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Mean Girls (Sofia)
How are teenagers represented in Mean Girls?
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Sex & the City (Iena)
How does Sex and the City provide representations of women that challenge what they once were, and what does it suggest that they are becoming?
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America's Next Top Model (Roohdip)
Relates to my independant study as it focuses on female representation combining with reality
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Mean Girls (Anita)
How are teenage girls represented in Mean Girls?
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The Stepford Wives (John)
How are women represented in the media and how has their roles changed over time? Looking especially at The Stepford Wives.
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Mean Girls (Pardeep)
Focuses on the question i am focusing on
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Kidulthood (Alliya)
Teenage representation
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Charlies Angels (Heena)
represntation on women
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Sex & the City (Bushara)
Representation of women
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Notes on The Gaze
Involved media theorist
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Sunday 25 November 2007
10 *Key Words* related to my independent study
Dominant Ideology
The belief system that serves the interests of the dominant ruling elite withina society, generally accepted as a common sense by the majority and reproduced in mainstream media texts. In Mean Girls there are a few dominat ideologies to do with the teenage lifestyle.
Demographics
Information concerning the social status, class, gendre and age of the population. Audience profiles use demographic information, the best known system being the ABC1 scale.
Eyeline Match
a type of editing that maintains the eyeline or level when cutting from a charachter to what the character see's. The effect of the edit is to create a sense that what the camera sees is what the character sees. Cady has a flashback to what is not the real world so we are seeing what she is seeing.
Bibliography
the section at the end of a media project that lists all the information sources. A bibliography should be presented systematically using the Harvard system (author, date, title and publisher). A filmography or list of films researched should include the films title, the director and date of release. Television references should include the producer, title, series, broadcast channel and date of transmission. Internet references should include the address of the file.
Big Ten
The ten major hollywood film studios: Twentieth Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayar (MGM), Dreamworks. Miramax, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema, Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Brothers. Mean girls is made by one of the top 10 major Hollywood film studios: Paramount
Gender
Psychological and cultural aspects of behaviour associated with masculinity and femininity, acquired through socialisation, in accordance with the expectations of a particular society. Representations of gender increasingly challenge traditional concepts of masculinity and femininity. Girl power, launched as a marketing device for the Spice Girls in the early 1990's, created new role models of asserive young women, rejecting the traditional passive female role
Mulvey, Laura (1941):
Feminist academic and media and film critic, responsible for developing theories of the male gaze in her 1975 essay 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'. Key media theorist for my independant study on Mean Girls
Pluralism
the veiw that where a society is comprised of a wider range of social and ethnic groups with different values, political and ideological beleifs, representations by the media will naturally reflect the diversity. There are many different ethnic group that are being typically represented in Mean Girls
Post Feminism
Part of the post modern perspective whcih takes the achievments of feminism for granted and veiws it as ineffective in explaining the current condition of women and the many identity cpoices they face
Teen Movie
a film directed at a target audience of teenagers and addressing teenage intrests and experience in areas such as sexual identity, values and rights of passage from school yeard into adulthood
The belief system that serves the interests of the dominant ruling elite withina society, generally accepted as a common sense by the majority and reproduced in mainstream media texts. In Mean Girls there are a few dominat ideologies to do with the teenage lifestyle.
Demographics
Information concerning the social status, class, gendre and age of the population. Audience profiles use demographic information, the best known system being the ABC1 scale.
Eyeline Match
a type of editing that maintains the eyeline or level when cutting from a charachter to what the character see's. The effect of the edit is to create a sense that what the camera sees is what the character sees. Cady has a flashback to what is not the real world so we are seeing what she is seeing.
Bibliography
the section at the end of a media project that lists all the information sources. A bibliography should be presented systematically using the Harvard system (author, date, title and publisher). A filmography or list of films researched should include the films title, the director and date of release. Television references should include the producer, title, series, broadcast channel and date of transmission. Internet references should include the address of the file.
Big Ten
The ten major hollywood film studios: Twentieth Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayar (MGM), Dreamworks. Miramax, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema, Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Brothers. Mean girls is made by one of the top 10 major Hollywood film studios: Paramount
Gender
Psychological and cultural aspects of behaviour associated with masculinity and femininity, acquired through socialisation, in accordance with the expectations of a particular society. Representations of gender increasingly challenge traditional concepts of masculinity and femininity. Girl power, launched as a marketing device for the Spice Girls in the early 1990's, created new role models of asserive young women, rejecting the traditional passive female role
Mulvey, Laura (1941):
Feminist academic and media and film critic, responsible for developing theories of the male gaze in her 1975 essay 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'. Key media theorist for my independant study on Mean Girls
Pluralism
the veiw that where a society is comprised of a wider range of social and ethnic groups with different values, political and ideological beleifs, representations by the media will naturally reflect the diversity. There are many different ethnic group that are being typically represented in Mean Girls
Post Feminism
Part of the post modern perspective whcih takes the achievments of feminism for granted and veiws it as ineffective in explaining the current condition of women and the many identity cpoices they face
Teen Movie
a film directed at a target audience of teenagers and addressing teenage intrests and experience in areas such as sexual identity, values and rights of passage from school yeard into adulthood
Thursday 22 November 2007
The cinema book:2nd edition (Pam Cook) *Blog Buddy Task
Laura Mulvey
questions about the place of women in the media in terms of broadcast and production and also the place of women in films and their role.
Chuck Kleinhan(1978)
argues that, in the piling on of domestic conflict and disaster, in its concenration on the personal sphere, home, family and womens problems and its closeness to real life
Kleinhan see's the family as a product of capitalist social relations residing in the split betweenproductive and reproductive life
Mulvey: it is in patriarchy that the pertinent and irresolvable contradictions lie. Ideologial contradiction is the over mainspring and specific content of melodrama, not a hidden, unconcious threat. The patriarchal need for coexistence with women which produces the crisis melodrama seeks to alleviate.
"She insists on the real contradictions of patriarchal ideology or women, rather than theirmetaphorical signifiance for menMulvey begins to show how melodrama can both function for patriarchal ends, bringing about a narrative resolution of its contradictions and at the same time perform a quite different function for women: offering a satisfaction of recognising those conradictions, usually suppresed"
Leads Mulvey to distinguish between those films which are coloured by a female protagonist's dominating point of veiw and those which deal with male Oedipha problems by examining tensions in family and between sex and generations
Womens pictures variousy known as 'Weepies', 'Sudsers', 'Four handkercheif pictured' etc.., were tailored to the female matinee audience, generally deriving from womensmagazine fiction or novelettes and had a tangential relation
questions about the place of women in the media in terms of broadcast and production and also the place of women in films and their role.
Chuck Kleinhan(1978)
argues that, in the piling on of domestic conflict and disaster, in its concenration on the personal sphere, home, family and womens problems and its closeness to real life
Kleinhan see's the family as a product of capitalist social relations residing in the split betweenproductive and reproductive life
Mulvey: it is in patriarchy that the pertinent and irresolvable contradictions lie. Ideologial contradiction is the over mainspring and specific content of melodrama, not a hidden, unconcious threat. The patriarchal need for coexistence with women which produces the crisis melodrama seeks to alleviate.
"She insists on the real contradictions of patriarchal ideology or women, rather than theirmetaphorical signifiance for menMulvey begins to show how melodrama can both function for patriarchal ends, bringing about a narrative resolution of its contradictions and at the same time perform a quite different function for women: offering a satisfaction of recognising those conradictions, usually suppresed"
Leads Mulvey to distinguish between those films which are coloured by a female protagonist's dominating point of veiw and those which deal with male Oedipha problems by examining tensions in family and between sex and generations
Womens pictures variousy known as 'Weepies', 'Sudsers', 'Four handkercheif pictured' etc.., were tailored to the female matinee audience, generally deriving from womensmagazine fiction or novelettes and had a tangential relation
Monday 19 November 2007
Blog buddy: Jalna
The areas of research we will be working on are :
Theorists especially Feminist theories such as Laura Mulvey
The history of Women in the media and how they are represented including important dates
Other films and programmes that interprete women in different ways.
Theorists especially Feminist theories such as Laura Mulvey
The history of Women in the media and how they are represented including important dates
Other films and programmes that interprete women in different ways.
Sunday 11 November 2007
Task 9
Blog Buddies..
Short summary of Jalna's study
How have attitudes towards homosexulaity changed in particular reference to sugar rush
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues and debates)
We both talk about representation of women whcih is useful to me as that is the main subject of my study so it will help me further develop in my study, and also contemporary lifesytle is mentioned which links to my study as it is all about how recent socila culture affects these representations
What you have learned from looking at each others study that might be useful
Her historial wider and social context info is very useful to me which i have learned from as my study does not contain as much info on that.
Short summary of Jasmit's study
The representation of teenagers in particular reference to mean girls
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues and debates)
Everything on her blog is useful to my study as we are doing the same topic and same text. everything overlaps, reveiws and key words and information sources are particularly useful to me as i can find out useful books to research from.
What you have learned from looking at each others study that might be useful
i know of more sources of information and where to get useful information from such as useful websites that include reveiws and articles on representation on teenagers in mean girls
Short summary of Jalna's study
How have attitudes towards homosexulaity changed in particular reference to sugar rush
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues and debates)
We both talk about representation of women whcih is useful to me as that is the main subject of my study so it will help me further develop in my study, and also contemporary lifesytle is mentioned which links to my study as it is all about how recent socila culture affects these representations
What you have learned from looking at each others study that might be useful
Her historial wider and social context info is very useful to me which i have learned from as my study does not contain as much info on that.
Short summary of Jasmit's study
The representation of teenagers in particular reference to mean girls
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues and debates)
Everything on her blog is useful to my study as we are doing the same topic and same text. everything overlaps, reveiws and key words and information sources are particularly useful to me as i can find out useful books to research from.
What you have learned from looking at each others study that might be useful
i know of more sources of information and where to get useful information from such as useful websites that include reveiws and articles on representation on teenagers in mean girls
BooK ResearcH
BOOK RESEARCH
1. Jackson, Stevi (1993): Womens Studies, A Reader. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: Harvester Whealsheaf.
Useful section called Women in the Media (Women and Television) presents the idea that the media is dominated by males and there are less female veiws broadcast in contemporary media.
2. Turner, Graeme (2002): The Film Cultures Reader. New York, USA: Routledge.
Mentions a turn in female cultures including beaty culture and how it is being faded out to make females play more masculine roles to change stereotypes.
3. Cook, Pam (1993): Women and film, a sight and sound reader. 5 Montague Road, London: British Film Institute.
This is about how female film makers are trying to go against the female sex symbol stereotype and tease the male audience into watching films that are not degrading to women but are still sexy in their own way (Annie Sprinkle)
4. Levy, Ariel (2006): Female Chauvanistic Pigs. Kingsway, London: Pocket Books.
Gives an example of a text (Sex in the City) and a potential text for me to talk about in my independant study. Gives the stereotypes which it creates and also the lifestyle and ideology it creates for adolescent minds
5. Walter, Natasha (1998): The New Feminism. Lancaster Place, London: Little Brown.
Talks about womens roles back in the day and how they were expected to be good housewives and involved in family life and to have no job and talks about how the 'new man' as well as modern women are trying to challenege that in contemporary media and also in society.
6. Moore, Susan (1993): Sexuality in Adolescence. New York, USA: Routledge.
How adult behaviour influences adolescence. Also how media models promote sex which is resulting in young teenagers being involved in sex at a early stage in their lives.
7. Murphey, Peter F (2004): Feminism & Masculinities. New York, USA: Oxford United Press.
See's the change in masculinity and femisnism over the years and how it had come from dominance in males to males beings perceived as victims in media.
8.Tooley James (2002): The Miseducation of Women. York Road, London: Continium.
This goes back to the early days of the stereoptye of women and how men and women both pick particular subjects according to their gendre which stereotyped both male n females.
9. Wood, DR. Gary W. (2005): Sex, Lies and Stereotypes. Edgewere Road, London: New Holland Publishers
This focuses on how women and men are shown what they should look like or how they should act and how to fit into their gendre roles (Which they are given). Shows consequences of stereotyping and trying to fit into the role in which you are given.
10. Kaveney, Roz (2006): Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars'. 6 Salem Road, London: I.B Tauris & Co Ltd.
This looks into different types of Teen movies from the 1980's to todays popular teen movies and how they all generate a false lifestyle and hope for our youth today.
1. Jackson, Stevi (1993): Womens Studies, A Reader. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: Harvester Whealsheaf.
Useful section called Women in the Media (Women and Television) presents the idea that the media is dominated by males and there are less female veiws broadcast in contemporary media.
2. Turner, Graeme (2002): The Film Cultures Reader. New York, USA: Routledge.
Mentions a turn in female cultures including beaty culture and how it is being faded out to make females play more masculine roles to change stereotypes.
3. Cook, Pam (1993): Women and film, a sight and sound reader. 5 Montague Road, London: British Film Institute.
This is about how female film makers are trying to go against the female sex symbol stereotype and tease the male audience into watching films that are not degrading to women but are still sexy in their own way (Annie Sprinkle)
4. Levy, Ariel (2006): Female Chauvanistic Pigs. Kingsway, London: Pocket Books.
Gives an example of a text (Sex in the City) and a potential text for me to talk about in my independant study. Gives the stereotypes which it creates and also the lifestyle and ideology it creates for adolescent minds
5. Walter, Natasha (1998): The New Feminism. Lancaster Place, London: Little Brown.
Talks about womens roles back in the day and how they were expected to be good housewives and involved in family life and to have no job and talks about how the 'new man' as well as modern women are trying to challenege that in contemporary media and also in society.
6. Moore, Susan (1993): Sexuality in Adolescence. New York, USA: Routledge.
How adult behaviour influences adolescence. Also how media models promote sex which is resulting in young teenagers being involved in sex at a early stage in their lives.
7. Murphey, Peter F (2004): Feminism & Masculinities. New York, USA: Oxford United Press.
See's the change in masculinity and femisnism over the years and how it had come from dominance in males to males beings perceived as victims in media.
8.Tooley James (2002): The Miseducation of Women. York Road, London: Continium.
This goes back to the early days of the stereoptye of women and how men and women both pick particular subjects according to their gendre which stereotyped both male n females.
9. Wood, DR. Gary W. (2005): Sex, Lies and Stereotypes. Edgewere Road, London: New Holland Publishers
This focuses on how women and men are shown what they should look like or how they should act and how to fit into their gendre roles (Which they are given). Shows consequences of stereotyping and trying to fit into the role in which you are given.
10. Kaveney, Roz (2006): Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars'. 6 Salem Road, London: I.B Tauris & Co Ltd.
This looks into different types of Teen movies from the 1980's to todays popular teen movies and how they all generate a false lifestyle and hope for our youth today.
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