key terms: representation

Male GazeFeminist theory that the perspective of a typical heterosexual man considered as embodied in the audience or intended audience for films and other visual media, characterized by a tendency to objectify or sexualize women,
VoyeurismObtaining sexual pleasure from watching others in a sexual way.
PatriarchySociety in which men are dominant and hold power that women don’t.
Positive stereotypeSubjectively favourable belief held about a social group.
Negative stereotype Subjectively unfavourable belief held about a social group.
Counter-TypesA contrast to a stereotype.
MisinterpretationFalse understanding of someone or something.
Selective representationOnly showing some events/conflicts.
Dominant ideology The attitudes, beliefs, values, and morals shared by the majority of the people in a given society.
Constructed realityThe process of people developing ideas and beliefs about themselves
HegemonyDominance or leadership of one specific group.
Audience positioningHow a certain type of audience might react to certain ideas or values.
Fluidity of identityHaving the ability to change how you see yourself or the world.
Constructed identityTo create identity of society and create specific ideas.
Negotiated identityTo come to an agreement to target the audience in the interaction.
Collective identitySense of belonging to a group.

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