Representation and gender

Question 1

ideology

Answer 1

a system of fundamental beliefs, often concerning society, culture, politics and power dynamics. films reflect prevailing attitudes and beliefs and mirrors its values and concerns.

Question 2

representation

Answer 2

the study of representation of various social groups in the most prevalent form of ideological criticism. involves how different groups are portrayed in media and art and understanding the implications of these portrayals.

Question 3

contextual analysis

Answer 3

consider the historical, national and genre contexts.

Question 4

cast and crew composition

Answer 4

examine the makeup of the cast and crew

Question 5

characterization and stereotypes

Answer 5

analyze portrayals such as angry black black, Arab terrorist, etc

Question 6

stylistic elements

Answer 6

focus on how costume, lighting, acting style, and narrative resolution guide spectator’s sympathies.

Question 7

reception

Answer 7

evaluate the film’s reception by audiences, critics and its performance at awards and festivals.

Question 8

sex vs gender

Answer 8

sex is the biological characteristics and gender is a social construct that attributes characteristics to people based on their biological sex.

Question 9

components of gender

Answer 9

body (personal experience of one’s body, societal gendering and external perceptions), identity (sense of self), expression (how we present our gender to others)

Question 10

gender roles

Answer 10

stereotypical characteristics associated with genders according to society.

Question 11

patriarchy

Answer 11

a social system where power is predominantly held by males, affecting political parity, socio-cultural privilege, property ownership, pay equality, etc.

Question 12

Adrienne Rich’s definition- Patriarchy

Answer 12

a familial social, ideological political system in which men by force, direct pressure determine what part women shall or shall not play and in which the female is subsumed by the male.

Question 13

patriarchal values reflected in films.

Answer 13

portraying men as active and “good” women as passive. adopting a male perspective that objectifies women and punishing “bad” women

Question 14

“good” woman

Answer 14

passive, morally upright, faithful; ideal mother, wife, daughter

Question 15

“bad” women

Answer 15

active, hypersexualized, sometimes shady, untrustworthy; object of lust and desire; femme fatale, temptress

Question 16

the bimbo

Answer 16

stupid, naive, morally loose; object of sexual desire, usually blonde

Question 17

“new” woman

Answer 17

sexually aggressive without stigma, financially independent, can support men without threating their masculinity, doesn’t need a husband or children.

Question 18

other types- female

Answer 18

victim, child, suffering mothers

Question 19

perfect patriarch

Answer 19

ideal husband, father, son; provides materially for the family

Question 20

Casanova

Answer 20

leads good women astray, often depicted as Latin.

Question 21

weak man

Answer 21

struggles to provide for family; easily led astray morally; symbolizes societal degeneracy; sometimes portrayed as gay.