Millie Hardy-Sims
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Body Image in 'Thats So Raven'
In this post, I will look at the representation of body positivity in the Disney Channel show That’s So Raven. When That’s So Raven, a supernatural, coming-of-age situational-comedy, first aired on Disney Channel in 2003 it arguably changed the channel for the future. Focusing the narrative around psychic African-American teenager Raven Baxter (played by Raven Sỳmone) the programme explored themes of racism, feminism and body positivity in the family-friendly form of a situational-comedy aimed at ages 6-14. The programme broadcast for four seasons and 100 episodes, which at the time ended the Disney Channel remit of no more than 65 episodes per programme.
By Millie Hardy-Sims5 years ago in Geeks
The 'Genre' of Supernatural
It has been argued that television programmes do not always ascertain to one specific genre, often because programmes span multiple years and episodes during their run and committing to one genre may result in the stagnation of the audience. As a result “the texts of a given genre are much more broad ranging and diverse than can be summed up by typical claims” (Mittell, 2004, 5). In the case of Supernatural (2005), a programme that concluded at the end of 2020 after a 15-year-run, the showrunners make a point of manipulating genre and a diverse range of genre tropes in the case of multiple episodes. Whereas the overall narrative remains firmly in the roots of paranormal/supernatural drama horror genre, Supernatural frequently and deliberately manipulates other genres, often in the form of homage or specific reference.
By Millie Hardy-Sims5 years ago in Horror
