Classwork - 15th December 2016

Find as many online newspaper articles as you can from the mainstream press (Guardian, Mirror, Telegraph, Mail, etc) that include interesting or noteworthy representations of women. Create a document or blog post that includes all your links along with a brief description of what the article shows and why you chosen it. You will need lots of these for the exam.

We will look at these in greater detail after Christmas.

Last Tango In Paris Controversy

This is referred to in the previous article:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/04/last-tango-in-paris-director-says-maria-schneider-butter-scene-not-consensual

Article on TV treatment of rape

http://variety.com/2016/tv/features/rape-tv-television-sweet-vicious-jessica-jones-game-of-thrones-1201934910/

Homework - due Thursday 15th December

Research Sally Wainwright, the writer of Happy Valley and produce biography of her as a television writer, especially focusing on her creation of strong female parts. Also, include a section on the critical response to Happy Valley (particularly season 1) and quote your sources.

You will need to read lots of different sources to do this effectively. Online reviews, newspapers and interviews will help.

Factual information can be found on IMDB as well as Wikipedia.

Homework - Due Thursday 17/11/16

Answer the following essay question:

How are women represented in the film Bridesmaids?

Classwork & Homework 3/11/16

Please work in groups of 2/3 to produce a detailed, professional looking PowerPoint presentation on the representations of one of the main characters (Annie, Helen, Megan or Lillian) or a group of minor characters in Bridesmaids.

For your selection, please focus on:

• gender stereotypes
• deviations from this
• the use of Media language in this representation
• references to gender theory in relation to this representation

The work is due in next Thursday 10th November.

Groups:

1. Meg, Erin & Tom - Annie
2. Rach & Kate - Helen
3. The lads - Lillian & possible minor characters
4. Holly, Charlotte & Dan - Megan

Media/Feminism/Representations of Women Links

First of all, here's The Guardian's Media briefing for yesterday. These pages are required reading for your A-Level:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/10/jacqui-oatley-strictly-ratings-womans-hour?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Secondly, Jaqui Oatley on work opportunities for women and girls in the media:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/09/jacqui-oatley-footbal-presenter-bbc-itv-womens-sports-media-interview?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Finally, the same Jaqui Oatley is dealing with misogynistic online abuse:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/09/bbc-sports-presenter-jacqui-oatley-forced-to-call-police-over-online-threats?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other