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Media Texts
The Handmaid’s Tale (2017) primary text
FILM
The
Hunger Games Trilogy (2012-15)
Why Katniss is a Feminist Character (And It’s Not Because She Wields a Bow and Beats Boys Up)
- "She’s a feminist character not because she wields a bow like Bella never could, but because while in the arena she learns to recognize, value, and eventually embrace feminine strengths. It’s her ability to find strength in other women — and to support them in return — that makes the girl on fire a feminist."
- When Katniss befriends Rue, she forms an feminist archetype: an alliance of women who support each other in the face of oppression. And she does so not on the basis of practicality or mutual strength, but rather on intuition and emotion.
Salt (2010)
Fake feminism in Angelina Jolie’s “Salt”
Subverts from conventional female roles. However, some argue that this is a "fake feminist" film.
Subverts from conventional female roles. However, some argue that this is a "fake feminist" film.
TV
DOCUMENTARIES
*The Red Pill (2017)
Talks about oppression of women and a male controversial activist groups who
"One in three American women
"93% of workplace fatalities are men"
Talks about oppression of women and a male controversial activist groups who
"One in three American women
"93% of workplace fatalities are men"
*Miss
Representation Trailer (2011)
*She's Beautiful
When She's Angry (2014)
*Equal Means Equal (2016)
ARTICLES
web
ARTICLES
print
NOTES
RELEVANT ISSUE/DEBATE: Feminism Theory: Mulvey: Male gaze //
MEDIA
MAGAZINE
GOOGLE
SCHOLAR
Books
Judith
Bulter: Gender Troubles (1990)
Liesbet van Zoonen: Feminist Media studies (1994)
David
Gauntlett: Media, Gender and Identity An introduction (2002)
Hall,
Evans and Nixon: Representation (2013)
Bell
Hooks: Feminism is for everybody (2000)
Shohini Chaudhuri, Feminist Film Theorists (2006)
Shohini Chaudhuri, Feminist Film Theorists (2006)
Textual
analysis
The Handmaid’s Tale is of great significance to this current generation where female rights in certain countries are abolished. For example the fact that abortion is illegal in Ireland.Furthermore, this series has been used as an example in the argument that the likeliness of this lifestyle has significantly increased from when Trump became the President of The US. Nevertheless, its significance is also linked back to the portrayal of women and resilience through the series. The beginning of the clip shows the empowerment of a community protesting in what they believe in. This clip, in particular, is significant has it represents the pivotal point in which the protagonist Offred has a flashback to when she “... was asleep before, and that’s how I let it happen, when they slaughtered congress we didn’t wake up, When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution we didn’t wake up them either"
The harsh lighting reflects the hostile environment reinforced by the actors and their expressions- anger and hatred. By using close up camera shot and the slow pan between each protester it allow the audience to feel part of the up rising. At 0.24 seconds of the clip the contrapuntal sound begins which reflects the confusion and anger between both men and women. This is equally portrayed through the close-up at 0.45 what reflects the fear of the unknown which plays a part in the narrative.
Similarly,the sound of the protesters has been drowned out making this scene all the more powerful- portraying how civilians are quite literally being dismissed. The lightening also reflects the mood- gloomy, dark also reinforced by the cinematography. The camerawork emphasises the tension between the establishment- (government) and the civilians.
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