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REPRESENTATION ESSAYS

What is Representation?. Representation refers to the construction in any medium (especially the mass media) of aspects of

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REPRESENTATION ESSAYS

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    1. REPRESENTATION ESSAYS

    2. What is Representation?

    3. What is Representation?

    4. Representation VS Reality

    5. Reality TO Representation in music videos

    6. How did this happen? Using Stereotypes from the ‘real’ world.

    7. Stereotype 1– an old image: The Burlesque Girl

    8. Characteristics of the ‘Burlesque Girl’ Stereotype

    9. From Burlesque to Music video 2000s

    10. Stereotype 2– The Stripper

    11. Characteristics of the ‘Stripper’ Stereotype in music videos The ‘open’ crouch Using actual poles or walls like poles Bra and G-Strings The bum shot – wiggle Stripper shoes Glitter on clothing/body; strobe lights

    12. Stereotype 3– The Gansta Hoe

    13. Characteristics of the ‘Gangsta Hoe’ Stereotype in music videos Afro-American women and girls Bikini Tops and torn shorts – 95% skin exposure The backward cap The ‘Krumping’ moves Simulated sexual positions The use of water/oil on bodies The ‘Bling’ Tattoos and blatant body jewellery/piercings

    14. Gangsta Hoe meets the Stripper in the music video

    15. Representation Now

    16. Representation Now

    17. Representation Now

    18. Representation Now

    19. The effect of the Representation on girls in the ‘real’ world

    20. The effect of the Representation on girls in the ‘real’ world

    21. The effect of the Representation on girls in the ‘real’ world

    22. Messages of Representation The objectification of women and girls Women and girls are disposable and interchangeable Women’s own sexuality only exists in relation to men Women and girls are passive and acted upon - there to be watched (The Male Gaze) Women and girls only have ascribed meaning in relation to men (either directly or implied)

    23. Values of Representation Women and girls are ‘cheap’ and ‘easy’ Women and girls are their bodies Women and girls are powerless Women get rewarded for sexual behaviour (either through money or through ‘fame’) Women are commodities on the open market Women who don’t fit the stereotype are not women

    24. How does this representation FIT with this Post- Feminist age?

    25. Representation in the Future in music videos? Where could this representation go? What kind of music videos will we see? What kind of music videos will your children see?

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