Representation quiz (research)

1.Who wrote about the “final girl” in 1992?

The final girl was written by Carol Clover.

2.In what book did they write about the “final girl”?

Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film was the book they wrote about the 'final girl'

3.List three traits of the “final girl”/three ‘conventions’.

Is conservative, Fights back and is a binary opposite.

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

Jeremy Tunstall (1983, The media in britain) wrote about existing research on woman roles.

5.What were the 4 roles mentioned?

Sexual,Marital,Domestic and Consumer.

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

2:1 was the ratio from men to women on-screen.

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

Advertising was the only genre where it was more equal.

8.Name one of the three problems with the findings?

Men were shown away from home which was one of the problems.

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

This is because Lara Croft is a sexualised character.

10.What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?

Cooking,Cleaning,Caring

11.Who wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?

Laura Mulvey wrote this in 1975.

12.(Briefly) describe what is meant by the ‘male gaze’

'Male gaze' is shown through technical camera work so theres a point of view from a heterosexual male who sees the woman in a sexual way and as a object.

13.Give an example

Reaction shots and POV shots are a example of the male gaze.

14.Which magazine removed the male centrefold in the 1980s and why?

Cosmopolitan.