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The Bridge - Representation - Theories
Van Zoonen
A core element of western patriarchal culture is the display of women as a spectacle to be looked at
Against
Saga - not traditionally female - androgynous clothing, changes clothes and not objectified - female empowerment
Flawed detective character type - Nordic Noir
Sweden - liberal, non patriarchal society: women in higher roles
For
Types of feminism
Socialist
Social and economic justice of all
'Superwoman' - Lise - wife of rich man, lawyer, mother, right wing attitude portrayed negatively
Radical
Men control a patriarchal society through dominance and physical strength
Gender roles challenged, and characters reject them. When rejected, destroys women (Helle Anker)
Written by men - may have patriarchal viewpoint
Liberal
Fighting for power through equal, legal rights of women in society
Representations of women changed as ideology changed
Representations reflect more liberal ideologies and attitudes towards gender and sex in Scandanavia
Women not marginalised and central to narrative and hold positions of authority
Saga - career orientated
The idea that gender is constructed through discourse, and that its meaning varies according to cultural and historical context
For
Lise - traditional conservative woman, traditional values about gender, reinforcing traditional gender roles
Helle Anker shown in the nucleur family in opening
Against
Helle Anker doesn't perform to traditional gender norms - gender neutral school
bell hooks
The idea that feminism is a struggle to end sexist/patriarchal oppression and the ideology of domination
Largely female cast - changing ideologies and engaging in feminist discourse. Challenges ideology of domination.
The idea that race and class, as well as sex, determines the extent to which individuals are exploited, discriminated against, or oppressed
For
Lise - higher class and status - holds power. 'Sought to destroy the nuclear family and deframe tradition' - discriminates against Helle Anker
Helle Anker - gendered troubles - shows patriarchal culture and oppression
Leading roles - white characters - discrimination
Against
Sweden - liberal - women in high powered positions - Saga, Lise
Butler
The idea that identity is performatively constructed by the very expressions that are said to be its results (manufactured through a set of acts)
For
Helle Anker - nuclear family
Lise - traditionally feminine, traditional values
Against
Saga not presented as traditionally female (androgynous clothing, changing clothes)
Peterson shown as the 'nurturer'
Helle Anker - gender neutral school, 'gender not biological but a construction'
Women in high power positions - traditional gender roles
Hall
Stereotypes reduce people to oversimplified characteristics
Stereotypes result from inequalities of power
Representations reflect a cultural shift in society
Contemporary interest in gender - more fluid and changing than in the past.
Representations hold an ideological significance and reflect the time the product was made.
The Bridge
Women are not sexualised, marginalised (active roles within narrative), portrayed in a domestic role, and subvert traditional norms