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”Tänk om jag bara vill vara med honom”: En multimodal kritisk diskursanalys av homosexualitet, makt och stereotyper i Young Royals
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Media and Communication Studies.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Media and Communication Studies.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Studien ämnar belysa och undersöka hur homosexualitet, makt och stereotyper framställs i den svenska serien Young Royals på Netflix. Uppsatsen undersöker framställningen av homosexualitet och makt och även vilka stereotyper och/eller icke-stereotyper som förekommer. Serien kategoriseras som en tonårsserie och riktar sig till en ung publik som befinner sig i en identitetsskapande fas i livet. Medier kan ha en stor inverkan på ungas uppfattning av omvärlden. På grund av mediers betydelsefulla roll i ungas socialisation kan det vara viktigt att uppmärksamma hur framställningen av homosexualitet i samband med maktförhållanden och stereotyper ser ut. Studiens teoretiska ramverk har sin utgångspunkt i representationsteorin och stöds av centrala begrepp som stereotyp, identitet och heteronormativitet. Med hjälp av metoden multimodal kritisk diskursanalys och analysverktygen lexikala val, värdeladdade ord, attribut och scenmiljö har vi studerat tio utvalda scener från serien i dess framställning av homosexualitet, makt och stereotyper.

Analysens resultat visar på tydliga normbrytande framställningar, främst när det kommer till homosexualitet. De förutfattade meningar som finns om homosexuella personer kommer inte till uttryck i serien, och den generella bilden kring homosexualitet skiljer sig inte från den som finns om heterosexualitet. Personers makt och maktpositioner baseras till stor del på deras förmögenhet, familjetillhörighet och sociala status. Typiska stereotyper i serien är få och det är snarare icke-stereotyper som utgör majoriteten. Karaktärerna i Young Royals framställs som normbrytande och icke-stereotypiska, vilket troligtvis är ett medvetet val från manusförfattarna.

Abstract [en]

The study intends to shed light on and examine how homosexuality, power and stereotypes are portrayed in the Swedish series Young Royals on Netflix. The essay examines the representation of homosexuality and power as well as which stereotypes and/or non- stereotypes occurs. The series is categorized as a teenage series and is aimed at a young audience that is in an identity-creating phase in life. The media can have a major impact on young people's perceptions of the world around them. Due to the important role of the media in the socialization of young people it may be important to pay attention to what the portrayal of homosexuality in connection with power relations and stereotypes looks like. The study's theoretical framework is based on the theory of representation and is supported by key concepts such as stereotype, identity, and heteronormativity. Using the method multimodal critical discourse analysis and the analysis tools lexical choices, emotionally charged words, attributes, and stage environment, we have studied ten selected scenes from the series in its presentation of homosexuality, power, and stereotypes.

The results of the analysis show clear norm-breaking representations, especially when it comes to homosexuality. The preconceived notions that exist about homosexual people are not expressed in the series, and the general picture about homosexuality does not differ from the one that exists about heterosexuality. People's power and positions of power are largely based on their wealth, family affiliation and social status. Typical stereotypes in the series are few and it is rather non-stereotypes that make up the majority. The characters in Young Royals are portrayed as norm-breaking and non-stereotypical, which is probably a conscious choice by the scriptwriters.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 58
Keywords [sv]
MCDA, homosexualitet, makt, stereotyp, Netflix, representation, tonårsserie, kungligheter
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Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-55920ISRN: JU-HLK-MKA-1-20220433OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-55920DiVA, id: diva2:1639497
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HLK, Media and Communication Studies
Available from: 2022-03-08 Created: 2022-02-21 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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