Media, Information and Technoculture 3208F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: W Network, Voyeurism, Louis Althusser

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 3208F/G
• Professor: Tiara Sukhan

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Week 4 (cid:862)real(cid:863) wo(cid:373)e(cid:374): reality tv progra(cid:373)s, networks, a(cid:374)d viewers. Ally mcbeal scene: friend is attacked by the male. We have learned that you never hit a woman, yet it is okay to hit a man. Think about the way we talk about violence against men: ex. He likes the (cid:272)hase, (cid:271)ut does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t it to go a(cid:374)y further: may prove to be difficult in future relationships. We tv, oxygen, w network, lifetime, oprah winfrey network. Think about the way that these kinds of networks hail women. A lot of reality programming is on these networks. The proliferation of networks has helped to spawn more kinds of this programming. Beauty contest contestants say a narrative about making the world better. The network is trying to say that it is a breath of fresh air. Trying to use the message that they will have fair and accurate representations of women. Trying to make fun of gender roles.