Kaashif A level Exam

 1) The first example used when explaining the male gaze was Panam, the main character of this show is called Lauren whose purpose seems to be to just be visually pleasing to men and aspired to for women. The second example was Beyoncé who represented the contradictions of post feminism culture as she claims to be an independent but objectifies herself to satisfy the male gaze. 2) Texts such as these explain how sexism has just taken another form and prejudices like these don't ever truly actually disappear. It simply just becomes less apparent too society as a whole as our viewpoints changes. Though I do believe sexism as a whole has dwindled and diminished there are still areas of improvement. 3) Male Gaze: Refers to Laura Mulvey's seminal article that argues that female actors in Hollywood films are subjected to the male gaze-where they are objectified. Patriarchy: An ideology that places men in a dominant position over women   Nostalgia: A longing for the past that of...

 Hypodermic 1) The article about playing violent video games relates to this theory as it suggests that people are injected with information from the media. As such the theory states that this information can be dangerous and in this case would make children more violent. 2) The Daily Mail newspaper might have been criticised that they focus on insignificant parts of their life like them spending most of there time in there room playing video games. The newspaper highlights on these parts of his life rather than the fact that a teenager was able to hack a phone giant. This links to the theory as the boy could have been a passive consumer till they were injected with a dangerous type of media. 3) I believe that the hypodermic needle theory underestimates peoples capability of rebelling/disagreeing with certain media that they have been injected/consumed. Audiences can be passive, active or even be aware of both sides a producer is trying to make. Two Step Flow 1) The two step flow i...