Laura Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' Theory.
Laura Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' Theory which explains how women are sexualised in the media, especially film, music videos and magazines. "The male gaze occurs when the camera puts the audience into the perspective of a heterosexual man. It may linger over the curves of a woman's body, for instance. The woman is usually displayed on two different levels: as an erotic object for both the characters within the film, as well as the spectator who is watching the film". Jonathan Schroeder who is another theorist in 1998 also talked about his view on this 'male gaze' theory, "to gaze implies more than to look at - it signifies a psychological relationship of power, in which gazer is superior to the object of the gaze".
Angela McRobbies's Feminist Theory.
Angela McRobbies's feminist theory is about the stereotypical gender roles in the media. Men being shown as masculine, powerful and aggressive. Women being stereotyped as weak, subservient to men and playing traditional roles in society such as mums, nurses etc. This theory will help me to identify if music videos represent men as the stereotypical masculine role.
Weekly Class Performance w/c 30th Sept:
ReplyDeleteBen, although you are making contributions in class, you need to be making more of an effort. I still haven't seen this year so far what you are capable of. You have been late to class, and there is still homework not finished or done at all (Love & Monsters analysis?, Analysis of potential sources). We need to discuss further today Ben.