The Challenge and Subversion of Modern Chinese Women : A Case Study of the Chinese TV Series Nothing but Thirty
중국 드라마 <겨우, 서른>은 “여성소재(女題材)” 열풍을 일으킨 작품으로 작가, 인 물, 관객 측면에서 모두 여성 주체성이 돋보인 작품으로 평가받는다. 본고는 작품 속 여성 목소리를 통해 여성의 주체성이 어떻게 구현되었는지 살펴보았다. 주인공들의 내레이션과 방백을 분석한 결과, 드라마 <겨우, 서른>은 기존 여성에게 부과되었던 신체와 일치된 목소리, 비자발적 발화, 비의미적 발화와 같은 특징을 거부하고, 여성 의 목소리에 더 많은 권한을 부여함으로써 중국 현대 여성의 주체성을 드러낸다. 또 한, 시청자를 향한 주인공들의 방백은 시청자를 대화의 청자로 끌어들이며 그들과 강한 유대감을 형성하고, 새로운 ‘여성’ 목소리를 확립하는데 기여한다.
The Chinese TV drama Nothing but Thirty (2020), written by a female author, achieved excellent ratings and topicality at the time of its broadcast, and it sparked a fascination with female themes. It centered around three female protagonists who are about to turn 30, and recounted themes of marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth. The show has received praise from female audiences. This paper explores how female subjectivity is reflected through the female voice in the TV drama of interest. The analysis of the narrations and asides of the female protagonists showed that the women’s voices are separated from their bodies and that they speak from an omniscient perspective, gaining more power than men. In contrast to traditional drama, Nothing but Thirty can persuade audiences to become listeners and form a strong bond with the female characters by engaging in active dialogue with viewers. Thus, rather than conventionally portraying female perspectives, the TV drama separates women’s voices from their bodies and empowers narrators and editors to demonstrate the subjectivity of modern Chinese women.