Image and Narrative Function of Female Characters in Political Television Fiction

Rad problematizira stereotipiziran prikaz žena unutar televizijske političke fikcije. Temelji se na analizi prikaza ženskih likova triju političkih serija: Igre moći (Political Animals), Borgen – sjedište moći (Borgen) I Kuća od karata (House of Cards). Primjenom Bechdel testa utvrđeno je kako ženski likovi često razgovaraju o temama koje pripadaju privatnoj sferi te njihovi dijalozi često uključuju spominjanje muških likova. Rezultati pokazuju kako su žene stereotipizirano reprezentirane u različitim područjima, unatoč prisutnosti postfeminističkih odrednica prikaza ženskosti. Češće su prikazane emocije ženskih likova te je naglašena seksualnost ženskih likova, a njihove su profesionalne uloge uvelike rodno raspodijeljene. Posebno zabrinjavaju rezultati analize narativne funkcije protagonistkinja prikazanih na visokim pozicijama moći koje su portretirane rodnim okvirima koji ukazuju na tradicionalno razumijevanje ženskosti te političku sferu određenu muškošću. Podatci dobiveni analizom potvrđuju kako su žene prikazane kao nepripadajuće i u suprotnosti s pripadnicima prezentirane političke elite.Study is questioning the stereotipical image of women in political television fiction. It is based on the analysis of reprezentation of female characters in three political series: Political Animals, Borgen and House of Cards. Method of the Bechdel test has shown that, based on the themes of women communication, conversations of female characters most often can be classifide as a part of the private sphere. Results have shown stereotipical reprezentation of women in different areas, despite of presence of postfeminist femininity determinants. Emotions of female characters are shown more often than those of male characters, and sexuality of female characters is emphasised. Gendered differences in occupational distribution among characters are determined in analyzed program. Particularly concerning are the results of narrative analysis of female protagonists whom hold places of high political power which are portrated using gender frames what indicates traditional understanding of femininity and private sphere determend with masculinity. Analysis results have confirmed that women are represented as outsiders and in opposition to members of presented political elite