representations of gender
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Representations of Gender in Batman and the Dark Knight
FemininityMasculinity
Key Female Characters
The Dark Knight• Key Female Characters
– Rachel Dawes– Ramerez
– Mrs Gordan– Natascha
Batman• Key Female Characters
– Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger)– Alicia Hunt (Jerry Hall)
Rachel
Messages/Values
Vicki Vale
Messages/ Values
The ‘Others’
The ‘Others’
Masculinity
• Using the films and ‘Grab’ find at least ten images of men in our two film.
• Using ‘Grab’ copy them into a word document. Write a brief statement about representation for each image – descriptive words, messages, values and why you think this representation is used (Target audience, attitude at the time, themes of the films etc.).
Essay question• Discuss similarities and differences in the
representation of masculinity and/or femininity in your chosen American films.
• Brainstorming everything that you could talk about.
• Create a mind map of how you would answer this question. Select the 4 -5 most important points and write them as a strong statement (topic sentence). Then list at least 3 pieces of evidence from the films that would support your answer.
Mind Map
Discuss similarities and differences in the representation of masculinity and/or femininity in your chosen American films.
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