When reading Annette Kuhn’s, The Power of the Image, you find yourself reading a powerful message about women and how important the study of women really is. One question Kuhn asks in her article that stuck out to me is, “Why are images of women’s bodies so prevalent in our society?” (Kuhn 42) After reading this question, I begin to wonder if this prevalence is a good or bad thing and what could be the different types of media or gender to blame for this question of predominance. What I believe to be true is that a woman’s body is worshipped by men, and a reason for it is early paintings and poetry showcasing the female figure in the nude. Another thing I believe to be true is that men have dominated all types of working fields for hundreds
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Early paintings of naked women and the study of those paintings, early writings like poetry by men written about women, then the film industry and the way a woman is portrayed on multiple platforms. These mediums aid the world in being able to see the woman and how she is worshiped today. Kuhn states in her article that, “Meanings do not reside in images, then: they are circulated between representation, spectator and social formation.” (Kuhn 43) This means that an image has different meanings to different spectators and the meanings are constantly being rotated around but there is an acceptable meaning that is socially known. What I believe is that the study of these women and their bodies was the beginning of why we are so prevalent in our society today and was the beginning of our mistreatment and unfairness compared to men in our …show more content…
Thinking back to the white picket fence houses and the “American Dream,” one can begin to realize how damaging that was for all women in this society. Form the beginning we have lived in a male dominant culture, back in the old days, the man would go to work, and the woman would stay home and cook and clean and be a glorified house wife. We as women would act as a trophy or prize that a man would come home to and “love” for ever. But the issue with that model is that women are more than just a prize in this society. We are smart and inelegant and we are fighting for our right to be treated as an equal to the male
Early paintings of naked women and the study of those paintings, early writings like poetry by men written about women, then the film industry and the way a woman is portrayed on multiple platforms. These mediums aid the world in being able to see the woman and how she is worshiped today. Kuhn states in her article that, “Meanings do not reside in images, then: they are circulated between representation, spectator and social formation.” (Kuhn 43) This means that an image has different meanings to different spectators and the meanings are constantly being rotated around but there is an acceptable meaning that is socially known. What I believe is that the study of these women and their bodies was the beginning of why we are so prevalent in our society today and was the beginning of our mistreatment and unfairness compared to men in our …show more content…
Thinking back to the white picket fence houses and the “American Dream,” one can begin to realize how damaging that was for all women in this society. Form the beginning we have lived in a male dominant culture, back in the old days, the man would go to work, and the woman would stay home and cook and clean and be a glorified house wife. We as women would act as a trophy or prize that a man would come home to and “love” for ever. But the issue with that model is that women are more than just a prize in this society. We are smart and inelegant and we are fighting for our right to be treated as an equal to the male