Gender & Media Blog Project
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Gender & Media Blog Project *
Students create their own digital website to discuss and analyze their weekly interactions with media content: their media consumption patterns.
e.g., what media they consume, what media content they explore that they would not normally consume, what they notice and how they can tie what they notice back to class lectures, discussions, etc.
07. Cowboys & Superheroes
We've been discussing the evolution of American masculinity and using John Wayne's image as a reference point. With that information in hand, I want you to see out at least one example of a modern version of the John Wayne "passionate manhood" image from a TV show or a film. First, describe the show and character in question so that I can get a good mental picture of your choice; then, explain why the character in question fits the mold of the John Wayne type.
06. Olivia Benson is the model TV lifestyle feminist
Watch another episode from Law. & Order: SVU (Season 27, episode 2 "A Waiver of Consent"); then, in 2-3 paragraphs, answer the following question: "How does this episode portray sexual assault/rape?"
05. September favorites
I always say listing my favorite media feels like uncovering truths about myself, and I love to share what I’m digesting!
04. Southern gotham
I am burdened, haunted, disturbed by the fact that two men were found hanged (lynched) in Mississippi within twenty four hours of each other this past week. It seems their only crimes were being Black and Homeless. Demartravion “Trey” Reed was a student at Delta State University which is in Cleveland, MS. Summer 2024, I spent approximately six weeks in Cleveland working for a boutique hotel less than a mile away from the university campus.
03. Celebrity, art, and politics
Art is not made to be consumed, however Art is inherently political. This is not a new idea, nonetheless it remains controversial. Specifically, when discussing if the artists have a duty to be in political activities, which I find to be arbitrary.
02. On sorority girls
I never thought I would join a sorority, which is not an uncommon testimony among Greek-affiliated women despite the sensationalization of Greek life on social and traditional media. I know you’re into RushTok every year, just like I am. It’s the newest form of reality television, and America can’t look away.
01. There’s no such thing as a chic internet introduction
In our serial-consumer culture, no one talks about just how many internet introductions we endure. Every medium requires a new introduction; never mind that we always follow the same people on every platform.