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Area of Science:

  • Cultural Studies
  • Media Analysis
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Mad Men depicts 1960s American culture with a focus on surface-level interactions and repression.
  • Superficially, the series appears to reinforce traditional gender roles, with men possessing agency and women lacking desire.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the complex gender dynamics within the television series Mad Men.
  • To challenge the initial perception of a clear subject-object split based on gender.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of character interactions and narrative themes in Mad Men.
  • Examination of the concept of the subject-object split in relation to gender and desire.

Main Results:

  • Contrary to initial appearances, Mad Men deconstructs the gendered subject-object split.
  • Men in the series, like women, are depicted as objects to themselves and others, lacking true agency.
  • The series illustrates a failure in reciprocal recognition between characters.

Conclusions:

  • Mad Men offers a nuanced critique of 1960s gender roles, subverting traditional expectations.
  • The lack of mutual recognition is presented as a key factor in interpersonal and erotic failures within the show's narrative.