How Laura Mulvey's theory is linked to my independent study.

Laura Mulvey's theory is linked to my independent study as she talks about the male gaze. Catwomen (Halle Berry) in the film is a protaganist and the hero and the audience are forced to identify with her. She is being sexually objectified because of the ways she's dressed like the tight fitting outfits which reveal most of her flesh and the weapons she carries like the whip which can be seen as a phallic object but also a fetish object, the whip is also related to sadism as it can be used for offering pain in a sexual way.

Laura Mulvey and Sigmond Freud

Laura Mulvey is a British feminist film critic, she is well known for writing her essay on visual pleasure and narrative cinema. Her theory is about spectatorship of film and the male gaze.
The audience are positioned to veiw a film from a males perspective and this leads to women being looked at as objects, they get objectified. Because women are objectified the stereotype of a patriachal society is reinforced and men are seen to be more dominant and powerful then women. as we view things from a males perspective women are seen as giving erotic and voyeristic pleasure to men. She mentions Freud in her theory as his theory is about psychoanalysis which was looked at the human mind and tried to interpret human behaviour, when women are seen as giving different pleasures to men it could cause the man to have anxiety if a phalic or a fetish object is put it the scene with a women as the man would feel castrated and make the women seem like they have power. this also leads to misogyny.

women in adverts

traditional advert: Kerry the singer playing the role of a mum doing her shopping in iceland
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woman being objectified: lynx advert of women in waiting room and their clothes coming off every time the man moves his clothes.
http://www.ephinx.com/tvadverts/53/lynx-touch-waiting-room-advert.html

challenge stereotypes: dove advert of women with big curvacious bodies not stick thin
http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=23268

SELF EVALUATION
Attainment I give my self 3 I could achieve more if I made more of an effort
Effort 2
Punctuality 1 because I always come to lessons
Submission and quality of homework 2 I give it in but sometimes I rush it so it isn’t that good
Ability to work independently 2 I can work to the best of my ability on my on
Quality of writing I give myself 3 because the quality of my writing could be improved.
Organisation of Media folder 3 it is organised but it could be organised a bit better
Oral contributions in class 3 I could contribute a bit more
Standard of Module 5 blog (Year 13s only) 3
Standard of Module 6 blog (Year 13s only) 3 they both could have a bit more research on them and could be better presented
3 targets:
* spend more time on homework
* could contribute a bit more in lessons
*try and improve the quality of my work.

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IT IS VERY INTERESTING 2
1 HAND OUTS ARE VERY USEFUL FOR MY INDEPENDENT STUDY
3 IT’S COULD BE IMPROVED BECAUSE WE STICK ON ONE TOPIC FOR WEEKS
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