Έμφυλες αναπαραστάσεις σε δραματικά κείμενα για το θέατρο ανήλικων θεατών την περίοδο 2015-2021

Abstract

This article concerns a research on gender representations in dramatic texts intended for young audiences. It has been based on the master’s degree thesis of Ms. Asimina Charalampous, supervised by Ms. Maria Dimaki-Zora. Twenty original plays, intended for young audiences, written by Greek male and female dramatists, were selected. These were published in the period 2015–2021. Our interest focused on the way gender was represented, the existence of gender stereotypes and the possible reproduction of inequalities. In addition, we investigated the presence of this type of stereotypes in the way gender has been represented in modern Greek drama for young audiences over time. The conclusions we have reached demonstrate that some progress has been made in the way gender is represented in recent dramatic production, since there are plays in which the girl is the “acting subject” or has positive characteristics that traditionally identify with the male gender. Unfortunately, however, these cases are the exception. In the vast majority of plays under examination, stereotypical representations of man and woman, boy and girl dominate and reproduce sexist norms and patriarchal notions.