Maxine De Wulf Helskens
Biographic Data
| ID | 1304575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maxine De Wulf Helskens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maxine De Wulf |
| FAMILY NAME | Helskens |
| SIGNATURE | HELSKENS M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7289-191X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Superheroes, Bathrobe Journalists and Cowboys
This study extends the exploration of fiction as meta-journalistic discourse beyond American contexts and general audiences by focusing on how Flemish (Belgian) journalists perceive and engage with fictional representations of journalism. It examines how these journalists interact with portrayals of their profession in fiction and whether these interactions reinforce or challenge existing discourses related to the construction and maintenance of …
Decoding Fictional Journalism
Employing a diary-interview method, this study delved into how Flemish audiences make sense of fictional journalism series originating from various production contexts. Initially, it corroborated the prevalence of an overarching journalism discourse largely influenced by American fiction but extending to non-American narratives. However, participants’ engagement with this discourse did not exclude critical evaluation. They notably differentiated …
Veteran journalists and “vieilles filles
This study set out to understand how representational practices of journalism and age congregate in the fiction movie The French Dispatch. Employing textual analysis, we found that the film engages with three overlapping tropes in which journalism and age congregate. First, it represents journalists as different from “normal civilians” especially in their state of loneliness which is a constant throughout the narrative. This difference narrative …
Media Circus and Mass Hysteria
By undertaking a textual analysis of five Flemish (Belgium) television series, this study contributes to the broader understanding of European journalism fiction. The findings underscore a prevailing negative representation of journalism, emphasizing commercial interests and portraying news outlets as disruptive forces in democratic processes. As such, the Flemish series advocate for a collaborative relationship between news media and government …
Journalistic Practices in Difficult Times
This study sets out to understand how journalism is represented in the Danish fiction series Borgen and the Spanish series El Caso: Crónica de Sucesos. The aim is to provide an understanding of how journalism is conceptualized in non-American fiction. Through textual analysis, we found out that Borgen (years 2010 and up) represents a generational and evolutionary conflict in which journalistic values are restrained by political and commercial imp…
Repackaged sob sisters and outsiders within
Female and minority journalists in fiction movies and series are underrepresented and often framed as emotional, unstable, inexperienced, and unprofessional. These representations reiterate and preserve existing inequalities in Western newsrooms in which female and minority journalists face many obstacles ranging from the glass ceiling to a gender pay gap. However, these representations also have the potential to subvert and challenge existing st…
Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial
This study set out to understand how student audiences make sense of fictional representations of journalism in television series. To do so, we conducted five focus groups with American students. First, participants expressed a need for more diversity in representations of journalism in terms of narratives and characters as they see fiction as a complementary source of information on the profession. They relied on non-fictional reference media, n…
Superheroines and superstereotypes? Queer postfeminism, intersectionality and female superheroes in Supergirl
Since the new millennium, there has been a remarkable increase in audio-visual adaptations of superhero comic books (Garcia-Escriva, 2018). Whereas these adaptations used to include predominantly male superheroes, they have started to feature more female superheroes (Curtis & Cardo, 2018). An increase, however, does not imply diverse and rounded representations, since women in superhero movies tend to be depicted in stereotypical and sexualized w…
Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial
This study set out to understand how student audiences make sense of fictional representations of journalism in television series. To do so, we conducted five focus groups with American students. First, participants expressed a need for more diversity in representations of journalism in terms of narratives and characters as they see fiction as a complementary source of information on the profession. They relied on non-fictional reference media, n…
Journalistic Practices in Difficult Times
This study sets out to understand how journalism is represented in the Danish fiction series Borgen and the Spanish series El Caso: Crónica de Sucesos. The aim is to provide an understanding of how journalism is conceptualized in non-American fiction. Through textual analysis, we found out that Borgen (years 2010 and up) represents a generational and evolutionary conflict in which journalistic values are restrained by political and commercial imp…
Repackaged sob sisters and outsiders within
Female and minority journalists in fiction movies and series are underrepresented and often framed as emotional, unstable, inexperienced, and unprofessional. These representations reiterate and preserve existing inequalities in Western newsrooms in which female and minority journalists face many obstacles ranging from the glass ceiling to a gender pay gap. However, these representations also have the potential to subvert and challenge existing st…
Media Circus and Mass Hysteria
By undertaking a textual analysis of five Flemish (Belgium) television series, this study contributes to the broader understanding of European journalism fiction. The findings underscore a prevailing negative representation of journalism, emphasizing commercial interests and portraying news outlets as disruptive forces in democratic processes. As such, the Flemish series advocate for a collaborative relationship between news media and government …
Superheroines and superstereotypes? Queer postfeminism, intersectionality and female superheroes in Supergirl
Since the new millennium, there has been a remarkable increase in audio-visual adaptations of superhero comic books (Garcia-Escriva, 2018). Whereas these adaptations used to include predominantly male superheroes, they have started to feature more female superheroes (Curtis & Cardo, 2018). An increase, however, does not imply diverse and rounded representations, since women in superhero movies tend to be depicted in stereotypical and sexualized w…
Repackaged sob sisters and outsiders within
Female and minority journalists in fiction movies and series are underrepresented and often framed as emotional, unstable, inexperienced, and unprofessional. These representations reiterate and preserve existing inequalities in Western newsrooms in which female and minority journalists face many obstacles ranging from the glass ceiling to a gender pay gap. However, these representations also have the potential to subvert and challenge existing st…
Fast-paced,' ‘snakey' and ‘commercial
This study set out to understand how student audiences make sense of fictional representations of journalism in television series. To do so, we conducted five focus groups with American students. First, participants expressed a need for more diversity in representations of journalism in terms of narratives and characters as they see fiction as a complementary source of information on the profession. They relied on non-fictional reference media, n…
Media Circus and Mass Hysteria
By undertaking a textual analysis of five Flemish (Belgium) television series, this study contributes to the broader understanding of European journalism fiction. The findings underscore a prevailing negative representation of journalism, emphasizing commercial interests and portraying news outlets as disruptive forces in democratic processes. As such, the Flemish series advocate for a collaborative relationship between news media and government …
Journalistic Practices in Difficult Times
This study sets out to understand how journalism is represented in the Danish fiction series Borgen and the Spanish series El Caso: Crónica de Sucesos. The aim is to provide an understanding of how journalism is conceptualized in non-American fiction. Through textual analysis, we found out that Borgen (years 2010 and up) represents a generational and evolutionary conflict in which journalistic values are restrained by political and commercial imp…
Superheroes, Bathrobe Journalists and Cowboys
This study extends the exploration of fiction as meta-journalistic discourse beyond American contexts and general audiences by focusing on how Flemish (Belgian) journalists perceive and engage with fictional representations of journalism. It examines how these journalists interact with portrayals of their profession in fiction and whether these interactions reinforce or challenge existing discourses related to the construction and maintenance of …
Decoding Fictional Journalism
Employing a diary-interview method, this study delved into how Flemish audiences make sense of fictional journalism series originating from various production contexts. Initially, it corroborated the prevalence of an overarching journalism discourse largely influenced by American fiction but extending to non-American narratives. However, participants’ engagement with this discourse did not exclude critical evaluation. They notably differentiated …
Veteran journalists and “vieilles filles
This study set out to understand how representational practices of journalism and age congregate in the fiction movie The French Dispatch. Employing textual analysis, we found that the film engages with three overlapping tropes in which journalism and age congregate. First, it represents journalists as different from “normal civilians” especially in their state of loneliness which is a constant throughout the narrative. This difference narrative …
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Journalism (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Representation (politics (4 works)