Huck Flashcards
Apply binary oppositions to the front page of Huck
Male vs female binary via header suggesting that women are dominated by men. The magazines simplistic division of society into victims and oppressors is a recurrent theme in all articles - used to nurture a combative tone- articulated in a way that positions the reader to align themselves with the marginalised groups who are accorded victim status in the magezine
How are binary oppositions evident in the Jacob tobia article
The writer declares family, teachers and peers opposed their gender fluidity - using an emotive application of first person constructs an us/ them divide that has clear ideological undertones to assert a liberal individualist perspective. - groups transphobia and homophobia as taboo behaviours while outlining diversity and acceptance as social ideal.
Apply bell hooks to Huck - Arabia Felix
Race, class and sex determine the extent to which individuals are discriminated against. Arabia felix is most oppressed due to his religious background, their unaccepting family and the law punishes gender fluidity. They quote ‘ in some ways in feel lucky, if I were born in Saudi Arabia, the death penalty would be looming
Apply Barthes theory to Huck
Men in makeup and female Muslims are represented in the set issue of Huck and are seen as normal, helping to reduce otherness by representing them as ordinary
Apply bell hooks to the Huck front cover
The tagline implies they will take control of patriarchal oppression in the hope to end it, and is shown through multiple representations of women in the orcelans angels article
Apply gauntlet to gender in Huck
In. In the past media tended to convey singular messages about gender identity. Gender in hock is shown as a spectrum and has more of diverse representations of gender giving more people who we can pick a mixed construct our identities.
Apply Judith butler to Huck
Hook is representing that binary gender is out of date providing new prospectives and representing role models for gender identity suggesting that gender is non-binary and therefore conforming to Judith Butler theory about gender being constructed through ritual performativity.
Apply bell hooks theory to ocalans angels
The female fighters are fighting against terrorist groups and hope to end male oppression. The whole goal is to fight for freedom for the whole country which hooks would see as a feminist due to them engaging actively. The article highlights were of colour are oppressed politically active feminists.
Apply gauntlet to Felix eastern
Due to eastern culture Felix is identity is oppressed which creates a binary opposition to Jacob. Equally he is not allowed to be who he wants which challenges gauntlets idea of pick and mix and being allowed to do what you can do.
Apply Curran and seaton to Huck
Smaller companies very content and offer more tax due to being able to take more risks and can inhibit variety and creativity. Hook challenges the idea that magazine is driven by power and profit as they subvert stereotypes and offered variety and choice.
They are targeting a non-mainstream audience?
How is van Zoonen challenged in Huck
Women are not seen as sexualised or domestic as they are fighting for freedom.
They are seen as gender neutral
Apply Livingstone and Lunt to Huck
To regulate heart removes comments and they can only like and share. They do this to protect their brand identity. They are partially self regulated with ipso
Apply gerbener to Huck
Their constructing subcultures which could shape audience fuses on them. Although not representing dominant ideologies.
Apply bell hooks to the front cover of Huck
She may argue it is unconventional as Middle Eastern woman are often represented as oppressed rather than fighters
Apply van zoonen to the beyond binary articles
She thinks ideas about gender will varied depending on cultural and historical contexts. Tobia was born in North Carolina and Arabia. Felix was born in Kuwait and this affected how the experiences were surrounding gender and sexuality.
