Liberating Bicycles in Niki Caro’s Whale Rider and in Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda

  • Hambuch D
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Abstract

Susan B. Anthony declared in 1896 that the bicycle “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.” The comparative study of Whale Rider (2002) and Wadjda (2012) demonstrates that this liberating effect of the basic tool of transportation is being reinforced in the new millennium. The analysis further situates two contemporary women filmmakers, Niki Caro from New Zealand and Haifaa Al Mansour from Saudi Arabia, within the growing global network Patricia White identifies, in Women’s Cinema, World Cinema (2015), as crucial for the improvement of female directors’ conditions in a global film industry.Susan B. Anthony a déclaré en 1896 que la bicyclette « a fait plus pour émanciper les femmes que toute autre chose dans le monde ». L’étude comparative de Whale Rider (2002) and Wadjda (2012) démontre que cet effet libérateur de l’outil de base des transports se renforce au cours du nouveau millénaire. De plus, l’analyse situe deux cinéastes contemporaines, Niki Caro de Nouvelle-Zélande et Haifaa Al Mansour d’Arabie Saoudite, au sein du réseau mondial en croissance que Patricia White identifie, dans Women’s Cinema, World Cinema (2015), comme crucial pour l’amélioration des conditions des réalisatrices dans une industrie cinématographique mondiale.

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Hambuch, D. (2020). Liberating Bicycles in Niki Caro’s Whale Rider and in Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda. Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.17742/image.oi.10.2.9

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