Utvandrarna, förr och nu : En jämförande studie om genus och etnicitet i filmerna.

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether contemporary norms have influenced the content and design of three selected films based on gender and ethnicity. The selected films are Utvandrarna (1971), Nybyggarna (1972) and Utvandrarna (2021). In addition to the films, there are three newspapers that have been used as a complement to the films, they are Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet. Furthermore, other secondary sources have been used to support the study in the form of background information on what gender and ethnicity looked like during the two time periods in Sweden, as well as previous research that will be used to deepen the analysis and draw parallels to this study. Some of the most important results that emerge are that contemporary standards have had a great impact on the design and content of the films. But not as much as it was thought, in the first time period, feminism is only reflected in Ulrika, the parish whore. In the later period, it is mainly the daughter and Karl-Oskar who stand for contemporary norms and descriptions within the gender and ethnicity perspective. But Kristina follows them after a scene that changed her perception of life.