Feminist theory: Lisbet Van Zoonen Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Summary
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Women in Western society are represented as passive and as sexualised figures for the male gaze
2
Q
Gender
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Constructed through discourse, meanings vary according to cultural and historical context
3
Q
Women’s bodies
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As an object to be looked at (Western patriarchal culture)
4
Q
Men VS women
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Male body as a spectacle
Female body as something to be objectified
5
Q
Effects of this on women
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Female subordination is often absorbed by female consumers
Effects our understanding of gender
Restricted to secondary roles
