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Masculinity In Teen Drama

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As mentioned above, as it is a subject that I am passionate about, it is far to be my initial contact with the content and there is a risk of being subjective, reinforced by the fact I will be the only researcher. To overcome these issues, I will make sure I analyze the content with a new eye and new perspective. Furthermore, I am planning to work closely with my supervisor, to make sure he/she proofreads and keeps an eye on the impartiality. If needed, I will also be able to appeal some other students to check my work. In addition, my approach is under a feminist angle; one limitation could be that I am not taking a look at the representation of masculinity within this new genre. To remedy it, I will try to analyze at some point the masculinity in comparison with the femininity; identify their interactions or differences in outline.
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