Media, Information and Technoculture 3208F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jane The Virgin, Gilmore Girls, Stars Hollow
16 Nov 2016
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MIT 3208
Week 10
Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Wives: Women in Family Drama
Nov 15
Women in the Home: On TV and Off
• Historically have had forefronted representation of women as housewives
• Domesticity as the domain for women is a pervasive theme
• Reflected the way society was in the 1950s
• Also seds a sutle essage that this is here oure supposed to e
• Hoeer, oe eret happ ith this ut didt ko ho to epress it
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• Gilmore Girls takes on early interpretations of womanhood and calls this out
Imperfect Mother
• Mothers are iperfet, ut it doest ea the dot loe their hildre
• We give mothers a hard time
Protagonist-Centered Family Drama: 3 Motifs
• Setting and the politics of place
o Place becomes a character
▪ Ex. Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls
o Small towns may feature, sometimes fictional
• Renewing lost connections – returning home
o Nostalgia, safet, prodigal retur
o Connecting past with present, can generate narrative conflict
• Professional aspirations – meaningful labour
o Working women who avoid corrupt or limiting spaces, prioritizing personal
fulfillment
JANE THE VIRGIN
About Jane the Virgin
• Dubbed one of the most feminist shows on TV
• Progressive
• In such a sexualized society, Jane is a refreshing character choosing to be a virgin while
still expressing her sexuality
• Telenovela – Latino soap operas
Woes Piture
• Women are central to the show
• Men are supporting characters
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Document Summary
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