Gender representation
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- Created by: Kelly
- Created on: 10-12-14 18:14
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- Gender
- Question example/possible question example
- Using your own detailed examples, explore representation of gender in the Media today
- Would be worth 30 marks
- Text we've studied that can be related to this example question
- Tomb Raider (2013), Square Enix
- Lara Croft
- Able to take care of herself
- Calls for help at the beginning of the game
- Generally portrayed in a positive light
- She's a University grad
- Resourceful
- She's a University grad
- Lara Croft
- Attack the Block. (2011) Joe Cornish
- Sam
- First impressions from the first eight minutes of the film
- Left being vulnerable after being Moses' mugging
- Nurse
- Largely dominated by females
- Can somewhat in with maternal instict
- How she cares for Pest's leg
- Can somewhat in with maternal instict
- Dennis is the one to reveal this
- Largely dominated by females
- Goes against the female archtype
- By swearing
- Pest telling her 'You have a potty mouth, man'
- Females aren't meant to swear, considered 'unlady-like'
- By swearing
- First impressions from the first eight minutes of the film
- Moses
- Showing typical 'alpha male' behavior
- Others in his gang look to him for confirmation
- 'Allow it,'
- Leader of his gang
- How he goes to chase the first Alien
- 'I’m chasin’ that down. I’m killin’ that. Watch.
- Shows his violent strike. An typical male attribute
- Fits one of the criteria in Kivells
- 'The Box'
- Fits one of the criteria in Kivells
- Shows his violent strike. An typical male attribute
- 'I’m chasin’ that down. I’m killin’ that. Watch.
- Telling Sam 'Don't **** with me, get me?'
- Others in his gang look to him for confirmation
- Showing typical 'alpha male' behavior
- Sam
- The Last of Us. (2013) Naughtydog
- Ellie
- Female
- Violent
- Swears
- Attacks Joel upon meeting him
- Violent
- Goes from damsel in distress to complex, hardened survior
- Male gaze
- Made into a ****** object by David
- Log Cabin scene
- Made into a ****** object by David
- Stubborn
- 'Autumn Part' of the game
- 'Then ****ing walk!'
- 'Autumn Part' of the game
- Joel
- Prior to the spread of the virus, Joe was some type of contractor
- Was 'the bread winner'
- Aggressive and protective
- 'Move!' tells Ellie to move so he can shoot the approaching men during the University play sequen ce
- Comforts Ellie
- After David
- Comforts Ellie
- 'Move!' tells Ellie to move so he can shoot the approaching men during the University play sequen ce
- Surrogate Father to Ellie
- Authortive
- Prior to the spread of the virus, Joe was some type of contractor
- 'Everyone I ever cared for has either died or left me. Everyone- ****ing except you!"
- Shows her dependence
- Female
- Joel
- Prior to the spread of the virus, Joe was some type of contractor
- Was 'the bread winner'
- Aggressive and protective
- 'Move!' tells Ellie to move so he can shoot the approaching men during the University play sequen ce
- Comforts Ellie
- After David
- Comforts Ellie
- 'Move!' tells Ellie to move so he can shoot the approaching men during the University play sequen ce
- Surrogate Father to Ellie
- Authortive
- Prior to the spread of the virus, Joe was some type of contractor
- Sarah
- Female
- Joel takes care of her
- Female
- Ellie
- Tomb Raider (2013), Square Enix
- Using your own detailed examples, explore representation of gender in the Media today
- Things to possibly think about
- 'The Box'
- 'The Other'
- Female
- Meaning to be different, to be feared, to be defeated and controlled
- Lauara Mulvey 'male gaze'
- The Be3chdal Test
- Question example/possible question example
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