This essay examines class and gender in the movie Shrek from 2001. To examine class and gender, representations are of main interest. For the analysis Stuart Hall’s theories of representations and stereotypes, as well as Beverley Skeggs theory of respectability, have mainly been used. The movie is perceived as a text, which means that the scenes consist of different signs. More specifically, they contain the signifier and the signified. The method for the analysis is based on the signifier and the signified, that have been used for the research purpose which is to examine representations of class and gender. The analysis revealed that there is a division of classes in the movie, portrayed by the fairytale-proletariat, consisting of the non-human fairytale characters, and the upper class, consisting of the human fairytale characters. The analysis additionally revealed that the character princess Fiona contradicts her respectability with her body shape and by being grotesque, as well as gender stereotypes which reduced some of the female characters to their looks. Lastly, the movie contains intertextuality which was discussed in the analysis along with the scenes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-214185 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Lindberg, Emma Josefina |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, Genusvetenskap |
| 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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