Feminist narratives in streaming content platforms: randomized study of Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Disney + content

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/hics.82387
Keywords: streaming, feminism, platforms, narratives and showrunners

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the evolution and development of feminist plots in the narratives of video on demand (VOD) platforms. With the advent of on-demand television, fictional content in series format has experienced a proliferation as never before in the audiovisual sector; the number of female protagonists has increased in recent years, as well as the number of showrunners or creators of television series. Thus, through a case analysis, twelve television series from the four main streaming content platforms have been studied to verify the presence of fiction series with a predominantly feminist narrative at present.

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Author Biography

José Antonio Cortés Quesada, Dr, Escuela Superior de Comunicación Audiovisual de Granada (ESCAV)

PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Coordinator of the Higher Cycle of Film and Video Production at the Escuela Superior de Comunicación Audiovisual de Granada since 2020.
He has worked as a production assistant and director in media such as Mediaset and Movistar + and was an associate professor at the San Pablo CEU University in the subjects of Television and Advertising Production. He is currently working on research into the consumption of linear television and the measurement of television audiences. He teaches in the higher cycle and in the higher cycle of Lighting and Photograph.

 

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Published
2022-11-15
How to Cite
Abellán Guzmán C. y Cortés Quesada J. A. (2022). Feminist narratives in streaming content platforms: randomized study of Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Disney + content. Historia y Comunicación Social, 27(2), 349-357. https://doi.org/10.5209/hics.82387
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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2022): Monográfico: Comunicación y Movimientos Feministas
Section
Monografía

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