Document Types
Arts and Design Research Presentation
School Name
De La Salle University Integrated School (Manila)
Abstract/Executive Summary
This art research explores the affective dispositions of Generation Z female students toward the representations of female bodies on Instagram. In particular, the study employs three analytical variables: perceptions, attitudes, and self-confidence, to understand participants’ affective dispositions. The research process involves data gathering through a survey questionnaire, followed by an interview, and, finally, the production of a digital comic zine depicting the affective dispositions of female students. The study finds that the representation of female bodies on Instagram has negative effects on Generation Z females’ perceptions, attitudes and self-confidence due to the perpetuation of unrealistic beauty standards, social comparison, and body dissatisfaction. In response to this, the researcher produces a comic zine as an alternative medium to communicate the affective dispositions of female participants and, ultimately, challenge the representations of female bodies perpetuated by mainstream media.
Keywords
female bodies; Instagram; affective disposition; Generation Z; digital comic zine
Initial Consent for Publication
yes
'Zining' the Female Body: An Exploration of the Affective Dispositions of DLSU (Laguna) Generation Z Female Students toward the Representations of Female Bodies on Instagram
This art research explores the affective dispositions of Generation Z female students toward the representations of female bodies on Instagram. In particular, the study employs three analytical variables: perceptions, attitudes, and self-confidence, to understand participants’ affective dispositions. The research process involves data gathering through a survey questionnaire, followed by an interview, and, finally, the production of a digital comic zine depicting the affective dispositions of female students. The study finds that the representation of female bodies on Instagram has negative effects on Generation Z females’ perceptions, attitudes and self-confidence due to the perpetuation of unrealistic beauty standards, social comparison, and body dissatisfaction. In response to this, the researcher produces a comic zine as an alternative medium to communicate the affective dispositions of female participants and, ultimately, challenge the representations of female bodies perpetuated by mainstream media.
