Date of Award
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication Studies
Department
Communication Studies
First Reader/Committee Chair
Ece Algan
Abstract
Media, including film, have the incredible potential to influence viewers and disrupt or contribute to dominant ideologies. In an era of post-feminist media where women are seemingly empowered under the guise of ‘girl power,’ there continues to be very limited social, financial, and professional options for women and girls. The same can be said for film when female characters appear to be in control of their own lives and bodies, though they are pressured into making the ‘correct’ choices. The 2017 film rendition of Wonder Womandirected by Patty Jenkins intended to change that. This textual analysis of the film identified feminist and post-feminist themes within the text. This is followed by a critical discourse analysis rooted in feminist theory that examines viewers’ reviews of the film.
Recommended Citation
Richardson, Rachel, "GIRL POWER?: 2017’S WONDER WOMAN AS A FEMINIST TEXT AND ICON IN AN ERA OF POST-FEMINIST MEDIA" (2022). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1445.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1445
Included in
Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons