During industrialisation, the procedure of creating something was broken down into two steps: 1) The conceptualising of an idea, and 2) Doing an act so as to produce or execute your thought. However, as time progressed so did civilisation and its technologies,the increasing affordances of creating things digitally ultimately allowing for these two steps to be …
According to Jurgen Habermas, a theorist who justified ‘The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere’, ideally the ‘public sphere’ is a space in which citizens are allowed to voice and debate their mutual concerns. A public domain which comes to mind besides the literal, is of course the media and all of its platforms. In …
Over the span of the BCM312 subject, the idea students should think about the nature of their intended profession was presented. Considering my position as a student studying law, this made the media’s presentation of female lawyers important to me and inspired my research-project on the presentation of the women lawyers of ‘Suits’ and ‘The … Continue reading
So what does it mean to be a strong powerful woman in ‘Suits’ and ‘The Goodwife’?, How do they compare to the televised women who were exclusively domestic, obedient and sexualized? (Shelby C. Murray, 2017). ‘Strength’ and ‘Power’ Comparing Jessica and Alicia, their types of strength and power are similar but distinct. Jessica’s strength is … Continue reading
‘The Goodwife‘ series stars Alicia Florrick who finds herself fighting her way through a series of obstacles to obtain a successful professional life. In terms of her characterisation, Alicia is presented as a highly intelligent woman. She is fiercely independent, protective of her children and, powerful in persuasion. However, instead of being introduced in a … Continue reading
As I said, men are the focal points of the ‘Suits’ plotline, but ‘strong’ female lead Jessica Pearson is integral to the drive of the plot. As both a character of colour and a woman in her 40’s, Jessica Pearson’s triumphant characterisation is already positively but politically charged. Fittingly, as the superior of the two … Continue reading
Background Did you know that before this influx of strong female protagonists in television, the most common and arguably only female role was a woman who was hyper-sexualised, domestic and obedient? (Shelby C. Murray, 2017). Although the idea that ‘media affects society’ is a generalisation, findings like these are the reason scholars have pointed to television … Continue reading
Well, guys, I am officially here to report to you that I have made it! Results are in, their analysis was done and, the Final Report…(you guessed it!) has been written. So, before I give myself a high five up high, all I (and my subject’s rubric) believe there is left to do is one … Continue reading
Okay readers, welcome back to my page and my Part 2 Project Progress Post! (Alliteration, I know, how titillating already). As you probably gauged from my first post, my research question initially assumed a universal perception of the media as being a source of contradictory information. Instead, it aimed to determine whether this attribute of … Continue reading
