Representation

• How does Van Zoonen's theory support The Bridge?

  -Helle Anker's dead body is objectified with no romantic or sexual element.

  -Saga's character shows an interesting viewpoint, changing ideas and viewpoints with gender.
• How does David Gauntlett support The Bridge theory?

  -Audiences like characters that are portrayed as stereotypical or non-stereotypical

  -Diversity of Representations is shown by Saga's autism

  -Pick and mix= Secondary audiences wish to experience something different compared to Uk dramas.
• Explain how bell hooks' theory through the division of gender roles:

  -Saga telling men to rush off and go to work, being non-stereotypical.

  -Womanizing when Henrik Sabroe meets a woman.
• Violence against women:


  -Helle Anker is murdered due to her beliefs and sexuality more than her lifestyle.

  -Objectified, but the focus is not on her body

  -Not a young, conventionally attractive woman as typical victims often are.