GHOST, MONSTER, SKULL: POP CULTURE VALUES IN THE AMERICAN TELEVISION SERIES "WEDNESDAY"

Abstract

The work is devoted to observations of the phenomenon of modern mass culture, which is in demand by viewers on the Internet - the television series "Wednesday", created by order of the «Netflix» streaming service, for children and youth audiences. The author analyzes in detail the gothic elements underlying the fantastic plot scheme, intertextual inclusions in the idea of film writers, in particular, the work of E.A. Poe, motifs from the novels by M. Shelley and R. Stevenson and Old Testament allusions, as well as possible parallels with the equally popular a decade ago with the Harry Potter series. Attention is paid to the genre forms of mass culture, the thriller and the detective story, which were clearly used by the script authors in their work on the TV series "Wednesday". The value orientations of modern public life in the United States, which are reflected in popular culture, are considered in detail.

For citation:
Kornilova, E N. (2023). Ghost, monster, skull: pop culture values in the american television series "Wednesday". Experience industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies (EISCRT), 3 (4), 116-148. (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2023-3(4)-116-148