The document discusses several theories of gender representation in media. It first discusses Berger's statement from the 1970s that "Men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at." It then asks if gender representations have changed since the 1970s, and if so how. It also discusses Richard Dyer's theory from 1985 about how media uses language and conventions to represent the world to audiences. It notes media often relies on stereotypes and is influenced by the institutions that create the content. Finally, it prompts the reader to discuss representations in their own media product compared to an existing one in terms of characters, concepts, elements, and whether it conforms to dominant ideologies.