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  2. Feminist film theory - Wikipedia

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    Feminist film theory. Feminist film theory is a theoretical film criticism derived from feminist politics and feminist theory influenced by second-wave feminism and brought about around the 1970s in the United States. With the advancements in film throughout the years feminist film theory has developed and changed to analyse the current ways of ...

  3. Real Women Have Curves - Wikipedia

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    Budget. $3 million [1] Box office. $7.7 million [2] Real Women Have Curves is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Patricia Cardoso, based on the play of the same name by Josefina López, who co-authored the screenplay for the film with George LaVoo. The film stars America Ferrera (in her feature film debut) as protagonist Ana García.

  4. Exploitation of women in mass media - Wikipedia

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    The exploitation of women in mass media is the use or portrayal of women in mass media such as television, film, music, and advertising as objects or sexual beings, in order to increase the appeal of media or a product to the detriment of the women being portrayed, and women in society. This process includes the presentation of women as sexual ...

  5. Miss Havisham - Wikipedia

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    Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens ' 1861 novel Great Expectations. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life. She lives in a ruined mansion with her adopted daughter, Estella. Dickens describes her as looking like "the witch of the place".

  6. Media and gender - Wikipedia

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    The objectification of women, both sexually and non-sexually, is prevalent in various media forms such as advertising, television, movies, music videos, video games, and magazines. Sexual objectification, in particular, has received extensive attention in literature, with studies indicating its commonality and negative effects on well-being.

  7. Helena Bonham Carter - Wikipedia

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    Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award and an International Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards ...

  8. Sexual script theory - Wikipedia

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    The presentation of the female body in art changes over time based on the time and the cultural changes. The opinion of society changes what the idea of women should look like. Currently, in society we see art and the media portray females as slim with exaggerated features. Women construct their physical features to attract to the male gaze.

  9. Societal attitudes towards women - Wikipedia

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    Societal attitudes towards women. Social attitudes towards women vary as greatly as the members of society themselves. From culture to culture, perceptions about women and related gender expectations differ greatly. In recent years, there has been a great shift in attitudes towards women globally as society critically examines the role that ...