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Evolving Gender Hybridity in the Crime Solving Partnerships of 'Bones' and 'Castle': A Study of the Move Away from Gender Binaries in Media and Society

Gaffney, Jessica E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292850627

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2011, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Mass Communication (Communication).
The crime solving genre provides a perfect venue for study of the changing expectations of gender shifts in society. The two programs which provide the best examples are Castle and Bones. In each of these television shows, there is a male-female crime-solving dyad which reflect social and economic trends in the larger culture. In both, different gendered behaviors are blended to create a new type of character — more interesting than the stereotypical crime-solver of the past. This gender ambiguity can be viewed as the basis for hybridity. Although it is important to identify trends of change, neither society as a whole nor television programming are ready to abandon traditional male-female pairings. Males and females still respond to each other in sexual ways, regardless of their changing gender hybridity. The expression of these changes enables us to view the new characters and their roles as more interesting than they once were.
Joseph Slade, PhD (Committee Chair)
Michaela Meyer, PhD (Committee Member)
Jenny Nelson, PhD (Committee Member)
46 p.
Communication
Hybridity; Gender; Hegemonic; Crime Drama; Partner

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  • Gaffney, J. E. (2011). Evolving Gender Hybridity in the Crime Solving Partnerships of 'Bones' and 'Castle': A Study of the Move Away from Gender Binaries in Media and Society [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292850627

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gaffney, Jessica. Evolving Gender Hybridity in the Crime Solving Partnerships of 'Bones' and 'Castle': A Study of the Move Away from Gender Binaries in Media and Society. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292850627.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gaffney, Jessica. "Evolving Gender Hybridity in the Crime Solving Partnerships of 'Bones' and 'Castle': A Study of the Move Away from Gender Binaries in Media and Society." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292850627

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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