Communications

Posted: September 24th, 2015

watch this video- Superbowl XLVI Halftime Show (HD) and answer the questions

Find an example of TWO of Clark Mane’s four “tropes of gender empowerment” in this video of Madonna’s 2012 Superbowl Halftime Show: 1. Stripper chic or “look at me sexuality”; 2. Women out in front; 3. Women in change; 4. Women as tough girl. Describe a specific scene in which you see these two tropes playing out.

Provide TWO examples in which you see race playing out in terms of power relations between Madonna and the men and women of color in the video? How are their bodies positioned and adorned? Who is in charge? What cultural scripts are being evoked ? How are tropes of female empowerment dependent on white privilege?