Representation of women

1.Who wrote about the "final girl" 1922?

Carol J. Clover

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

'Men,Women and Chainsaws'

3.List three traits of the "final girl" / three "conventions" ?

Remains virginal,androgynous names + outfits, fight back



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

Jeremy Tunstall

5.What were the 4 roles mentioned?

Domestic,Sexual,Consumers,Marital

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

2-1

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

Advertising



8.Name one of the three problems with the findings

Because women were always shown as working at home and usually serving the men so its not really for the women its for the men

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

Lara croft although independent is backwards and wears skimpy clothes that would not work in that situation where as Ripley fights the alien all on her own and is bad ass while doing it.



10. what are the 3 "c"s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle  magazines.

cleaning,cooking,caring

11. Who wrote visual pleasures in narrative cinema

Laura Mulvey

12. What is the male gaze

The male gaze is when the camera acts a male voyeur who objectifies the women in the movie.

13.Example?

In Halloween when Mike Myers is watching his sister and her boyfriend engage in sexual activity

14.What magazine removed the male centerfold in the 1980's issue and why?

Cosmoplitan "due to womens un-natural and mad behavior"

THE MALE GAZE