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Challenging Typical Ideas of Heroism and Toxic Masculinity in Jessica Jones
No full textSuperhero stories have often been derided by critics and others in the artistic community as being shallow and devoid of import. Late last year award winning director Martin Scorsese described the Marvel films as lacking any “revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger” (Scorsese, Nov. 4 2019). Indeed, authors such as Peter Coogan have also argued that even though superheroes have often been purported to be champions of liberal values, they are in actuality defenders of the status quo and, by extension, the objectionable ideals that said status quo contains (Chambliss, Donaldson and Svitasky 2013, 3). One character that bucks this trend however is Jessica Jones, whose adventures in the comic book Alias, as well as the subsequent Netflix television series—titled Jessica Jones—has analyzed themes of gender violence, trauma, and toxic masculinity, by challenging and inverting typical superhero tropes. This is exemplified by Jessica’s relationship with her chief antagonist Kilgrave aka the Purple Man, whose past sexual abuse of Jones remains the chief source of her trauma. Both Alias and the Netflix series, therefore, reveal the traumatic nature of sexual abuse, with or without superpowers. This chapter will show how both these texts—focusing on their respective narratives surrounding Kilgrave—are able to grapple with these confrontational ideas and challenge common popular, but unhealthy tropes about sexual abuse and toxic masculinity in narrative fiction in order to create narratives that reflect voices such as the victims which are too often silenced or distorted. Finally, this chapter will examine ideas surrounding rape culture as well as popular constructions of superheroes to examine how the Netflix series of Jessica Jones moves beyond the restrictions of the superhero genre to create a piece of fiction that confronts much more directly the failures of society to accept their responsibility in creating perpetrators of toxic masculinity such as Kilgrave. By doing this, the chapter will show that Jessica Jones has a protagonist that not only challenges the status quo, but a villain that the current power balance actively protects
JESSICA JONES, SEGUNDA TEMPORADA
Get PDFEl ocho de marzo de 2018, Netflix estrenó en todo el mundo la segunda temporada de la serie Jessica Jones (Melissa Rosenberg, 2015), ahora enteramente dirigida por mujeres. Así quisieron aprovechar el regreso de la única superheroína con relato propio dentro del vasto universo que Marvel ha desarrollado a lo largo de los últimos diez años; como si, por una vez, el género femenino de uno de sus personajes fuese algo digno de reivindicar, principalmente por las posibilidades de ser monetizado en el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Pero, en realidad, no parece que haya demasiado que celebrar todavía
Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology
Get PDFJessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in Alias #1, November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series. In 2015 the Netflix adaptation Jessica Jones premiered to positive reviews. Following the scarred and superpowered titular character as she struggled to run a private detective agency and face her past, the show ran for three seasons and received a Hugo Award, a Peabody Award, and a Creative Arts Emmy.
Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore the evolving depiction of the superheroine as embodied in both Jessica Jones and in the series. Contributors draw on trauma-informed study, lived experience, feminist approaches, cultural studies, and more to present multifaceted analyses. Specifically addressing survivorship, trauma, masculinities, and militarization, this book makes space for conversations that recognize the diverse, multi-layered narratives and complex, sometimes contradictory depictions presented by the show.
Taking Jessica Jones as part of an evolving depiction of the superheroine, this anthology focuses not only on the content of the television series but female superheroes more broadly. It recognizes and critically discusses gendered and racialized roles and spaces, the changing expectations of fans, and the places in which media industries and fans interact. Connecting Jessica Jones to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is a thoughtful and thorough study of a ground-breaking character and boundary-pushing show
Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology
No full textJessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in Alias #1, November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series. In 2015 the Netflix adaptation Jessica Jones premiered to positive reviews. Following the scarred and superpowered titular character as she struggled to run a private detective agency and face her past, the show ran for three seasons and received a Hugo Award, a Peabody Award, and a Creative Arts Emmy.
Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore the evolving depiction of the superheroine as embodied in both Jessica Jones and in the series. Contributors draw on trauma-informed study, lived experience, feminist approaches, cultural studies, and more to present multifaceted analyses. Specifically addressing survivorship, trauma, masculinities, and militarization, this book makes space for conversations that recognize the diverse, multi-layered narratives and complex, sometimes contradictory depictions presented by the show.
Taking Jessica Jones as part of an evolving depiction of the superheroine, this anthology focuses not only on the content of the television series but female superheroes more broadly. It recognizes and critically discusses gendered and racialized roles and spaces, the changing expectations of fans, and the places in which media industries and fans interact. Connecting Jessica Jones to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is a thoughtful and thorough study of a ground-breaking character and boundary-pushing show
Fantasy, gender and power in Jessica Jones
No full textThe ABC/Marvel Television fantasy series Jessica Jones, aired in 2015 and 2018, is the first television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe both to be made specifically for an adult audience and to feature a female superhero as a lead character. It is also notable for having a female showrunner, Melissa Rosenberg, women writers or co-writers, and, in its second season, all women directors. Wielding an innovative generic blend of noir crime thriller and superhero fantasy, the series adapts its graphic fiction sources to foreground Jones as the central character. Its tightly interwoven plot lines, witty dialogue and richly crafted visual narrative address themes of trauma, power and responsibility. Krysten Ritter features as the cynical superhuman who struggles to reconcile her strength and agility with vulnerability to psycho-sexual abuse after being abducted by the purple-clad mind control monster, Kilgrave (David Tennant). Referring to theories of coercive control and gender stereotyping in contemporary screen narrative, this article will discuss how Season One of Jessica Jones engages feminist approaches to television narrative by challenging conventional representations of the female superhero in the lead-up to the #MeToo era, and opening up possibilities for women in the realm of the fantastic as actors, writers and producers.Full Tex
“Jessica Jones”: l’eroina infrangibile e il racconto contemporaneo della violenza di genere
Get PDFJessica Jones (Id., Netflix 2015-) è una serie noir, creata da Melissa Rosenberg, che si colloca all’interno di un universo fantastico di supereroi. Il cuore del suo progetto narrativo risiede nella costante messa in discussione dell’agency dei suoi personaggi. Jessica Jones sceglie di drammatizzare temi quali la violenza di genere e la rape culture, nonché le difficoltà dei percorsi di recupero delle vittime di questi eventi, percorsi tutt’altro che lineari e che vengono mostrati in tutta la loro complessità.Jessica Jones (Id., Netflix 2015-) is a noir television series, created by Melissa Rosenberg, located within a fantastical universe of superheroes and superheroines. The heart of its narrative project may be traced in the constant challenge it poses to the agency of its characters. Jessica Jones chooses to dramatize the themes of gender violence and rape culture, including the difficult paths to recovery of the victims of said events. Such paths are investigated in their non-linear quality and shown in all their complexities
Um estudo sobre as representações femininas na heroína Jessica Jones em sua série homônima
No full textJessica Jones é uma heroína de histórias em quadrinhos da Marvel Comics que estreou, em 2015, uma série homônima na provedora via streaming Netflix. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de compreender se essa personagem apresenta novas possibilidades de identificação para suas espectadoras. Para isso, foram empregadas duas análises: a primeira foi uma análise de conteúdo dos dois primeiros episódios da série com o intuito de elencar algumas características da personagem Jessica Jones; a segunda, uma análise netnográfica de sua página oficial no Facebook, foi empregada para que se pudesse compreender a relação das espectadoras da série com a protagonista. Conceitos como “identidade” e “representação” foram abordados a partir de obras de Stuart Hall e de Legros et al (2014), respectivamente, entre outros autores; da mesma forma, as representações femininas e as feminilidades foram discutidas a partir de Cíntia Schwantes (2006) e Maria Rita Kehl (2008), principalmente; e obras de autores como Michel Maffesoli, Michel de Certeau, Roger Silverstone, entre outros, foram utilizadas para abordar a relação entre o cotidiano e a mídia, ponto de partida para este estudo. Constatou-se, a partir das análises aqui implementadas, que as espectadoras da série Jessica Jones se identificam com sua protagonista em aspectos de uma feminilidade considerada transgressora.Jessica Jones is a Marvel Comics comic book heroine who debuted in 2015 a homonymous series on streaming provider Netflix. This work aimed to understand if this character presents new identification possibilities for its female spectators. For this, two analyzes were employed: the first was a content analysis of the first two episodes of the series in order to list some characteristics of the character Jessica Jones; the second, a netnographic analysis of its official Facebook page, was employed in order to understand the relation of the female spectators of the series with its protagonist. Concepts such as “identity” and “representation” were approached based on works by Stuart Hall and by Legros et al (2014), respectively, among other authors; likewise, female representations and femininities were discussed from Cíntia Schwantes (2006) and Maria Rita Kehl (2008), mainly; and works by authors such as Michel Maffesoli, Michel de Certeau, Roger Silverstone, among others, were used to approach the relation between daily life and the media, the starting point for this study. It was verified, from the analyzes here implemented, that the female spectators of Jessica Jones series identify themselves with its protagonist in aspects of a femininity considered transgressive.200
"Even you can break": Jessica Jones as Femme Fatale
No full textLike its central character, the television series Jessica Jones is troubled. The show grapples with the depiction of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychological and sexual abuse, and does so with a grungy, dirty, film noir aesthetic. The darkness and grittiness of the show, its self-declaration as neo-noir in style, and the tension at the heart of its protagonist, immediately calls to mind classic films noir of the 1940s and 1950s. An analysis of the figuration of female characters in The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946) and Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944) reveals that the show's influences combine to create a nuanced and complex protagonist
Codinome Uísque: uma análise da representação feminina em Jessica Jones
Get PDFEste trabalho busca compreender de que modo se dá a representação feminina da personagem Jessica Jones (super-heroína protagonista da série Jessica Jones), bem como analisar em que medida essa representação tensiona ou mesmo sugere rompimentos dos estereótipos de gênero. Inicialmente, no primeiro capítulo, é feito um histórico sobre os movimentos feministas e a origem do termo gênero. Em seguida, questões como a identidade de gênero, as diferentes formas de feminilidade existentes e as relações de poder que permeiam as relações entre os indivíduos são abordadas. Neste capítulo, os principais autores utilizados foram: Louro (1997), Butler (2003), Scott (1989), Salih (2012), Petry (2011), Nicholson (2000), Rodrigues (2008) e Bourdieu (2002). No capítulo seguinte, são estudadas as representações sociais, a performatividade de gênero e as representações das super-heroínas no universo das histórias em quadrinhos. Neste capítulo, os principais autores utilizados foram: Hall (2006), Moscovici (2007), Melo e Ribeiro (2015), Weschenfelder (2012), Rodrigues et al (2015), Odinino (2009) e Conter (2015). O corpus do trabalho é composto pelos 13 episódios da primeira temporada da série, com cenas selecionadas de acordo com sua relevância. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados foram Pesquisa Bibliográfica e Análise de Conteúdo. As considerações finais deste trabalho demonstram que Jessica é uma personagem capaz de tensionar diversos estereótipos de representação feminina (como sua personalidade não dócil, seu tom de desdém pela maternidade e sua recusa em ser hiperssexualizada); entretanto, é possível percebê-la reproduzindo alguns padrões – especialmente por se manter no padrão heteronormativo hegemônico.This project pursues to understand the way the female representation on the character Jessica Jones (superhero protagonist of the tv series Jessica Jones) is done, as much as analyze how much this representation bends or even suggests gender stereotype disruption. At first, in the first chapter, a background of the feminist movements and the term origin are made. Afterwards, issues as gender identity, existing forms of femininity and the power relations which permeate the relationship between individuals are talked about. In this chapter, the main used authors were: Louro (1997), Butler (2003), Scott (1989), Salih (2012), Petry (2011), Nicholson (2000), Rodrigues (2008) and Bourdieu (2002). In the next chapter, social representations, gender performativity and the female superheroes representations in comics universe are studied. In this chapter, the main used authors were: Hall (2006), Moscovici (2007), Melo and Ribeiro (2015), Weschenfelder (2012), Rodrigues et al (2015), Odinino (2009) and Conter (2015). The corpus of the project is composed by 13 episodes of the series' first season, with scenes selected according to their relevance. The methodologic proceedures adopted were Bibliographical Research and Analysis of the Content. The conclusions of the project show that Jessica is a character who is able to stress many stereotypes of female representation (like her undocile personality, her disdain for maternity and her refusal on being hipersexualized); however, it is possible to see her performing some of the patterns – specially for following the hegemonic heteronormative standard
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