Starter

DISCUSS

Does the media reflect society or society reflect the media?

GenderRepresentation

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – Christopher NolanBATMAN (1989) – Tim Burton

What is representation?

The process which by the media present ‘the real world’

(Rayner)

Basically it is what we see in the media.

For today’s lesson we are looking at the representation of

femininity and masculinity.

Key Point - SelectionEverything we see in media can link to representation

The selection process is…

0 The decision over what is chosen to be represented and what is rejected

0 The choices made when organising the representation

0 The options taken to focus the audience in a particular way

Key Female Characters

The Dark Knight

0– Rachel Dawes 0– Anna Ramirez

0– Mrs Gordan 0– Natascha

Batman

0– Vicki Vale

0– Alicia Hunt

Rachel

Messages and Values

Vicki

Messages and Values

The ‘Others’

The ‘Others’

Men

0Using YouTube and other on line sources find at least ten images of men in our two films.

0Copy them into a word document.

0Next to these, write a brief statement about representation for each image – descriptive words, messages, values.

Essay Question“Discuss similarities and differences in the

representation of masculinity and/or femininity in your chosen American films.”

1. Brainstorming everything that you could talk about.

2. 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