listened-to songs in two periods (2009 and 2019) are carried out. From a post-feminist critical perspective (Gill, 2007, 2017), the study verifies that gender binarism is maintained over time, albeit with important nuances in both years. The results conclude that the most prominent stereotypes are Western hegemonic femininity, associated above all with romantic narratives (mainly in 2009), and Western pariah femininity including dialogs with elements of greater sexualization (especially in 2019). On the other hand, Western Protestant masculinity is present in most of the songs associated with musical genres such as rap or hip-hop, in both periods; while Occidental assured masculinity, which is evident in 2019, is associated with the need to maintain the heteronormative and hegemonic representation of masculinity, even when not fitting the sexuality of the artist. The article concludes that, in ten years, there is an evolution of the heteronormativity among the most popular music videos, where dominant masculinity stereotype continues to be the heterosexual hegemonic masculinity model, in both the romantic and sexual context, while the representation of femininity shows some confrontation with the traditional model. This study contributes to other work on masculinities and femininities as it establishes categories that may be applied to different cultural products and social realities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to analyse the different areas of sexualisation to which the protagonists of four picaresque 17th century novels are subjected by their authors. They are degraded characters who embody all the vices considered to be feminine and in whom the maternal inheritance determines their destiny and their moral depth, aggravated by a non-Christian ethnic origin. The picaras are shown to us as sexualised women in all their spheres of action: they carry out jobs directly or indirectly related to the sexual sphere, but also, by transgressing all the rules of behaviour and circulation imposed on women, they are going to identify themselves with prostitutes, in the broadest sense of women who wander into public spaces without any modesty. The cheeky ones will be window dressers, walkers, lovers of dancing or singing and, above all, loose tongues. The impudent character, which relates sexuality to their skilful use of language, is reflected in their condition as narrators of their own stories, but also in their characterisation as readers or writers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Childhood are increasingly present in certain digital media, where commercial messages directly appeal to children's participation, enabling them to express their identity and establishing relations with their peers, who become opinion leaders. The aim of this exploratory qualitative research is to analyse a child's perception towards sexualized girls depicted in fashion advertising in a digital environment. The investigation conducts a qualitative methodology among Spanish girls between 8 and 11 years old corresponding to the target audience of fashion brands advertising that has been categorized in different levels as sexualizing. The results point out that girls generally reject the images of their peers and models whenever they are portrayed more sexualized because the style does not correspond to real life and does not seem chosen by the girls depicted. Furthermore, girls associate the combination of sexualizing contexts, postures and gestures with personality traits negatively considered -self-centred, defiant, rebel, sad, alone-and are afraid of the normalization among children of make-up and certain behaviours not keeping with their age. In light of the results, the study recommends an ethical reflection by advertisers that use an adult style transgressive and the study of images that depict boys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Many institutions, social and political groups are warning of the risks associated with the early sexualization of childhood. These agents appeal to the responsibility of the media to avoid creating content that may lead to childhood sexualization and that is easily accessible to all audiences. Responding to this demand and through a cross-cultural Spain-China approach, this work focuses on the analysis of the perception of girls' sexualization in the fashion stylings disseminated by the media. A survey of 750 Communication and Advertising university students in Spain (N=449) and in China (N=301) was carried out. Five latent sexualization factors identified confirm that perceived sexualization in girls' fashion styling is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that occurs from the combined use of multiple sexualizing attributes. The country of origin (Spain or China) has been associated with the perception of sexualization and the identified latent sexualizing factors. Finally, an explanatory and highly effective predictive model has been obtained for this type of childhood sexualization in terms of the factors and country of origin. Conclusions suggest that it is necessary to reinforce the training of communication professionals and minors to avoid creating images of sexualized girls through certain styling codes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the media representation of women in the radio music offer of the two radio stations with the largest audience in Santa Marta, a city located in the Colombian Caribbean region. The methodology used was the content analysis on a sample of 120 songs. The findings show that a significant percentage of the songs promote sexualization and female objectification, violence against women, and misogyny. Additionally, it was possible to establish that there is a scarce participation of women as composers and interpreters of songs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to analyze the media representation of women in the radio music offer of the two radio stations with the largest audience in Santa Marta, a city located in the Colombian Caribbean region. The methodology used was the content analysis on a sample of 120 songs. The findings show that a significant percentage of the songs promote sexualization and female objectification, violence against women, and misogyny. Additionally, it was possible to establish that there is a scarce participation of women as composers and interpreters of songs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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