Representation of Women in Horror - Quiz

1. Who wrote about the “final girl” in 1992?

Carol J. Clover, a professor of Film Studies in America.

2. In what book did they write about final girl”?

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film.

3. List three traits of the “final girl”/three ‘conventions’.

- Sexually unavailable or virginal.

- The last surviving member of the group of people who the killer murders.

- Is sometimes the one who vanquishes the killer.

4. Who wrote about existing research on women’s roles in media texts in 1983?

Jeremy Tunstall.

5. What were the 4 roles mentioned?

- Domestic.

- Sexual.

- Consumer.

- Martial.

6. In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but by what ratio?

Research showed that men outnumbers women two to one.

7. What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females was more equal?

Prime time TV adverts.

8. Name one of the three problems with the findings?

Males were significantly more likely than females to be shown having an occupation.

9. Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is ‘more progressive’ than Lara Croft (TR)?

Because Lara Croft is presented in a more objectifying and sexualised way than previous female protagonists.

10. What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?

Cooking, cleaning and caring.

11. Who wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?

Laura Mulvey.

12. (Briefly) describe what is meant by the ‘male gaze’

'Male gaze' is a term for when the audience of a media text is into the position of an 'appraising heterosexual male' using techniques such as close-ups or point-of-view shots.

13. Give an example

'The Cabin in the Woods' - During the scene where Curt and Jules are having sex in the woods.