Tatjana Ileš, Tomislav Marijanović: THE POWER OF TELEVISION SPECTACLE: FEMINISM AND POPULAR TELEVISION
Scientific paper
Tatjana Ileš, Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Tomislav Marijanović, Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59014/XUZA6596
Keywords:
popular culture, television, resistance, feminism, female character
Abstract
Popular television is perhaps the most important tool for the production and promotion
of popular culture content. It is a strong place of resistance and a space for
various cultural struggles, including the feminist struggle that we observe through a
number of genres and characters that resist established definitions of femininity and
typical female characters. Products of popular culture, such as television soap operas,
and lately a number of other genres, especially those that put female characters in the
role of heroines, have enabled the development of a diverse spectre of female characters
and given their audience a place where they can find authentic representations
of their identities and life experiences. Through the analysis of such series, this paper
will show how popular television, empowered by the ideals of feminism, and above
all, popular feminism, introduced many female characters to a wider audience, and
has undeniably become one of the primary places for female consumption of popular
culture.
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