Sexual violence in serial form: Breaking Bad habits on TV
| Autor: | Stuart Joy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Bad habit
Sexual violence White (horse) Visual Arts and Performing Arts Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Gender Studies 0508 media and communications 050903 gender studies Wife 0509 other social sciences Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Joy, S 2017, ' Sexual violence in serial form : Breaking Bad habits on TV ', Feminist Media Studies . https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2017.1396484 |
| ISSN: | 1471-5902 1468-0777 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14680777.2017.1396484 |
| Popis: | Walter White’s (Bryan Cranston) attempts to isolate, degrade, exploit, frighten, and control his wife Skyler (Anna Gunn) are tactics that are well-documented in studies focusing on abuse. Yet, despite the representation of both implicit and explicit forms of domestic abuse and sexual violence throughout Breaking Bad (2008–2013), there is an apparent disconnect between how this behaviour is perceived on screen and how it is ostensibly regarded in society. It is here, at the intersection of audience reception and sociological theory that I argue Breaking Bad represents abuse as part of a broader negotiation of masculinity, one that contributes to the ongoing marginalization of women’s voices in both visual media narratives and, by extension, society. In particular, I argue that despite the series’ long-form structure, the lack of emphasis placed on instances of coercive control by the writers and directors is partly responsible for contributing towards a culture of misogyny and victim-blaming fostered by fans towards Skyler evident in numerous online blog posts, fan forums, social media platforms, and Anna Gunn’s own treatise on the portrayal of her character in the New York Times. |
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