Ideology and Spectatorship
An investigation into how films encode ideological messages and how audiences decode them. Students will explore theories of spectatorship, including the male gaze and oppositional reading.
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An investigation into how films encode ideological messages and how audiences decode them. Students will explore theories of spectatorship, including the male gaze and oppositional reading.
Key Questions
- How do films construct and reinforce dominant ideologies?
- What is the difference between a passive and an active spectator?
- How does a spectator's cultural background influence their reading of a film?
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