representation - peaky blinders Flashcards
(1) what does stereotyping mean?
applying preconceived images to someone or something.
(1) what is gender performativity?
the idea that gender is performatively constructed by the expressions that are manufactured through a set of acts.
(1) what are the four areas of femininity?
traditional, post femininity, androgyny and misogyny.
(1) what are the four areas of masculinity?
traditional, hypermasculinity, emasculation, new modern man.
(2) how is there inequalities of gender in peaky blinders?
male character dominate, they fulfill almost all positions of power. this is inkeeping with the historical context of the 1920s.
(2) what has performativity with femininity resulted in?
symbolic annihilation for women; the majority of women in peaky blinders are massively oppressed.
(2) how does grace experience sexism? (include arrival to birmingham when writing)
she is repeatedly mistaken for a ‘whore’. her employment at the garrison reinforces her role to serve her patriarchal superiors.
(3) how is polly empowered? (include confronting john when writing)
her role as a matriarch was fulfilled when the shelby boys went to france. her post feminist representation challenges gender norms of the historical context.
(4) how is tommy a traditional man?
he is a working class gangster, embracing the stereotypes of strong, fearless and intelligent. his role is the patriarch.
(4) how does mise en scene announce tommy’s masculinity?
with expensive suits and flat caps used as weapons (example of hypermasculinity)
(4) how is tommy a new modern man?
he is a ‘tough guy with a heart of gold’, emotionally restrained, capable of incredible violence and kind to children. the machismo of his character is rooted in trauma, adding vulnerability.
(4) in which scene is agent campbell hypermasculine?
analysis of arthur’s interrogation.
(4) summarise tommy’s performance.
conveys both traditional masculinity and the contemporary new modern man.
(4) summarise campbell’s performance.
his gender performance conforms to hypermasculinity.
(4) summarise polly’s performance.
she challengers the stereotypical representation of women as weak, submissive and timid.
