LADY GAGA

Telephone

WHERE IS GAGA?

Where does the video begin? What implication

does this have regarding women?

What are the beginning lyrics and what is being

implied by these lines? How is it contradictory to the

visual?

What is the action of the women in the prison?

How are they dressed? What is the stereotype being

portrayed? How does this relate to the language

being used? What is she ‘busy doing’? What is

implied by ‘you knew that I was free’?

Who are the women who may be influencing Lady

Gaga and how she performs?

BEYONCE

How is Beyonce being portrayed in this portion of

the video? Does it link to Lady Gaga or is it different?

WHERE AM I?

Lady Gaga then dresses in a blue hat and is

making a sandwich? What is the stereotype directed

towards women here? What is the time period it is

referring to?

HOW AM I DRESSED?

Write down the various dresses of Lady Gaga and

Beyonce. What is being said about the construct of

gender through their various outfits? What is being

said for each outfit?

WHERE AM I GOING?

What movie is alluded to in the end of the video?

Why? How does this help shape our understanding of

the ideas being portrayed?

LCC-TYPE QUESTIONS

What does this text suggest about the portrayal of

women in western societies?

What cultural beliefs have influenced the

production of this text?

How would someone from a ‘foreign’ culture view

this text?

What ideologies are present in this text?