T.V series Theorists

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Deborah Knight

Thrill comes from prolonging the inevitable.

Van Zoonen

Gender is constructed through what we see. Women's bodies are like objects and people study it and end up being like that. culture has shown people view the male body differently from those used to objectify the female body.

Bell Hooks

Feminism is for everyone. Struggle to end patriarchy from make domination. the idea that feminism is a political commitment rather than lifestyle. People can be who they want to be and don't have to look like what en want the too. eg. in the killing, the detective never reveals her body and always wheres the same black suit.

Stewart Hall

The Encoding/decoding mode. What does the producer intend for them to see and what do they really see. Eg. in the killing, the producers have "encoded" to show that some of the characters are presented to be dodgy (the politicians) and from this we "decode" that they are suspicious and not trust worthy. we need to keep an open eye out for them as the producers want us to think.

 Laura Mulvey

 Male gazes

Strauss' Theory

Binary opposition drives a narrative forwards.

Todorov's Theory

1) Equilibrium

2) Disruption of the equilibrium

3)Recognition of the disruption

4) An attempt to repair the damage

5) New equilibrium

Neale

 Genre is instances of repetition and difference.

Judith Butler

Gender is performative.

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