Which of the following essays have been productive in cultural studies?

1. A. Laura Mulvey, 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'
2. B. Viktor Shklovsky, 'Art as Technique'
3. C. Sigmund Freud, 'The Uncanny'
4. D. Stuart Hall, 'Encoding/Decoding'

1. AA and B only
2. BB and C only
3. CA and D only
4. DA and C only

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Correct answer: C. A and D only

Explanation

Mulvey's 'male gaze' (1975) and Hall's model of preferred, negotiated and oppositional readings (1973/1980) are cultural-studies classics.