Callum S Media studies - long road blog

Section A Part I: Woman and Media Language 1. What is the masthead of Woman? Seven Star Improvements for your kitchen 2. What is the main feature as highlighted on the cover page? Alfred Hitchcock - British Women have a special magic  3. Can you identify how anchorage is created in any of the feature articles? It refers to A-level beauty with images of women wearing things such as lipstick or other forms of makeup as thats the stereotype to make them look beautiful  4. Can you identify any typography used in any of the articles/cover page? The cover page uses mostly san-serif font as the typography is mostly block style writing instead of fancy, which can be found on areas of page 3 5. Can you identify and explain any key features of the advertisements? The advertisements included in the magazine refer to stereotypes of the time, such as a lot of heavy advertsising on makeup and fashion in order to make women look good and kitchens and kitchen accessories which was their main ...

GENDER IN FORMATION Beyoncé is flipping gender roles and stereotypes by making it appear that she is the one to either give pleasure or allow her man Jay-Z to do stuff. It makes her appear numerous times as being in the position of power. The way some of the lyrics show Beyoncé is possessive could mean that she has control over some things that her partner has making her seem the dominant stereotype between a man. The fact she made reference to paparazzi catching her fly is both a sign of the power she thinks she has and making reference to a male term which demonstrates authority. She describes having sexual dominance over the man and giving pleasure to him. The term of taking the man to the mall clashes with the stereotype of recreational shopping being a female stereotype. The idea of working hard and grinding is often referred to a male activity in a setting such as a gym or hard work environment, not traditionally associated with women, trying to show they can work hard and pursue...

Feminism in Disney is progressive as more of the common films show less stereotypes such as Moana with less traditional long dresses to appease the male characters in the film such as Cinderella. They also show a strong female lead and women playing the major hero role. Moving away a little bit from the stereotypical beauty standards.  1. Standing up for women's rights 2. Equal pay and to be able to have the same rights as men 3. Emmeline Pankhurst 4. 1921 5. 1970 6. Margaret Thatcher 7. 1994 8. 1990 9. Society that are proud or have an extreme amount of pride in a certain culture or belief 10. 30% The top left picture is a demonstration of a Judith Butler theory due to the image of girls wear pink and boys wear blue is a social construction over time. Van zoonen is bottom right as womens bodies are used to objectify. Bell Hookes is bottom left due to feminism and standing up for womens rights Still in formation that shows how gender stereotypes are formed Bell Hooks theory - strug...