Re-establishing Class Privilege: The Ideological Uses of Middle and Working-Class Female Characters in Downton Abbey
This paper argues that the British period drama Downton Abbey, which aired between 2010 and 2015 and encountered worldwide success, uses working class and middle-class female characters to promote the aristocracy and conservative ideas, while hiding behind historical accuracy and seemingly progre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of English Studies
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/26-1-articles/Anglica_26-1_LKevers_221-234.pdf |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that the British period drama Downton Abbey, which aired between
2010 and 2015 and encountered worldwide success, uses working class and middle-class
female characters to promote the aristocracy and conservative ideas, while hiding behind
historical accuracy and seemingly progressive patterns of behaviour. Through a close
reading of four female characters, I will demonstrate how the series’ author, Julian Fellowes,
uses the show to endorse his own political agenda, as a Conservative member of
the House of Lords in the British Parliament. |
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| ISSN: | 0860-5734 0860-5734 |