1. GENDER IN TEEN TV
Young Men and Women  How structured, how
perceived?

2. Boyhood and Masculinity
20th century:
 Angst ridden
 Questioning place in
Society
 Claiming/struggling with
adulthood and
responsibility
 rebellious
21st century (sci-fi):
 Emotionally available
 Assuming role in
society/protector
 Accepting responsibility
 Commitment to community

3. TeHeeignhte Mneda dlream Matice lodrama
effects: fx and music
cues
 Conflict/relationship
driven
 Joins self-sacrifice
(females)
& troubled youth
 Attractive without being
threatening  remain
boyish

4. Environment
• Surrounded by and
attracted to mart, confident
women
• Traditionally male coded
“buddy”
• Strong, supportive fathers
• Mild, soft mannered foster
mothers
• Conflict provided by
external forces exclusively
 Feels comfortable in his
“skin”
  lacks common teen-angst
Kyle XY

5. Heroes = Outsiders
that become a family’s (stories) center
 “Orphaned”
 Well-spoken/Eloquent
 Othered “within”
societal norms
 False-/Identity
separates characters
 guilt ridden/driven by
conscience

6. Leading Ladies: sexuality and
subculture

7. Style

8. Space for Identity_fan/fic
 Closed, imagined
community
 Fan-speak ship, /, and
resistance
 Active media
participants
 Re-configuring
“language”  gurls,
grrrls and double
standards

9. The Vampire Diaries
Aspect Ratio
Test
(Should appear
circular)
Characters’
concerns
How depicted:
Feminine
Masculine
Styles and Norms:
Close and behavior
16x9
4x3
Sites of resistance
responsibilities
parents
Sexualized characters?