In this analysis of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU) they explore how womens roles are depcited. Starting with the home, the main arena where a women is active, is used as the place where she both, acts as a caregiver as well as plans commiting crimes. In the series they show different women in society who are family centered, have a steady work and social life but yet become a "monstrous maternal figure." The show is not trying to be anti-feminist, but instead is just showing a case of crime in general. It is seen more over womens abuse of power is due to psychological issues.
We see in the show that they have steadily been giving more power to women in the area if police enforcement . " the main female protagonist, Benson, is depicted as a competent, focused professional. She is surrounded by capable professional women including those working for the district attorney's office, judges, attorneys, and police officers."
"Simultaneously, by showcasing women who survive their sexual assault SVU asserts a key feminist idea: there is life after rape- that is, the raped women is a survivor with agency." this feminist action is seen mostly by watching the show continuosly.
throughout the show we notice most cases are dealing with family problems that can result in crimes. Over all the show highlights power in gender relations, including family situations, as well as criminal.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment