Intersectionality between Gender and Class in Modern Culture : An Analysis of the Sex and the City movies

• Main Authors: Reznik, Maria, Safedof, Secil
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Högskolan Väst, Avd för juridik, politik och ekonomi 2013
• Subjects: Popular culture; Intersectionality; Gender; Class; Discourse analysis.; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-5397

This thesis aims to explore how gender and socioeconomic class is portrayed in the two Sex and the City movies. The underlying purpose is to critically assess the celebration of emancipated women, as the movies allegedly portray. The intersection between gender and class will enable to analyse the depiction of different femininities and their power relationships. The uniqueness of the thesis is that the two movies have until today by large been ignored by the academia therefore it will hopefully commence a discussion which is long overdue. The result of analysing from an intersectional perspective will include a wider range of factors and provide a comprehensive interpretation of contemporary society as well as its interrelation with movies.