WOMEN REPRESENTATIONS IN GAME OF THRONES

Media works as a vessel of cultural value of human society. Some also said that media stereotyped the gender role that affected the society. Through this thesis, the author wanted to find out how does a popular movie in a modern era still displaying patriarchal value through their product. One of them is from the popular HBO TV series, Game of Thrones which were based on the novel by George R.R Martin. There has been a lot of debates regarding Game of Thrones TV series, some said it is empowering women while other said that it is sexualizing women. The purpose of this study itself was to find out what kind of image of women being represented by Game of Thrones. The author collected the data by taking screenshots from the original DVDs. The author then analyzes the data by using Laura Mulvey theory of ‘Male Gaze’. Through this thesis, the author wish to prove that the TV series Game of Thrones from HBO is representing women as a sexual object