Representation Theory

Below are a list of representations that we could include within our trailer according to these theorists:

Levi Strauss:
Binary opposite

Laura Mulvey:
The Male Gaze

Angela McRobbie:
Stereotypes and use of confirmed gender roles
Woman- weaker, victims, mothers, carers, etc.
Men- aggressive, strong, leaders, etc.

Stanley Cohen:
Groups are demonised through negative representations
Moral panic about this group
Donald Trump demonising Mexicans

bell hooks:
'Ain't I a Woman?'
Feminism and Race
Intersectionality- where all the issues of discrimination converge
Black women- the convergence of sexism and racism
'emasculating the patriarch'
the oppositional gaze

Liesbet Van Zoonen:
the difference between the representation of women's bodies and men's
Gender is performative