Media theorists long form television drama (Stranger Things and Deutschland 83)
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Evolving media
Institution
OCR
This is for A Level Media studies paper 2 OCR. Whilst I am aware that the course is subject to adapt for 2025, long form television drama remains the same. This is a comprehensive list of a few media theorists and examples from my case studies (Stranger Things and Deutschland 83) of how they coinci...
Butler Butler
● Dustin’s constant swearing ● Ingrid is not powerful. She is easily
● The boys like comics manipulated and is nurturing. Her only
● The game that they’re playing. role is as the ‘damsel’
Dungeons and Dragons, very ● Martin is initially very intimidating. He
masculine with the element of fantasy plays the authoritative role in the
involving monsters. No girls invited opening as he holds the power to get
● Karen taking on the maternal role those boys who snuck in
whilst the dad, Ted, remains Shakespeare into trouble
unattentive, focused on the TV ● Leonora’s short hair is a countertype
● Nancy’s first lines are “he’s cute” ● Leonora wears pencil skirts- showing
whilst being on the phone that even as a professional woman,
● They’re domesticated in the first she still performs her gender
scene, they don’t leave the house ● She brings Walter information and
● Exhibiting hegemonic masculinity, coffee, still serving a man
using an opportunity to tear Nancy ● The light pastel colours of Ingrid
down ● Ingrid’s only role revolves around her
● Hopper exhibits leadership as the sickness and Martin. “He’s all I have”
police chief, yet he’s vulnerable when ● Martin begins to lose his gender role.
it comes to the love of his daughter His demeanour is intimidated around
● No female police officers, the only Walter
woman there is a secretary (Flo) ● He’s constantly interrupted
● The wheelers wearing pastel colours ● It is a woman who kills the OG Moritz
instead of the brown that Joyce is ● Yvonne controlled by herr father, she’s
wearing wearing pink
Evaluation- holds relevancy as there are clear Evaluation- holds relevancy as there are
instances where gender is performed. clear instances where gender is performed.
However, due to this being a reimagining of Howerver, there are clear instances where it
the past, there are subtle nuances, like Joyce is being challenged. Perhaps with foreign
being the leader of the household, her language shows, it has allowed for more
determination, Nancy being intelligent, her nuance
holding the power with her relationships, Will
not exhibiting brute masculinity, Hopper’s But, doesn’t let us take account for character
vulnerability development, too fixed for LFTVDs and
ignores other factors such as race and class.
But, doesn’t let us take account for character Arguably, class is a very important factor for
development, too fixed for LFTVDs and the social contexts presented
ignores other factors such as race and class.
Arguably, class is a very important factor for
the social contexts presented in ST
, Hall Hall
● Stereotypes of men and women ● Lack of cultural diversity, perhaps less
● Opening sequence, the women never expected from international shows
leave the domestic sphere ● More adult focused
● Lucas being the only black person in ● Ingrid doesn’t move beyond her
the group house. She’s either inside or in the
● The vulgar, yet vulnerable cop, garden, remains in the domestic
stereotypical in media sphere
● Cereal packet family ● Martin is ultimately forced and
● The Byer’s drab clothing in threatened away from East Germany
comparison to the pastels of the ● Overall, less women portrayed, mostly
Wheelers. Stability vs instability (also domesticated
used for binary opposition)
● The unattentive adults, The boys are Evaluation- relevant as the dominant group
able to go on an expedition to find Will takes the most screentime and characters do
without the adults knowing stray from stereotypes but to a limited extent
Evaluation- relevant as the dominant group
takes the most screentime and characters do
stray from stereotypes but to a limited extent
Gilroy Gilroy
● Lucas is the only non-white person in ● General Arnold Jackson is the only
the group black character but he is antagonistic
● “Don’t be a pussy”- black men ● Yet, he still holds a sense of power
specifically also facing stereotypes of
hegemonic masculinity Evaluation- relevant as there is limited
● “Did Mike see it?”- the white man cultural diversity portrayed in the show
taking leadership of the group
● One black male officer, no speaking
line
● Lucas is heavily biased around by
Mike. He’s told to use a walkie-talkie
Evaluation- relevant as there is limited
cultural diversity portrayed in the show
Baudrillard Baudrillard
● The intertextuality to the 80s, Karen’s ● The intertextuality to the 80s, Sweet
hair, Dreams by Eurithmycs plays
● The lack of verisimilitude in the
supernatural events
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