Media representation of fatherhood typologies in three successful contemporary tv series. Case studies focused on "Breaking Bad", "Mad Men" and "Homeland"
Abstract
This work analyzes the representations of parents of contemporary TV series, with special attention to those that –even in response to a classic stereotype–show a greater complexity in its construction. Three parents’ representations of audiovisual fiction have been selected: the provider father, the absentee and the buddy. This article tries to develop an analysis of their parental characteristics in the case of three American series that reached a great global impact in recent years. Those are Mad Men (AMC, 2007-2015); Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008-2013) and Homeland (Showtime 2011-today). The three series analyzed have all a male protagonist of great importance, which will mark both the story of the series and the relationship that are established between the remaining characters. This article aims to describe the representation of fatherhood in these three contemporary series inscribed in the so-called audiovisual trend of “Quality TV”.
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