VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES DO NGUYEN THỊ THANH LUONG REPRESENTATION OF GENDER AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES IN STREAMING-ERA SUPERHERO TV SERIES "SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW": A MULTIMODAL CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Tái trình hiện giới và các van đề về giới trong phim truyền hình phat trực phương tiện M. MINOR THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 8220201.01 Hanoi, 2024 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES DO NGUYEN THỊ THANH LUONG REPRESENTATION OF GENDER AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES IN STREAMING-ERA SUPERHERO TV SERIES "SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW": A MULTIMODAL CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Tái trình hiện giới và các van đề về giới trong phim truyền hình phat trực phương tiện M. MINOR THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 8220201. Hoang Thi Hanh Hanoi, 2024 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis represents my own work in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts, and that it has not been submitted, in whole or in part, in any previous application for a degree.
Hanoi, 2024 Đỗ Nguyễn Thi Thanh Luong Approved by SUPERVISOR Dr. Hoàng Thị Hạnh Date: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Hoang Thi Hanh for her invaluable advice, guidance, and support. She was always there to guide me into the right direction whenever I needed it.
Her wisdom and kindness have not only immensely encouraged me throughout this journey of academic research, but also inspired me greatly in life. I am also grateful to Dr. Huynh Anh Tuan, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. His Discourse Analysis class was a great help to me in establishing the necessary knowledge to conduct this research, and I could not thank him enough for the advice he gave me early on.
Special thanks to MH and Choan, my former-students-turned-friends who cheered me up over our almost-weekly drinks. A long conversation with them was always a good stress reliever. Finally, I could not have finished this thesis without the unending support from my witty partner, who believed in me even when I had my moments of self- doubt. To all those mentioned and those that might have slipped my mind, I thank you, truly.
Hanoi, 2024 Do Nguyen Thi Thanh Luong ABSTRACT The portrayal of gender on television often creates and projects gender stereotypes onto the audience. These stereotypical gender images are repetitive and slow to change, especially on superhero television. Using the multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) approach, this study examines the superhero television series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), seeking to identify the constructed images of men and women and gender-related issues in the series. The findings reveal that women are still subject to common gender stereotypes and prejudices while men contribute to women's unfair treatment for fear of losing their own power, and that societal expectations and workplace gender dynamics undervalue women and limit their opportunities.
However, the series also reflects certain social changes and attempts to improve gender equality. These findings contribute to evaluating changes in gender representation on television in general and in superhero television in particular. TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONN. Rationale of the SLU(ỈY.
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