[The representation of women questions]

[The representation of women questions]

1. who wrote about the ''final girl'' in 1992?

Carol J. Clover wrote about the final girl theory in 1992.

2. In what book did they write about the ''final girl'' ?

 The final girl theory was written about in the book Men Women and chainsaws.

3. List three traits of the ''final girl'' 

Gender neutral name with a tom boyish attitude. Not as interested in sex and romance as other female characters in the movie and is almost always a virgin.

4. Who wrote about existing research on women's roles in media texts in 1983?

Jeremy Tunstall wrote about women's roles in 1983 narrowing it down to 4 main roles.

5. What were the 4 roles mentioned?

Domestic. Sexual. Consumer. marital.

6.In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but what ratio?

Men out numbered women two to one on screen.

7. What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females were more equal?

The only genre on TV at the time with equal male and female leads were TV adverts, however men were still show to be more dominant over women.

8. Name one of the three problems with the findings?

One of the problems as just mentioned is that women were still being represented as someone to be looked at as an object not doing 'real jobs' like the men presented in the same adverts.

9. Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is 'more progressive' than Lara Croft (TR)?

This is because Ripley is represented as a tom boyish character who is strong and independent, she also isn't looked at as a sex object anywhere in the move. Lara Croft on the other hand although shes still this bad ass female lead the why she dresses and acts still represents her as a sex object even though shes a strong female lead.

10. What are the 3 'C's when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?

Magazines aimed at women fit into 2 categories - beauty and fashion and getting a man, and in these they deal with the three 'C's cooking, cleaning and caring.

11. Who wrote Visual pleasure and narrative cinema?  

A feminist Laura Mulvey wrote the essay Visual pleasure and narrative cinema in 1973 and published it in 1975.

12.(Briefly) describe what its meant by the 'male gaze' 

The male gaze s where a movie is shot using angles and scenes that promote female characters as a sex object or as something to look at as eye candy for male viewers using long shots to show body parts.

13. Give an example.
An example of the male gaze is the dancing scene in cabin of the woods. The camera focuses heavily on her legs and hips during this scene showing lots of skin to appeal to a male audience in a sexually suggesting way.

14. Which magazine removes the male centerfold in the 1980s?

Cosmopolitan was the magazine to do this.