Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire

Jurković, Tin

master's thesis

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

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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

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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 19 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

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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 April 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:221679

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Title	Exploring American Cultural Myths and Social Inequality in The Wire
Author	Tin Jurković
Mentor	Sven Cvek (mentor)
Committee member	Jelena Šesnić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Sven Cvek (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Stipe Grgas (član povjerenstva)
Granter	University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English language and literature) Zagreb
Defense date and country	2020-09-16, 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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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:131:221679
Study programme	Title: 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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