“Big Little Lies:” Using Hegemonic Ideology to Challenge Hegemonic Ideology

“Big Little Lies:” Using Hegemonic Ideology to Challenge Hegemonic Ideology

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Main Author: Dann, Sierra
Language:English
Published: Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
Communication
Womens Studies
Film Studies
Gender Studies
Mass Media
Big Little Lies
HBO
television
feminist ideological criticism
Suburban Gothic
Female Gothic
Domestic Noir
gender stereotypes
media representation
hegemonic ideologies
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1623773842217318
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wuhonors16237738422173182021-08-03T07:17:36Z “Big Little Lies:” Using Hegemonic Ideology to Challenge Hegemonic Ideology Dann, Sierra Communication Womens Studies Film Studies Gender Studies Mass Media Big Little Lies HBO television feminist ideological criticism Suburban Gothic Female Gothic Domestic Noir gender stereotypes media representation hegemonic ideologies This thesis examines the representation of women in the first season of the popular HBO television show <i>Big Little Lies</i>. Viewed through the lens of feminist ideological criticism, the show presents hegemonic ideologies about gender and women, and then erodes this hegemony in an indirectly feminist way. Four hegemonic forces or ideas are particularly relevant to the themes of the story: women as essentialized, women as catty, women as mothers, and representations of women as victims of domestic abuse. The show maintains roots in the genres of Suburban Gothic, Female Gothic, and Domestic Noir, but also seems to challenge and upset the conventions of these genres in some ways. Although the show does not completely discard stereotypes to challenge audience understandings of women, it does erode them and invites viewers to renegotiate ideas about women and how they relate to one another. 2021-06-15 English text Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1623773842217318 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1623773842217318 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Communication
Womens Studies
Film Studies
Gender Studies
Mass Media
Big Little Lies
HBO
television
feminist ideological criticism
Suburban Gothic
Female Gothic
Domestic Noir
gender stereotypes
media representation
hegemonic ideologies
spellingShingle Communication
Womens Studies
Film Studies
Gender Studies
Mass Media
Big Little Lies
HBO
television
feminist ideological criticism
Suburban Gothic
Female Gothic
Domestic Noir
gender stereotypes
media representation
hegemonic ideologies
Dann, Sierra
“Big Little Lies:” Using Hegemonic Ideology to Challenge Hegemonic Ideology
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