TV Drama:

Representations
Miss O’Dell
 Lesson Objectives
• To textually analyse a TV Drama for the
representations of:

– Gender
– Age
– Race
– Class
 Representations of Gender
• How is gender represented?

• How is masculinity represented?

• How are the inmates represented in

comparison to the prison staff in terms of
gender?
 Representations of Age
• What age groups are represented?

• How are different age groups

represented?

• How are the inmates represented in

comparison to the prison staff in terms of
age?
 Representations of Race
• What are the different races represented?

• How are different races represented?

• How are the inmates represented in

comparison to the prison staff in terms of
race?
 Representations of Class
• What social classes are represented?

• How are social classes represented?

• How are the inmates represented in

comparison to the prison staff in terms of
social class?
 Consider…
• Who are the main characters?

• How are technical aspects used to represent gender, age, race and
class?

• What stereotypes of gender, age, race and/or class did you notice?

• How were those stereotypes represented? Positively? Negatively?

• Who do you think the target audience is for this TV Drama?

• How do you think the representations of gender, age, race and/or class
impact the audience?
 Buried

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