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Gender and Media
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HKU SPACE Community College Associate Degree Second Semester 2004 - 2005 Gender and Media Second Individual Essay Topic 1: Discuss whether or not SHREK 2 contributes to the reproduction and legitimization of the subordinate position of women. From: Lin Ka Chuen, Maggie (10297703) Class: 238-07 Submission Date: 3 May 05 Number of Words: 999 SHREK 2 Media representations tend to highlight the binary opposition which often depicts female as negative inferior and male as positive superior in the hierarchically arranged modern society (Shaughnessy, Stadler. 2002). By repetition, the media can naturalize the subordinate representation of women that no other interpretation is possible, thus leading to the legitimization of masculinity and denigration of femininity (Rayner, Wall & Kruger. P83). Male, or even female, unconsciously accept this subordinate femininity as both natural and inevitable and in some way correct. The film - Shrek 2 - although attempted to challenge the tradition stereotype of female in a male hegemonic society, its success was limited....
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