Leadership and Gender in Fiction: Comparative Analysis in the Show House of Cards (Netflix, 2013)
Abstract
This paper analyzes the fiction serial House of Cards (2013-), broadcasted by Netflix, concretely examining the roles of Claire and Frank Underwood. It’s starting point is the assumption that television narratives have the capacity to provide its audiences with useful frameworks to interpret reality; more specifically, some of its products, despite belonging to the realm of fiction, build explanatory interpretations of society. From there, our research focuses on the study of the representation of leadership in this political drama, both male and female, with the purpose of establishing which one is most efficient in this show. To this end, the methodology draws concepts from Audiovisual Narrative and Power Studies and the discussion of its results focuses on the differences represented in both characters in their respective leaderships.
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