LaUrA MuLvEy...aNd My iNdEpEnDeNt sTuDy

Her theory could be much useful to my independent study. Laura Mulvey's theory talks about the 'mALe GaZe'...it reinforces the idea that being the spectator makes everything visible in a males persepctive, thus allowing us to see women as a male may this then is called the 'MaLe gAzE'.

Laura Mulvey beleived that by doing this and human qualities in women were taken away meaning that they were just there to be objectified and looked upon. This theory can relate to my independent study as my independent study's text 'BaD GiRLs' tries to move away from this typical female objectification.

As a result of this my chosen text tries to reinforce a less patriarchal society. Bad Girls also makes women seem less objectified and tries to move away from the pleasures it may give men (voyeuristic,erotic, sadistic or scopophilic)

However Mulveys theory could also provide to be useful as it does in some aspects reinforce the typical female role that some of the characters have in Bad Girls. For example in some scenes women are seen to be the most powerful in the programme, however phallic symbols that they may have in the programme does agree with Mulveys theory and the use of phallic objects tries to make the male audience feel less castrated.

However Bad Girls does try to represent women as being independent and free to a certain extent as most of them have committed some sort fo crime to be where they are, this then challenges the typical female representations that sually occur making the women of Bad Girls challenge society and its views.