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In the post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturn, and Barbie world: should actresses have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters?
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This paper examines the public and internal experiences of women in Hollywood to determine if in a post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturned, and Barbie world, actresses should have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters? My hypothesis states that despite all of the real-world changes, awareness, and conversations had about women in Hollywood, female characters, and their storylines, continue to be outnumbered and dismissed. A three- tiered approach looking at billing order, hierarchical changes, and the journey actresses and their iconic female pop culture characters have taken in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Shondaland, and Yellowjackets is used to prove that.
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Asset Metadata
Creator
Alcantar, Zarahi Alicia-Teresa (author)
Core Title
In the post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturn, and Barbie world: should actresses have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters?
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Electronically uploaded by the author
(provenance)
School
Annenberg School for Communication
Degree
Master of Arts
Degree Program
Public Relations and Advertising
Degree Conferral Date
2024-05
Publication Date
03/27/2024
Defense Date
03/27/2024
Publisher
Los Angeles, California
(original),
University of Southern California
(original),
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Tag
Barbie,iconic female pop culture character,Me-Too,OAI-PMH Harvest,Roe v. Wade,Women
Format
theses
(aat)
Language
English
Advisor
Floto, Jennifer (
committee chair
), Beyah, Clarissa (
committee member
), Keller, Morgan (
committee member
)
Creator Email
zalcanta@usc.edu,zarahi.alcantar@gmail.com
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-oUC113859213
Unique identifier
UC113859213
Identifier
etd-AlcantarZa-12725.pdf (filename)
Legacy Identifier
etd-AlcantarZa-12725
Document Type
Thesis
Format
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Rights
Alcantar, Zarahi Alicia-Teresa
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Type
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Source
20240328-usctheses-batch-1132
(batch),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity),
University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses
(collection)
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Repository Name
University of Southern California Digital Library
Repository Location
USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 2810, 3434 South Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90089-2810, USA
Repository Email
cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Tags
Barbie
iconic female pop culture character
Me-Too
Roe v. Wade