Representation

Representation

It allows people to relate to characters.

It allows us to learn about the world.

Gives insight into other cultures

Representations are not real - they are a construction of reality.

Every media product has bias.

Les Revenants:

Simon Delaitre:

Young White Male

Attractive to a teenage female audience?

Late teens/early 20s

Dark features make him look rebellious.

Looks stereotypically french - aimed at a french audience.

Camille Séguret: (15)

Young White Female

Clothes aren't stereotypical for a teenage girl in a western world in a modern day era.

She's been cast because she looks young.

Attracts the target audience of teenagers who may aspire to be like her.

Quite smartly dressed for a teenager - atypical representation.

Old beyond her years.

Complex representation - reflected in the complicated narrative.

 Claire Séguret:

Appeals to middle aged men

Blonde hair

Very minimal makeup = Hardworking??

Looks like a stereotypical middle class mum

Mme Costa:

Stereotypical older french woman.

Tanned Skin

Julie Meyer:

Blue Eyes

Pale skin

These photos are staged for the promotion of the show, they are not taken from the show itself.

John Berger - Ways of seeing

Men Act, Women Appear. See previous notes for more.

Representation of rural French life. - Atypical for an international audience.

The cast look very french.

White middle class audience.

It is a show about death and how people deal with it.

Abjection - To have something separated.