Who are the pirates? Somali piracy and environmental justice in Alakrana, Stolen Seas and Captain Phillips

This article seeks to analyze three interrelated texts, specifically theSpanish miniseriesAlakrana(2011), the independent US documentaryfilmStolen Seas, and the Hollywood big-budget productionCaptainPhillips(2013), which, though produced in very different contexts, dealt with comparable transnational issues. All three of them werebased on real events, namely the hijacking of a merchant boat or fishingtrawler by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. This analysis will be pri-marily carried out from an ecocritical perspective but will also takeinto account the ways in which different generic parameters, in..

Myths of romantic love and gender-based violence in the fan forum of the spanish teen series Los Protegidos

By analysing the fan forum of a popular Spanish teen series aimed at young people, Los Protegidos (2010-2012), this study explores how stereotypical myths and beliefs about romantic love are maintained. The article interprets comments made by Spanish fans of the series about the reactions and behaviours of the leading couple. We found that fan forum participants evaluate the couple’s behaviour according to gender stereotypes. They justify the male character’s aggressive behaviour towards the female character and blame her for her mistreatment. Based on the analysis results, we reflect on the perpetuation of myths that justify violence in romantic relationships.This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain with a doctoral grant –code BES-2011–045450–