Female soldiers in TV series: A comparative analysis of Israel and Serbia

Q4 Arts and Humanities Northern Lights Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1386/nl_00029_1

Mira Moshe, N. Simeunović Bajić

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Popular television has always been fascinated by military life and the male soldier. However, the image of the female soldier tends to attract less attention, despite her significant role on the battlefield, in military operations, and as part of army life. Hence, the question of the female soldier’s inclusion in military TV series calls for special attention. The cultural militarism prevalent in Israel and Serbia presents a unique opportunity to investigate how female soldiers are represented in popular TV series. In order to decode the televised female soldier, a post-feminist inquiry of two popular TV series ‐ one from Israel and one from Serbia ‐ was conducted. This analysis suggests that in both the popular TV series, female soldiers are attractive, well-groomed women who succeed in maintaining a feminine aesthetic, even in moments of severe military crisis. At the same time, they adhere to their female individuality and freedom of choice. And perhaps most importantly, they epitomize the dilemmas of contemporary feminism by hybridizing ‘me’ with ‘we’, individuality with collectivity, a moral stand with personal commitment and femininity with masculinity.

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电视剧中的女兵:以色列和塞尔维亚的比较分析

大众电视一直对军队生活和男性士兵着迷。然而，女兵的形象往往吸引较少的关注，尽管她在战场上，在军事行动中，作为军队生活的一部分的重要作用。因此，在军事电视剧中加入女兵的问题需要特别关注。在以色列和塞尔维亚盛行的文化军国主义提供了一个独特的机会来研究女兵是如何在流行电视剧中表现出来的。为了解读电视上的女兵形象，我们对两部受欢迎的电视剧(一部来自以色列，另一部来自塞尔维亚)进行了后女权主义研究。这一分析表明，在这两部热门电视剧中，女兵都是有魅力、打扮得体的女性，即使在严重的军事危机时刻，她们也能成功地保持女性的审美。同时，她们坚持自己的女性个性和选择的自由。也许最重要的是，她们将“我”与“我们”、个性与集体、道德立场与个人承诺、女性气质与男性气质混合在一起，成为当代女权主义困境的缩影。

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