Representation theories Flashcards
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Male gaze theory
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Laura Mulvey
2
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Define male gaze theory
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Audiences see theories from a het male perspective
3
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Postmodernism theory
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Jean baudrillard
4
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Define postmodernism theory
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Boundaries between real world and media world have collapsed. Distinguishing reality and simulation is difficult
5
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Gender performativity theory
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Judith Butler
6
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Define gender performativity theory
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audiences construct gender identity through media
7
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Reception theory
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Stuart Hall
8
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Define reception theory
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3 ways audiences receive text: preferred, negotiated, oppositional
9
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Feminist theory
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Zoonen and Gauntlett
10
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define feminist theory
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Different genders represented differently in media. Women are objectified.
