Tweencom Girls

Gender and Adolescence in Disney and Nickelodeon Sitcoms

Patrice A. Oppliger (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5060-4 (ISBN)

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This book looks at the portrayals of girls on Disney and Nickelodeon tweencoms. It covers character tropes like main girls, mean girls, cheerleaders, and adults as well as special topics such as popularity, friendships, and girl power.

Tweencom Girls analyzes the different ways character tropes are portrayed in media targeted at eight- to twelve-year-olds, particularly female characters, over the last twenty-five years. The book focuses particularly on sitcoms produced by the cable giants Disney Channel and Nickelodeon because of their popularity and ubiquity. It provides extensive examples and alternative interpretations of the shows’ tropes and themes, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with the genre. The first section explores common tweencom tropes, focusing on different themes that are prevalent throughout the series. The second section includes a discussion of the big picture of how tropes and themes give insight into the female characters portrayed in the popular tweencom programming, as well as advice to parents and educators.

Patrice A. Oppliger is assistant professor of media science at Boston University.

Part I: Tropes

1. Main Girls

2. Mean Girls

3. Cheerleaders

4. Targets

5. Adults

Part II: Themes

6. Popularity

7. Friendships

8. Relational Aggression and Teasing

9. Physical Aggression

10. Girl Power

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Reihe/Serie	Children and Youth in Popular Culture
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 224 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4985-5060-6 / 1498550606
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-5060-4 / 9781498550604
Zustand	Neuware