The TV series Fröken Frimans Krig is about the struggle for women's voting rights in Sweden during the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of this study is to examine, through a content analysis, which pros and cons are shown in the TV series. The study also discusses how these arguments differ from those that are highlighted in historic research involving women’s right to vote. The material consists of selected scenes from the TV series. The scenes were selected with a goal-oriented selection where selected characters, gender theory and arguments for and against women’s right to vote are most strongly portrayed. The scenes have been analyzed using an analysis scheme that has been shaped according to Keith Selby and Ron Cowdery's narrative analysis model. In addition, rhetorical analysis has been used in the analysis to be able to answer the research questions. The results showed that the arguments used in the TV series are based on the arguments presented by historical research. It was possible to see clear signs that the women used logical reasoning when they argued, while the men argued based on their feelings to strengthen their opinions. This shows that the series’ creators have done their due diligence since the arguments in the series gave clear signs of the categories that the research represents. The study concluded that the TV series Fröken Frimans krig is a fictional story with elements of real history that represents the arguments for and against women’s rights to vote.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-104123 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Karlsson, Elin |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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