DIGITAL FEMINISM AND SOFTNESS AS RESILIENCE: A MULTIMODAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF GENDERED COPING MECHANISMS IN GREEN TV’S WORKING WOMEN

Authors

  • Shahroon Ijaz A postgraduate researcher in English Literature at Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan. She has published work in reputable national outlets, including Dawn newspaper. Author
  • Rizwan Jamil MPhil English Literature Student at Department of English, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan. Bridging cultures through language, he teaches English Literature with a global sensibility, preparing minds for the rigours of IELTS, GCSE, SHSAT, and OSSLT with intellectual depth and inspired devotion. Author

Abstract

Working Woman on Green TV is a Pakistani series in which six women protagonists navigate the hostilities of the society to exercise their agency using different mediums including social media and employment. This Pakistani television series Working Women portrays six different women characters and their struggle for independence in a society that is patriarchal in nature. Although the characters come from different cultures and social backgrounds, the series portrays women’s lives in a common hostel; from their struggles to the hostilities, they face and how ultimately, they triumph as they try to gain agency over their lives. This research focuses on Working Women applying Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis (SF-MDA) with special attention to Digital Feminism by Kaitlynn Mendes, Jessica Ringrose, and Jessalynn Keller and Soft Femme Theory by Andi Schwartz. SF-MDA is used to analyse the series’ visuals, language, and sound to investigate how these elements work together to tell stories of defiance and fortitude.

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Published

2025-06-30

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 02 (2025): (JALT)

Section

Articles