CSP Focus – Representation

Task 11: Using the table below, consider the ways in which the CSPs reinforce or challenge dominant ideologies around the representation of women.

Applying Feminist Theory

Task 12: To what extent can Aloy be regarded as a feminist icon?

Task 13: Intertextuality – How has her character design been influenced by representations of women in sci-fi films?

Applying Queer Theory

Task 14: How do Butler’s ideas on Gender Performativity connect with representations of characters featured in the CSPs?

Task 15: Explain the differences in the narrative structure featured in the three CSPs

Task 16: To what extent do you agree that representations of gender reinforce dominant ideologies?