huck - representation

what are the feminine features of jacob tobia?

• makeup

• earrings

• choker

• pink top with lace

• fur jacket

• hair decoration - framing face

what are the masculine features of jacob tobia?

• beard

• hair length

• neutral stance

• eyebrows not shaped

what is feminine about arabia felix?

• makeup

• dress

• hair

• eyebrows

• pose - mimics fashion magazine

what is the misrepresentation that jacob tobia is challenging?

sexuality

what is the underrepresentation that jacob tobia is challenging?

non-binary identities

what is the misrepresentation that arabia felix is challenging?

sexuality/drag performers

what is the underrepresentation that arabia felix is challenging?

mainstream media of drag

what is the quote from jacob tobia?

nothing about me is weird, society makes me weird

analysis of the jacob tobia quote

• outside - not hiding - defiance

• weird - discrimination - different - shunned

• standing up for himself is a form of protest

• society’s expectations and stereotypes - arbitrary

what is the arabia felix quote?

dressing up as a woman and putting on make-up doesn’t make you gay. to do what i love, where i am, i have to be political; it comes with the territory. drag might now be an accepted art form in the west, but here it makes me an activist. challenging ideas of masculinity and sexuality, and standing up for lgbt people in my country, is far from the noun

analysis of arabia felix quote

• background - darkened, hiding, secretive

• name change for self-protection + fluid persona’

• semiotics linked to sexuality

• political because she is challenging hegemony

• connotations - civil rights, gay rights, environmentalism, feminism - powerless vs powerful

how is gender often represented in the media?

as binary

what are the connotations of teenage utopia?

• no adults

• no rules

• freedom

• safety

• self expression

what are the connotations of immigrant ghettos?

• programme

• segregation

• violence

• restrictive

what are the connotations of no-go zones?

• dangerous

• war zone

• chaos

what are the connotations of Europe’s radicalised capital?

• extremism

• terrorism

• threat

how are representations challenged in teenage utopia?

• teenagers are skating and talking to each other

• Fatima - Muslim girl skateboarding - non-threatening

• soldiers in uniforms with weapons look more threatening than the immigrants

• location - urban area - graffiti implies crime but the location appears safe

how does huck appeal to their audience?

• authenticity

• globally conscious

• not mainstream

• requires a level of cultural capital

• accessible through digital platforms [Zinio]

when were there attacks linked to Molenbeek?

• 2016

• 2015

• 2015

what are the connotations of skateboarding?

• defiance of rules

• community - activism

• inclusion

• influence of punk culture

• founding ethos of the magazine

who is Giacomo Cosua?

Italian photographer who took the photos for teenage utopia

what is the photo of the teenagers at the skate park sitting referencing?

NY 1930s lunch atop the Empire State

what does Fatima Charki’s interview show?

a celebration of skateboarding, represents the ethos of the magazine and shows her image of defiance, challenging the reader’s own prejudice

what does the chicago youth club show?

youth cultures are changing with the impact of social media - contrast to large Muslim community due to increased tolerance and subverts media reps

what is the pull quote for ocalan’s angels?

we live in a world where women are dominated by men. we are here to take control our own future

analysis of ocalan’s angels pull quote

• empowering

• we - language of inclusion

• domination - powerful

• all women - universal oppression - fear of male violence

• representation - subverted objectification

• take control - threatening - subverts powerless - celebrating unlikely power

• own future - defiance - freedom - power to decide

what does the title of ocalan’s angels reference?

• charlie’s angels - powerful women - violent - fight villainous men

what does the picture of the girl with her hair down show?

• mid shot at eye level

• feminine hair vs weapons and uniform

• focus on face makes it personal and real

• rolled up sleeves - working hard

what does the long shot of the group show?

• bird eye angle

• low level lighting

• important briefing - preparation

• tiny compared to background - danger - alone - enigma code

what does the ocalan’s angels article do?

maintains a housestyle with elements of minimalism and seriousness

what does the image of the girl at the checkpoint with a car show?

she is in a position of power by promoting law order and protection upon men

what does the image of the billboard show?

celebrating martyrs and soldiers - placing women on the same cultural prominence as men

what does the image of women on patrol show?

a continuation of the cover image that is clearly authentic and contrasts ISIS propaganda

what does the pull quote that says an ISIS solider being killed by a woman is his worst nightmare show?

defiance and the act of killing the oppressors