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Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:131:221679
Jurković, Tin
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Jurković, T. (2020). Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

Jurković, Tin. "Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

Jurković, Tin. "Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

Jurković, T. (2020). 'Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 30 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

Jurković T. Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 December 30] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

T. Jurković, "Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

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TitleExploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire
AuthorTin Jurković
MentorSven Cvek (mentor)
Committee memberJelena Šesnić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSven Cvek (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberStipe Grgas (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2020-09-16, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper explores how HBO’s The Wire functions as an example of quality television that successfully portrays a variety of social issues and challenges dominant cultural narratives. The first part of the paper will focus on the particularities that enabled the development of the so-called “quality TV”. This segment also serves to introduce the background of the series as a collective effort of a great ensemble of actors and writers, which partly owes its success to a narrative style that has been described as a “visual novel”. Due to the show’s broad thematic approach, focus has been put on analyzing how it builds a complex narrative which serves to identify the connection between the struggles faced by the many characters found in fictional Baltimore and the demise of modern institutions. Instead of presenting a society based on ideas of equality and social mobility, the characters’ efforts are repeatedly halted by what can be described as institutional failure characterized by a neoliberal rationality. The concept of “the game” will further illustrate this claim, as it presents a particular worldview which serves as a response to oppressive living conditions. Finally, the paper argues that the dysfunctional institutions mirror the more fundamental socioeconomic changes in the US, which can be described as the emergence of neoliberal capitalism.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:221679
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Literature and Culture
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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