AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572
Paper 1, Paper 2
An approach that examines gender inequality and asks whether media representations reinforce or challenge unequal power, opportunities and expectations.
Revise: Gender and feminist approachesA feminist approach examines gender inequality and asks whether a media product reinforces or challenges it. One concern is patriarchy: a system in which men hold dominant power and authority. In a narrative, this might be communicated by making male characters the decision-makers and giving female characters little influence over events.
- Revise: Lara Croft Go: media language and representation
An approach that examines gender inequality, including whose experiences are represented and whether women have agency or are objectified.