Applying Stuart Halls representation theory to Glee

Glee is an American musical drama, set in high school. It follows Mr. Schue, a Spanish teacher and the school's drama/ choir group "The New Directions" and discusses all challenges teenagers go through in high school. Written and Produced by Ryan Murphy (who went on to write American Horror Story and Scream Queens), it aired for six seasons between its debut in 2009 to 2015. It won awards such as six Emmys out of 32 nominations, 4 Golden Globes out of 9 nominations and 14 teen choice awards out of 30 nominations.

Gaining recognition for its self awareness and ridiculous plots, people found comfort in the comedy of the show as it also balances real serious themes. The show is most known for its music, musical theatre-esque covers of well known songs such as Don't Stop Believing, Smooth Criminal and even Radiohead's Creep. The show owns its ridiculousness, totaling over 700 covers, some of these reaching over 100 million streams on Spotify to this day.

The show follows characters Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michelle), Finn Hudson (Corey Monteith), Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and many many more. The show having so many main characters gives the opportunity to represent many people and communities. The show highlights, LGBT issues and characters, there is Downs syndrome representation, deals with racism and even abuse. However are these issues discuss with car and depth or is it attacked with quick stereotypes for a dramatic plot?

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