WMST 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Laura Mulvey, Tv Week, Rive Gauche

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WMST 2000
• Professor: Martina Meyer

Document Summary

News events that sounds if it"s real (half hour) Men are comparing women and men as men are still above women; started a fund for north american men. Renaissance is where stereotypes of women are accepted; really created a base to institutionalize these ideas. Girl"s night network on tv- the construct is exactly that, man-made , artificial concept; losing bodies as fast as we are losing languages. Disturbing effect western beauty standards have on women across the world. Westernize image where power comes within beauty, job, community; certain social class- beauty reflects class; body image for women does not come from women, by imposed by society and mass media. Happy and secure is not a good consumer as media targets insecure individuals to sell; address insecurities or these illusions they portray upon women and some males. Even if you"re in a western culture, not a physically attainable ideal of women; all over world there are unrealistic ideals of women.