Representation - An Introduction

This pack provides valuable support for teaching the key concept of representation, using examples from European and Hollywood cinema. Its main focus is gender representation with some coverage of class and ethnicity.

Pack contents:
Teachers' Notes
Unit 1: Defining representation
Unit 2: Realism
Unit 3: Analysing 'types'
Unit 4: Whose voice?
Unit 5: Ideas about audience
Unit 6: Ideology
Case Study 1: American Cinema and Social Class: Erin Brockovich and The Insider
Case Study 2: Gender representation in Erin Brockovich, Mildred Pierce and The Insider
Case Study 3: Gender, class and ethnicity in Run Lola Run, La Haine and The Piano
Bibliography and filmography