“Do You See Me Now?” Gender, Glocalization, and the Strategic Appropriation of Gulf Tropes in Netflix’s The Exchange
Published online on May 27, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
This article examinesThe Exchange(2023), Netflix’s first Kuwaiti original series, as an example of how the platform negotiates cultural specificity within an environment shaped by regulatory oversight and representational constraint. Set in Kuwait’s ...
This article examinesThe Exchange(2023), Netflix’s first Kuwaiti original series, as an example of how the platform negotiates cultural specificity within an environment shaped by regulatory oversight and representational constraint. Set in Kuwait’s ...