This research focuses on a few commercials dedicated to the Italian car market. Indeed, we have chosen to analyse two of them: a recent commercial of the “Alfa Romeo Giulietta” and another recent one of the “Fiat 500 Abarth”. They are not only the commercials of two very famous Italian car brands (Alfa Romeo and Fiat) but, above all, they represent two interesting cases of study. Certainly, the ways commercials are conceived are based on two different types of narration, but in both cases it is possible to observe a complex gender dynamics. By an anthropological and linguistic approach, we aim at analysing how they produce and reproduce a symbolic universe defining gender identities through specific and powerful types of communication. As a result, in this paper a special attention will be paid to the relationship connecting gender roles, the representation of space and the relative linguistic forms.
Questa ricerca esamina alcuni spot pubblicitari dedicati al mercato automobilistico italiano. Sono stati presi in considerazione due spot: una recente pubblicità dell'"Alfa Romeo Giulietta" e un'altra recente della "Fiat 500 Abarth". Non sono solo le pubblicità di due marchi automobilistici italiani molto famosi (Alfa Romeo e Fiat) ma, soprattutto, rappresentano due interessanti casi di studio. Certamente, i modi in cui gli spot pubblicitari sono concepiti si basano su due diversi tipi di narrazione, ma in entrambi i casi è possibile osservare una complessa dinamica di genere. Con un approccio antropologico e linguistico, si vuole analizzare l’universo simbolico che definisce le identità di genere si produce e si riproduce attraverso specifici e particolari tipi di comunicazione. Di conseguenza, in quest’articolo verrà prestata particolare attenzione alla relazione che collega i ruoli di genere, la rappresentazione dello spazio e le relative forme linguistiche.
Gender, Spaces and Roles in Car Commercials : a Joint Anthropological and Linguistic Approach
Albano M
Investigation
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2014-01-01
Abstract
This research focuses on a few commercials dedicated to the Italian car market. Indeed, we have chosen to analyse two of them: a recent commercial of the “Alfa Romeo Giulietta” and another recent one of the “Fiat 500 Abarth”. They are not only the commercials of two very famous Italian car brands (Alfa Romeo and Fiat) but, above all, they represent two interesting cases of study. Certainly, the ways commercials are conceived are based on two different types of narration, but in both cases it is possible to observe a complex gender dynamics. By an anthropological and linguistic approach, we aim at analysing how they produce and reproduce a symbolic universe defining gender identities through specific and powerful types of communication. As a result, in this paper a special attention will be paid to the relationship connecting gender roles, the representation of space and the relative linguistic forms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.