Task 2 - Additional Reading

Thompson, Denise, 2001, Radical Feminism Today, Denise Thompson. Page 36"Pleasure and desire 'enable' the continuation of the social conditions of male supremacy"
This quote illustrates that pleasure and desire is an asset for a women as it attracts the male supremacy. This links to my critical investigation as it clearly states that women are shown in the media to look pleasurable and desirable for the male audience
Jill, Nelmes, 1996, An Introduction To Film Studies, London, Jill Nelmes. Page 230 & 231"Mulvey argues that identifcation is always with male, who is the pivot of the film,its hero, while the female is often seen as threat"
This quotation states that men in films are the back bone of the film, where as the representation of women are the distraction. This will inncorparate in my investigation as it describes the women representation of being a threat, and then I can gather texts where they have been threats and find out how they were a threat;sexual objects.
Jill, Nelmes, 1996, An Introduction To Film Studies, London, Jill Nelmes. Page 230 & 231
"Voyeurism and the desire to see the erotic and the forbidden, yet the desire is male - centred"
This quotation signifies that the desire for voyeurism and the erotic are male centred; a dominant male audience. This will link to my investigation as it is quoting that a male centred audience is again, being drawn in by the erotic representation of females.
Jill, Nelmes, 1996, An Introduction To Film Studies, London, Jill Nelmes. Page 230 & 231
"Mulvey argues that women has two roles in films: erotic object for the characters in the story and erotic object for the spectalor"
This quotation is a quote which Mulvey argued, stating that the representations of females are sexual objects either in the character of the film or for the audience.
Lehman and Luhr, Peter and Willam, 2003, Thinking About Media, Peter Lehman and Willam Luhr. Page 265
"Men and women are not represented equally in films"
This quotation is useful to me, as it mentions that men and women are not represented equally. This can help me throughout my investigation as it can be evident that women are represented in a negative way.

Graham and Probert, Andrew and David, 2008, Advanced Media Studies Oxfordshire: Phillip Allan

"Women account for a sizable proportion of cinema audiences"
This is beneficial to me as it is stated that the audience watch films due to women and females satisfying the male pleasure.