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You should produce a 2000 word viewing diary which presents a critical reflection on your
experience of viewing of a maximum of THREE television case studies. If you wish, you
may focus on one series as a case study, but you must then examine more than one episode of
that series.
Core element Chosen: Times
Case Studies Chosen: Delhi Crime (Netflix, 2019)
In this viewing diary, I will be reflecting and recording my developing ideas surrounding the
representation of societal issues in two impactful episodes from Delhi Crime (Netflix, 2019)
directed by Richie Mehta. Particularly, I will be considering the development of my
judgements surrounding Mehta’s choices to successfully and sensitively present a traumatic
event on television. Central to my argument is recognising televisions evolution by recording
my evolving opinions on Mehta’s conveyment of societal issues in his depiction of the
investigation into the 2012 gang rape in Delhi, commonly referred to as the Nirbhaya case.
This development of my ideas is subsequent to further readings surrounding the contexts of
the series followed by repeated viewings with these alternative arguments in mind. As a
Netflix original crime drama series, Delhi Crime became “one of the flagship shows for
Netflix India” (Mukherjee) and gave him a platform to stream globally (Bhargava). This
therefore spread awareness on the investigation itself as well as addressing ongoing societal
issues in India. Furthermore, in this viewing diary, I will be analysing how Mehta has
captured the extent in which the true story behind Delhi Crime “changed the country’s pscyhe
forever” (qtd in Hampton 2020) and how the social, political and cultural forces impacted
Mehta’s representation of this case.
You should produce a 2000 word viewing diary which presents a critical reflection on your
experience of viewing of a maximum of THREE television case studies. If you wish, you
may focus on one series as a case study, but you must then examine more than one episode of
that series.
Core element Chosen: Times
Case Studies Chosen: Delhi Crime (Netflix, 2019)
In this viewing diary, I will be reflecting and recording my developing ideas surrounding the
representation of societal issues in two impactful episodes from Delhi Crime (Netflix, 2019)
directed by Richie Mehta. Particularly, I will be considering the development of my
judgements surrounding Mehta’s choices to successfully and sensitively present a traumatic
event on television. Central to my argument is recognising televisions evolution by recording
my evolving opinions on Mehta’s conveyment of societal issues in his depiction of the
investigation into the 2012 gang rape in Delhi, commonly referred to as the Nirbhaya case.
This development of my ideas is subsequent to further readings surrounding the contexts of
the series followed by repeated viewings with these alternative arguments in mind. As a
Netflix original crime drama series, Delhi Crime became “one of the flagship shows for
Netflix India” (Mukherjee) and gave him a platform to stream globally (Bhargava). This
therefore spread awareness on the investigation itself as well as addressing ongoing societal
issues in India. Furthermore, in this viewing diary, I will be analysing how Mehta has
captured the extent in which the true story behind Delhi Crime “changed the country’s pscyhe
forever” (qtd in Hampton 2020) and how the social, political and cultural forces impacted
Mehta’s representation of this case.
