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Gears of War 3

Gears of War 3. REPRESENTATION. Topics. Race Gender Imulsion for Oil National Identity. A Cole for all Seasons. Watch these two clips of the first time we meet Cole in Gears 1 and then again in Gears 2 Compare and contrast the two representations

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Gears of War 3

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  1. Gears of War 3 REPRESENTATION

  2. Topics • Race • Gender • Imulsion for Oil • National Identity

  3. A Cole for all Seasons • Watch these two clips of the first time we meet Cole in Gears 1 and then again in Gears 2 • Compare and contrast the two representations • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UFwC02AHE Private Augustus Cole in Gears 1

  4. A Cole for all Seasons • Cole in Gears 2: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwU0A_Uv0vA&feature=related meeting cole • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyEoEiisvI4&feature=relatedskank ass queen

  5. A Cole for all Seasons • Now examine the representation of Cole Train in GOW 3 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQpl_2gQlOo • In this scene, he has returned to his old home town of Hanover and his old team stadium Cole in Gears 3

  6. Complicating Racial Representation • Analyse these two scenes involving another black character from GOW 3 - Griffin • Meeting Griffin: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhGkl_MAZc

  7. Complicating Racial Representation • Leaving Griffin: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzfR-sALJUU

  8. Constructing an Argument • With reference to detailed examples, construct an argument for the following point: • The representation of Cole Train in GOW3 is much softer so that Griffin can play the ‘angry black man’

  9. Gender • There were no playable female Gears in Gears 1 or 2 • Females were consigned to the roles of victim, princess or helper Anya Stroud in Gears 1 & 2 Anya Stroud in Gears 3

  10. Women in Gears of War 2 Locust Queen What do these images of women have in common? Maria Anya

  11. Women in Gears of War 2 The role of women: • Women do not fight – only men are Gears • Anya provides tactical support from a distance (she is in the Proppian role of Donor) • Maria is Dom’s Princess, to be rescued • The Locust Queen does not fight (Skorge fights for her) • Women are objectified in the game

  12. Anya Bernie Sam Queen Myrrah

  13. Gender: Masculinities What different representations of masculinity are present in this still?

  14. Masculinities “Popular masculinity involves ‘hardness’, ‘sporting prowess’, ‘coolness’... and being adept at ‘cussing’.” Stephen Frosh (2002)

  15. Masculinities What are the signifiers of masculinity in these images? What sorts of men are being represented?

  16. Masculinities • Watch the scene in which Dom sacrifices himself to save Delta Squad • What representations of masculinity do we see in this sequence? • Frame all answers with ‘In the moment of the game when…’

  17. Imulsion An allegory is where one thing stands in for another. What is: • Naturally occurring • Comes from under the ground • A liquid • Used for energy • Has a corrupting influence

  18. National Identity • The overwhelming majority of characters in the Gears franchise speak with American accents • If we take the game as a comment on American society, what representation of the US as a nation can we take from the game?

  19. Cross Rep with GTA IV • Race – e.g.s of black; representations od Russians vs representations of black • National identity visions of the US… • Gender – empowered vs victims/princesses

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