REPRESENTATION Flashcards
THEORIST
VAN ZOONEN
Feminist Theory
VAN ZOONEN 1
A core element of western patriarchal culture is the display of women as spectacle to be looked at and subjected to the male gaze.
VAN ZOONEN 2
Gender is a construct through discourse.
BELL HOOKS
Feminist Theory
BELL HOOKS 1
Race and sex also determines how one is treated. She believes blackness is not appreciated in the media.
BELL HOOKS 2
Feminism is a struggle to end patriarchal oppression.
JUDITH BUTLER
Gender Performativity Theory
JUDITH BUTLER 1
Identity is a performativity concept, which is constructed by expressions, acts and repetition.
JUDITH BUTLER 2
The idea there is no gender identity behind gender.
STUART HALL
Representation Theory
STUART HALL 1
Representation is the production of meaning through language and made up through concept and codes.
STUART HALL 2
Stereotyping occurs when there is an inequality of power, often with ‘other’ groups.
PAUL GILROY
Post colonialism
PAUL GILROY 1
Civilisation constructs hierarchy and sets up binary oppositions based on notions of ‘otherness’.
PAUL GILROY 2
Colonial discourse continues to adhere to past values of race/attitudes like in the post colonial era.
