The document discusses Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory and how media represents women. It provides details on Mulvey's theory that media is viewed through the perspective of a heterosexual male gaze. Students are asked to analyze images based on camera angles, mise-en-scene, language and how they (do not) reinforce patriarchal ideas. They must also consider how the images they analyze relate to Mulvey's theory of the male gaze.

2. Explain Laura Mulvey’s male gaze theory
Identify ways in which media language
reinforces or challenges patriarchal ideas

3. In pairs, write a sentence or 2 that summarises
what message the video is sending about the
different ways women are represented in the
media
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4. You will be asked questions about this video at
the end. Feel free to make notes
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5.  What colour top were the male and female
wearing?
 What bowling lane did they use?
 What colour belt were each of the characters
wearing?
 What colour shoes?
 What colour eyes?

6. Mulvey believes that audiences have to ‘view’
characters from the perspective of a heterosexual
male.
Features of the Male Gaze
The camera lingers on the curves of the female
body, and events which occur to women are
presented largely in the context of a man's
reaction to these events. Relegates women to the
status of objects. The female viewer must
experience the narrative secondarily, by
identification with the male.

7. Do you agree with Laura Mulvey? Why?
Discuss this question with the person sitting
next to you

8. Why do you think it is important or relevant
that you learn about patriarchy and Mulvey’s
theory?

9. In your groups, analyse the image.
Identify whether the camera angle,
mise-en-scene and language used on
this cover reinforces or challenges
patriarchal ideas
Annotate your image in order to show
your analysis
Challenge: Write a sentence or 2 which
explains ways in which this text be seen
to support Mulvey’s theory that
audiences have to ‘view’ characters from
the perspective of a heterosexual male?

10. Make-up?
Cover lines?
Body language?

11. Apply Mulvey’s theory to your image that you
found at the beginning of the lesson
What is the conclusion?