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Kiss of a Vampire
Identification
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What is the theory
Representations
offer tools for
Identification
Past:
Singular
and
straightforward
Present:
Pick
and
mix
Does this poster reinforce or subvert this
Reinforce
What part of the poster does this
The
brown haired
girl
being
bitten
by a
Vampire
and holding a
male
up
What is she wearing
A tight
low cut
white
dress
with
no
shoes
What does her dress do
It shows her
physique
which is
thin
and
Idealised.
The means that people
can
identify with her or
want
to identify with her
What does her face show
The
modified
frontality
shows her
face
which could be showing her as
scared.
This can be futher
anchored
by the
bat
biting
her arm
What is she doing to the man
She is
holding
him up as he looks
unconscious.
This could show she is
stronger
than
other
women and
subverting
the stereotype.
What context can back this up
Second
wave
feminism
as women were seeming to become
stronger
and have more
freedom
in the world