Analyse intersectionnelle des séries télévisées Orange is The New Black (2013-) et Transparent (2014-)
This thesis proposes to identify and analyze in an intersectional perspective the representation of the various forms of oppression existing in Jenji Kohan’s series Orange is The New Black (2013-) and Jill Soloway’s Transparent (2014-). Contemporary television series have the language to raise prominent representational issues and reflect a desire to transgress norms and deconstruct hegemony. We propose to adopt an intersectional posture that will allow us an inclusive analysis of the different identities represented in said television series while questioning the power relations that are portrayed in them. By taking into consideration the simultaneity of oppression and the many elements constituting an identity (sex, gender, class, « race », etc.), intersectionality allows a thorough analysis of the issues addressed in the television series. We will analyze representations and issues related to characters from minorities and oppressed identities, in order to see how such television series represent them and how intersectionality can become an interesting tool to better understand them.
Transparent Orange is The New Black intersectionality representation television series