“I am not the red woman. You can take your own pants off”: meanings of gender and sexuality in dispute in Game of Thrones memes

Authors

  • Felipe Viero Kolinski Machado Mendonça UFOP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2020.223.08

Abstract

In this research, based on a specific Game of Thrones event (sexual relationship between the characters Arya Stark and Gendry Baratheon), we seek, in view of the memes shared by fans on digital social networks, to understand which senses are then mobilized about issues gender and sexuality. We discussed the notions of event, cyber-event, meme and gender and sexuality. The analysis of the construction of meanings in digital networks is the methodological inspiration and feminist studies / gender studies consist of the theoretical and political references used. Regarding the conclusions, it was possible to understand how the elaboration of permitted and also prohibited places for the character Arya goes through the permitted and prohibited places for women. Beyond fiction and beyond the humorous character of memes, we observe a discussion that is also of a political character.

Keywords: Game of Thrones. Meme. Gender.

Author Biography

Felipe Viero Kolinski Machado Mendonça, UFOP

É Professor Adjunto A (nível 1) do Departamento de Jornalismo (DEJOR) da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) e Docente Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (PPGCOM UFOP). É Doutor em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), com bolsa CAPES. Realizou estágio doutoral no exterior, com bolsa CAPES/PDSE, junto ao Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia (CRIA/ISCTE-IUL), em Lisboa/Portugal É Mestre em Ciências da Comunicação também pela UNISINOS, com bolsa CNPq. Realizou estágio junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (3 meses). É jornalista pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), com bolsa FNDE. Entre os anos de 2017 e 2019 realizou estágio de pós-doutorado junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (Bolsa de Pós-Doutorado Júnior - PDJ/CNPq). Integra os grupos de Pesquisa Núcleo de Estudos Tramas Comunicacionais: Narrativa e Experiência (UFMG) e o Ponto: afetos, gêneros, narrativas (UFOP).

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2020): Setembro/Dezembro

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