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1) What definitions are offered by the factsheet for ‘feminism ‘and ‘patriarchy’? Feminism is a movement which aims for equality for women – to be  treated as equal to men socially, economically, and politically. patriarchy (male dominance in  society) 2) Why did bell hooks publish her 1984 book ‘Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center’? She had recognised a lack of diversity within the feminist movement, arguing that these diverse voices had been ignored and positioned outside the main feminist body. 3) What aspects of feminism and oppression are the focus for a lot of bell hooks’s work? It is unfair to make all women equal with men; not all men are equal with men because of sexism, orientation and ethnicity. Hooks used her research to propose a more inclusive theory of feminism that supported acknowledgement and acceptance of differences for women within a sisterhood. 4) What is intersectionality and what does hooks argue regarding this? I...

Women and videogames: blog tasks Work through the following blog tasks to complete this introduction to women in videogames. Part 1: Medium article - Is Female Representation in Video Games Finally Changing? Read  this Medium feature on whether female representation in videogames is finally changing . Answer the following questions: 1) How have women traditionally been represented in videogames? Many female characters in video games are there for male pleasure or are imprisoned in terms of storylines demonstrating sexism and patriarchy. 2) What percentage of the video game audience is female? 42% 3) What recent games have signalled a change in the industry and what qualities do the female protagonists offer? Games like Tomb Raider, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and The Walking Dead series. 4) Do you agree with the idea that audiences reject media products if they feel they are misrepresented within them? I thi...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). Total = 21 = C WWW - There are some really interesting ideas here that just need a little bit more clearity to push you into the top levels. Good use of theory and Q1 you decostruct the advert very well. EBI: - In Q1, you seem to confuse the different aspects of Reception theory and this holds you back. Revise this! In Q2, the second half of your essay lacks clarity and examples from the CSPs. Work on sharper topic sentences that focus on the question! 2) Read the  whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify  five  specific aspects from Figure 1 (the Google Home advert) that you could have mentioned in your answer (e.g. selection of image, framing and focus, colour, text etc.) Positions the Google Home device as at the heart of aspirational family life. Reinforces white, western, middle-class representation ...

1)  OSP: Clay Shirky - End of Audience blog tasks 2)  OSP: Teen Vogue - background and textual analysis 3)  OSP: Teen Vogue - audience and representation 4)  Baseline Assessment learner response 5)  OSP: Teen Vogue - industry and social media 6)  OSP: Hall and Gilroy - media theory 7)  OSP: The Voice - blog case study 8)  OSP: The Voice and Teen Vogue news articles (minimum 4 from each)

Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? Definitely the key convention is the idea of the community so all the news on the page all connected to their culture.  2) How does the page design differ from Teen Vogue? I'd say it's a bit old fashioned and its not as 'modern' as the Teen Vogue and definitely targets a smaller audience. 3) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice? News   Sport   Lifestyle   Entertainment   Faith   Opinion   Video It shows that the audience might be older then the majority of people on the internet, also more of a working class as there's no mention to university life or intrests connected to it. 4) Look at the news stories on The Voice homepage. Choose  three  stor...