Monday, 19 March 2018

Vance Joy - Riptide, Representations of Women

Starter
Define the following terms:
Objectification - When a person is represented as an object rather than a living being.
Sexualisation - When something is presented with sexual qualities.
Male Gaze - The idea that media products are made for the intent to pleasure a heterosexual male. 
Scopophilia - sexual pleasure derived chiefly from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity(they do know this happening)
Voyeurism - the practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity (similar to scopophilia but they don't know you are watching them)
Patriarchy - a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

Screenshot every time a woman is represented in the video.




What does this reveal about the representation of women?

  • Some shots reveal women as strong, powerfull and independent, whereas others represent them as weak and vulnerable. It creates a Binary opposition.
  • It challenges gender representation.

Key Theory 9 - BELL HOOKS
Feminist Theory:
  • Feminism is a struggle to end patriarchal hegemony and the domination of women.
  • Feminism is not a lifestyle choice: it is a political commitment.
  • Race, class and gender all determine the extent to which individuals are exploited and oppressed.

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