A scandal on screen

The object of this paper is to denaturalise and deconstruct the way in which gender is written and represented in popular television. To do so, I will examine two recent television adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories: BBC's Sherlock (2010-) and CBS...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Castañón Abad, Laia
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:138589
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/138589
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930
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Sumario:The object of this paper is to denaturalise and deconstruct the way in which gender is written and represented in popular television. To do so, I will examine two recent television adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories: BBC's Sherlock (2010-) and CBS's Elementary (2012-). This choice responds to the fact that although both series are based on the same original text, each takes a completely different position in terms of gender representation. I will argue that although Sherlock appears to be an inclusive and progressive show, it is in fact frequently conservative. On the other hand, Elementary consistently offers characters and storylines that are commonly gender-inclusive and progressive.

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