Recreation Task



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Notes and Quotes

Image
Media Texts To what extent do films such as 'The Hunger Games' series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Primary text: 'The Hunger Games' quadrilogy (2012-2015) Online Texts https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/12/why-hunger-games-killer-katniss-is-a-great-female-role-model http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-with-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-theaters-katniss-feminism-lawrence-20151119-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/30/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-two-women-femininity Online Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzj7aXxDm6I  - Natalie Dormer on playing strong female characters in 'The Hunger Games' and 'Game of Thrones' "I'm interested in feminism meaning equality" "What's interesting to me is roles that are interchangeable; it's irrelevant whether they'...
Read more

Critical Investigation: Essay Plan

To what extent do films such as the 'The Hunger Games' film series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Introduction (200 words) " A fighter, a killer, a survivor, she fights boys, and even rescues boys."- https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/12/why-hunger-games-killer-katniss-is-a-great-female-role-model "Do images of self-sufficient girls signal feminist progress in terms of gender stereotypes?" - 'Hunting Girls', Kelly Oliver, 2016 Section 1 (250 words) Historical Text 1 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) This section will address an example of a film that explicitly reinforces gender stereotypes, male and female. "Snow White gives the message to young girls that your duties are cleaning and enjoying it, taking care of others, and waiting for a prince to save you."  https://disneyanalysis.weebly.com/female-stereotypes.html ...
Read more

Critical Investigation - Introduction

" A fighter, a killer, a survivor, she fights boys, and even rescues boys." - Samantha Ellis To what extent do films like the 'The Hunger Games' films prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? The issue of gender inequality has long been debated in the media, especially in regards to how genders are represented in film. Through the years, it has become common knowledge, to some extent even the status quo that female characters in film have specific roles with specific criteria that audiences expect them to follow, based on the fact that they are female. To support this particular argument, one historical text that this investigation will focus on is Disney's first feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' from 1937, as throughout the entire film, the eponymous character encompasses every female stereotype that society reinforces. However, as much as this film suggests that gender stereotypes are n...
Read more