Owain Davies Media Studies

Intersectionality: The common point of two forms of oppression; e.g. Racism and Misogyny   Misogyny: prejudice against women Bell Hooks  African American activist  says that feminism is a struggle Feminism is a political commitment rather than lifestyle choice Main Features of theory: The idea that feminism is a struggle to end sexist/patriarchal oppression and the ideology of domination  The idea that feminism is a political commitment rather than a lifestyle choice The idea that race and class as well as sex determine the extent to which individuals are exploited, discriminated against or oppressed Bell Hooks

Feminism:  The belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power and opportunities as men and should be treated in the same way Patriarchy: Male dominated Matriarchy: Female dominated "Media portrays sexist, patriarchal or capitalist values" Hegemony: leadership or dominance; who is in charge Discourse: discussion, debate, exchange of ideas: e.g. politician Objectification: being treated as an object Voyeurism: pleasure from watching "Van Zoonen's theory says in a patriarchal hegemony there is often discourse between Men and Women, as males would ignore females, this leads to objectification, voyeurism and gap between men and women" Main Features of Van Zoonen's Theory   The idea that gender is constructed through discourse, and that its meaning varies according to cultural and historical context The idea that the display of women's bodies as objects to be looked at is a core element of western patriarchal culture  The id...

Ce ntral image: Donald Trump and Homer Simpson Why is it there?  The animated Donald Trump standing with Homer Simpson shows both that The Simpsons’ joke of Trump being inaugurated came true, along with Trump standing at the podium in the Simpsons’ animated style infer that is still a part of the cartoon and not actually happening. Standalone : “7 dead in tram horror” Why is it there?  It is a segment that doesn’t relate in any way to the main news story, it is used inform and entice the audience to look at other news stories. Strap line : D’OH Why is it there? It implies that Donald Trumps inauguration as president was a mistake, as well as this it also infers The Sun’s political stance on the issue. Masthead : The Sun Why is it there? So the newspaper is easily identifiable as a Red top newspaper and The Sun. Headline : 16 years after joke… Why is it there? It relates to trumps inauguration as Fox predicted it as a joke, it suggests the s...

Newspaper assembly Forms and Conventions: Large photography relating to the event  Large headlines in bold white or black writing  The Sun is in the in the top left corner The Splash in the top right corner  Strap-line Puns Teresa May Dancing on stage at keynote speech The Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-dances-stage-rivals-plot-13355286 The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/7407349/theresa-may-dance-tory-party-conference-memes/ Both newspapers portray the event as negative e.g: "Cringe-worthy dance moves Both newspapers reference previous dancing events in South Africa The Sun uses memes and Gifs to portray the thoughts of twitter The Sun uses quotes from twitter users to give thoughts about the event  The Mirror talks more about the politics and gives a summary of the event "in a bid to woo voters sick of spending cuts, she declared the age of austerity over." The Mirror has submissions...

Androgyny: Neither clearly masculine or feminine Eurithmics; A thorn in my side Are they performing a gender? Yes, in the video there are multiple different forms of gender represented, there is the traditionally masculine biker gang members with tattoos, leather and studs, there are traditionally feminine party goers with big hair, dresses and make-up, as well as this Annie Lennox is portraying an androgynous role, she is doing this by having traditionally masculine aspects like, short hair and a suit, but also having traditional feminine aspects like make-up and a feminine voice, Eurithmis may have done this to create a mystery behind the main feature of the music video (Annie Lennox) so it is easier to relate to a wider audience. What is the audiences perception of the video? The target audiences perception of the video would be that it is in character for the band to portray an androgynous role, this wouldn't be surprising and therefore it would be a more positive pe...