RT Journal Article
T1 Female Representation in the Contemporary Television Western. The Examples of Godless (Netflix, 2017) and The English (BBC, 2022)
A1 Marcos Ramos, María
A1 Mateos Pérez, Javier
AB This paper presents a case study of two significant television fictions on female representation in the contemporary television western: Godless (Netflix, 2017) and The English (BBC, 2022), broadcast on streaming platforms. For this research, a qualitative methodology is employed that applies an analysis of gender studies in order to analyze the narrative, characters and verbal stereotypes, and identify the processes of signification associated with the female model. The findings reflect the rise and modernization of the television western. These current works share languages, plots and iconographies with the classic genre, but, at the same time, they propose variations that reach their protagonists and themes. Women increase their presence and importance in these stories and this causes new topics to filter through, such as motherhood, sisterhood or non-normative relationship models. The new female protagonists balance the patriarchal structure and establish more modern, diverse and inclusive narratives.
PB VisualCOM Scientific Publications
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132150
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132150
LA eng
NO Marcos Ramos, M., & Mateos-Pérez , J. (2025). Female Representation in the Contemporary Television Western: The Examples of Godless (Netflix, 2017) and The English (BBC, 2022) . VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 17(1), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.5359
NO Programa de Atracción al Talento Investigador de la Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 feb 2026