How does the hit American TV Series The Orange is the New Black address issues of gender representation and equality?
In the recent years, there are a lot argues about feminism. Some people thing that in today’s society there is no longer a need for feminism, women can also have the equal pay, equal job and equal rights in today society, for example Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman elected President of South Korea and Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan’s first female president (Julian (2016)). At the same time, there are another people argue that gender inequality is still exist, according to an analysis carried out for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) by the Institute for Public Policy Research, women who have kid before 33 years old are paid …show more content…
It is based on the ‘real experiences of Piper Kerman. Kerman, known as Piper Chapman (and played by Taylor Schilling) on the show, published a bestselling memoir of the same name. While Kerman says the show, headed by Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, is not a docudrama whatsoever, her real-life experience does come through in the series.’ GABILLET (2015) The story talks about ‘the memoirs of Piper Kerman who, after serving 13 months for drug trafficking and money laundering, became an activist. She campaigns for the rights of the 200,000 female prisoners, mostly women of colour, currently incarcerated in the United States. Fusing Kerman’s activist politics with compulsive comedy-drama, the show attracted critical acclaim and a huge feminist following for the challenge it mounts to dominant media representations of women.’ Ferreday (2015) The orange is the new black also “changes the audience’s relationship to time in the way we watch television, it is its representation of doing time that resonates with feminist media history. Historically, queer and feminist imaginings have excelled in using prison as a starting point for queer and feminists …show more content…
(2015). Orange is the New Black’ is fast becoming a feminist classic. Available: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/orange-is-the-new-black-is-fast-becoming-a-feminist-classic/. First accessed 6th Mar 2016.
4.Julian Ryall. (2016). China sends warning to Taiwan as it prepares to elect first woman president. Available: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/12058825/China-sends-warning-to-Taiwan-as-it-prepares-to-elect-first-woman-president.html. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
5. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek . (2014). 16 Women on Television Who Challenge The Male Gaze. Available: http://www.themarysue.com/2014-women-challenging-female-gaze/. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
6. KERI BLAKINGER. (2015). Don’t believe the “Orange is the New Black” hype: How the Netflix series misrepresents life behind bars. Available: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/11/dont_believe_the_orange_is_the_new_black_hype_how_the_netflix_series_misrepresents_life_behind_bars/. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
7. Amos Irwin. (2015). How ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Misrepresents Women’s Federal Prison (And Why It Matters). Available: http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/oitnb-womens-federal-prison/. First accessed 20th Mar
In the recent years, there are a lot argues about feminism. Some people thing that in today’s society there is no longer a need for feminism, women can also have the equal pay, equal job and equal rights in today society, for example Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman elected President of South Korea and Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan’s first female president (Julian (2016)). At the same time, there are another people argue that gender inequality is still exist, according to an analysis carried out for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) by the Institute for Public Policy Research, women who have kid before 33 years old are paid …show more content…
It is based on the ‘real experiences of Piper Kerman. Kerman, known as Piper Chapman (and played by Taylor Schilling) on the show, published a bestselling memoir of the same name. While Kerman says the show, headed by Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, is not a docudrama whatsoever, her real-life experience does come through in the series.’ GABILLET (2015) The story talks about ‘the memoirs of Piper Kerman who, after serving 13 months for drug trafficking and money laundering, became an activist. She campaigns for the rights of the 200,000 female prisoners, mostly women of colour, currently incarcerated in the United States. Fusing Kerman’s activist politics with compulsive comedy-drama, the show attracted critical acclaim and a huge feminist following for the challenge it mounts to dominant media representations of women.’ Ferreday (2015) The orange is the new black also “changes the audience’s relationship to time in the way we watch television, it is its representation of doing time that resonates with feminist media history. Historically, queer and feminist imaginings have excelled in using prison as a starting point for queer and feminists …show more content…
(2015). Orange is the New Black’ is fast becoming a feminist classic. Available: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/orange-is-the-new-black-is-fast-becoming-a-feminist-classic/. First accessed 6th Mar 2016.
4.Julian Ryall. (2016). China sends warning to Taiwan as it prepares to elect first woman president. Available: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/12058825/China-sends-warning-to-Taiwan-as-it-prepares-to-elect-first-woman-president.html. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
5. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek . (2014). 16 Women on Television Who Challenge The Male Gaze. Available: http://www.themarysue.com/2014-women-challenging-female-gaze/. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
6. KERI BLAKINGER. (2015). Don’t believe the “Orange is the New Black” hype: How the Netflix series misrepresents life behind bars. Available: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/11/dont_believe_the_orange_is_the_new_black_hype_how_the_netflix_series_misrepresents_life_behind_bars/. First accessed 20th Mar 2016.
7. Amos Irwin. (2015). How ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Misrepresents Women’s Federal Prison (And Why It Matters). Available: http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/oitnb-womens-federal-prison/. First accessed 20th Mar