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“She didn’t walk like a girlfriend. She walked like a boss.” - En analys av skildringen av kriminella kvinnor inom organiserad narkotikahandel i två populärkulturella tv-serier

Viktor, Isabella LU (2024) STVK04 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Previously the majority of tv-shows about crime have had male protagonists. But lately, more tv-shows have been portraying female criminal protagonists. Simultaneously there has been an increasing interest in women who participate in drug trafficking from the media and the Swedish government. The aim of this thesis is therefore to investigate how women are portrayed within tv-shows when participating in drug trafficking. Specifically this essay researches how four females – who are POC and participate in drug trafficking – are portrayed in the tv-shows Griselda and Snabba Cash through critical discourse analysis, with a theoretical standpoint originating from intersectional feminism and representation. The title and quote “She didn’t walk... (More)
Previously the majority of tv-shows about crime have had male protagonists. But lately, more tv-shows have been portraying female criminal protagonists. Simultaneously there has been an increasing interest in women who participate in drug trafficking from the media and the Swedish government. The aim of this thesis is therefore to investigate how women are portrayed within tv-shows when participating in drug trafficking. Specifically this essay researches how four females – who are POC and participate in drug trafficking – are portrayed in the tv-shows Griselda and Snabba Cash through critical discourse analysis, with a theoretical standpoint originating from intersectional feminism and representation. The title and quote “She didn’t walk like a girlfriend. She walked like a boss.” is said by a witness after seeing Griselda joining a drug trafficking meeting and the quote is distinguishing some of the conclusions in this thesis. This study concludes that these tv-shows portray their female criminal characters as dependent on using criminality as a means to leave poverty and gain success regardless if they are involved willingly or not. Whilst engaging in criminality, they are portrayed as masculine and to gain sympathy the portrayal enhances their feminine characteristics, especially when it comes to motherhood and sensuality. (Less)
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author
Viktor, Isabella LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK04 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
organised drug trafficking, female led tv-shows, intersectional feminism, representation, critical discourse analysis, Griselda, Snabba Cash
language
Swedish
id
9152951
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 13:36:44
date last changed
2024-07-18 13:36:44
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  abstract     = {{Previously the majority of tv-shows about crime have had male protagonists. But lately, more tv-shows have been portraying female criminal protagonists. Simultaneously there has been an increasing interest in women who participate in drug trafficking from the media and the Swedish government. The aim of this thesis is therefore to investigate how women are portrayed within tv-shows when participating in drug trafficking. Specifically this essay researches how four females – who are POC and participate in drug trafficking – are portrayed in the tv-shows Griselda and Snabba Cash through critical discourse analysis, with a theoretical standpoint originating from intersectional feminism and representation. The title and quote “She didn’t walk like a girlfriend. She walked like a boss.” is said by a witness after seeing Griselda joining a drug trafficking meeting and the quote is distinguishing some of the conclusions in this thesis. This study concludes that these tv-shows portray their female criminal characters as dependent on using criminality as a means to leave poverty and gain success regardless if they are involved willingly or not. Whilst engaging in criminality, they are portrayed as masculine and to gain sympathy the portrayal enhances their feminine characteristics, especially when it comes to motherhood and sensuality.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“She didn’t walk like a girlfriend. She walked like a boss.” - En analys av skildringen av kriminella kvinnor inom organiserad narkotikahandel i två populärkulturella tv-serier}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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