Analyzing Feminism in The Good Wife from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis_英语论文

摘要

《傲骨贤妻》自2009年在CBS播出后，引起了广泛关注和讨论。近年来，随着社会的发展，女性主义开始在影视剧中出现，女性在逐步摆脱以男性为主的社会体制下的地位，并期待改变自己的形象。本文以批评话语、费尔克劳夫三维模式为理论框架，通过分析剧中阿丽西娅、戴安、凯琳达三位女性的语言、行为等，分析女性主义是如何在《傲骨贤妻》中体现的。女性在父权社会的压制下，显得非常的脆弱，实现男女平等不仅是女性主义的追求，也是社会进步的要求。本篇论文从批评话语分析视角分析女性主义在剧中的体现，能够填补对其分析的空白，更好的理解女性主义与社会、意识形态以及权力之间的关系。

关键词：女性主义  三维模式  批评话语分析  《傲骨贤妻》 

Abstract

The Good Wife arose heated discussing and attention since it debuted on CBS in 2009. Among these years, with the development of society, feminism began to appear in films and TV series, female trying to change their subordinate image and escaping from the patriarchal world. Taking Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Fairclough’s three-dimensional module as theoretical framework, this thesis is going to analyze Alicia, Diane, and Kalinda’s language, behavior, etc. to analyze how feminism is embodied in The Good Wife. Under the press of man-dominated society, women are vulnerable. To gain the equality between male and female is not only the pursuit of women but the requirement of our society. To fulfill the blank in the analysis, this thesis will analyze how feminism is embodied in the TV series from the perspective of CDA, which will help us better figure out the relationship among feminism and society, ideology and power. 

Key words: feminism  three-dimensional module  Critical Discourse Analysis  The Good Wife

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Research Background 1

1.2  Research Objectives 1

1.3  Research Questions 2

1.4  Data and Research Methodology 3

1.5  Research Significance 3

1.6  Structure of The Thesis 4

Chapter Two  Literature Review 6

2.1  Previous Studies on The Good Wife 6

2.1.1 Previous Studies on The Good Wife Abroad 6

2.1.2 Previous Studies on The Good Wife at Home 7

2.2  Previous Studies on Critical Discourse Analysis 8

2.2.1 Previous Studies on Critical Discourse Analysis Abroad 8

2.2.2 Previous Studies on Critical Discourse Analysis at Home 10

2.3  Summary 11

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 12

3.1  Critical Discourse Analysis 12

3.1.1 Defining Language from CDA 12

3.1.2 Defining Discourse from CDA 13

3.1.3 Defining Ideology from CDA 14

3.1.4 Defining Power from CDA 15

3.2  Fairclough’s Three-dimensional model 15

3.2.1 The Relationship Between Discourse and Society 17

3.2.2 The Relationship Between Discourse and Ideology 17

3.2.3 The Relationship Between Discourse and Power 18

3.3  Summary 18

Chapter Four  Interpreting Feminism in The Good Wife 20

4.1  The Representatives of Feminism in The Good Wife 20

4.2  Three Aspects of Feminism in The Good Wife 21

4.2.1 Social Dimension 21

4.2.2 Ideological Dimension 23

4.2.3 Dimension in Power 24

4.3  Constructing Feminism in The Good Wife 25

4.3.1 Representation of Language 25

4.3.2 Representation of Power 33

4.4  Summary 34

Chapter Five  Conclusion 35

5.1  Major Findings 35

5.2  Limitations 36

Bibliography

Appendix

Acknowledgements