STEREOTYPES

Dara Kolajo

JUDITH BUTLER

Butler is an American post-structuralist philosopher, who has

contributed to the fields of feminism, queer theory, political philosophy,

and ethics. Judith specifically looks at gender

She states that Gender is not simply one aspect of sex, but, more

fundamentally, it is something one does, and does recurrently, in

interaction with others . A "stylized repetition of acts".

Butler highlights that ‘we are taught particular roles according to our

biological sex and these roles become our gender’

Media we watch and see influence our perception of gender roles and

many forms of media portray this social group stereotypically.

GENDER

Historically women have been seen to be less able than men. Downtown

Abbey is a British television period drama. Much of the focus is on the need for

a male heir to the Crawley family Grantham estate. Robert Crawley, Earl of

Grantham having had three daughters and no son, had arranged for his eldest

daughter to marry her cousin. Women were once treated like property rather

than individuals.

But this inequalities of women has changed through time. Women in the

modern world are much independent. But in the media are presented in a

masculine way. For example ‘Sket’ a predominately female cast. As women's

rights and liberties has become more open, so does the way they are portrayed

in the media.

COURSEWORK

Our trailer consists of an all female cast, and present females very

similar to the film Sket. In contrast to Downtown there is a sense of

freedom amongst the cast and not overpowered by men. In relation to

Butlers Theory our perception of men and women has been shaped from

history, As presenting a persons gender is not just about physical but

attitude and acts. Our characters being manly and macho in terms of

dress sense and they way that they act and behave in the trailer will bring

across their dominance across to the audience, as this is a strong link to

males. Stereotypically presenting a teenage girl will not have an impact

for our trailer.