Re-establishing Class Privilege: The Ideological Uses of Middle and Working-Class Female Characters in Downton Abbey

This paper argues that the British period drama Downton Abbey, which aired between 2010 and 2015 and encountered worldwide success, uses working class and middle-class female characters to promote the aristocracy and conservative ideas, while hiding behind historical accuracy and seemingly progre...

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Main Author: Laetitia Kevers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of English Studies 2017-10-01
Series:Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/26-1-articles/Anglica_26-1_LKevers_221-234.pdf