Course Description

At the core of the course is the question how feminism has become a demonized and ridiculed “F-word” in an age when issues of gender and sexuality are at the center of constant, often explosive political debates. These debates often connect media representation and political representation but tend to do so in simplistic ways that bypass or distort decades of sophisticated feminist theory and practice. We will trace back such representations through the decades around case studies that encompass film, video, television and new media practices. The case studies come from the United States and beyond, taking into full account the global interconnectedness of media production and consumption as well as the transnational travel of feminist ideas. The main goal of the course is to evaluate how useful feminist thinking is to understanding the relays between media and political representation; and to develop a lasting critical apparatus to analyzing the politics of gender and sexuality in the media.


Friday, November 22, 2013

Disney Princess Presentation: Article and Questions for 12/2

Hello all,

Here is the article we ask that you read before our presentation on 12/2.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

We also ask that you consider the following before our presentation:

1. Have Disney Princesses had an effect on your childhood or do they in anyway shape a part of your childhood?

2. Pick your favorite Disney Princess, does she possess any progressive attributes in terms of female representation? Regressive? Can you note any similarities throughout other Disney Princess films or is your Princess decidedly different?

3. Please come prepared to discuss your Princess, maybe re-watch the film (there are a bunch on netflix!). We will be sitting in groups of Princesses during class.

4. Frozen will be discussed briefly in our presentation, so if you have the chance to go see it, we highly encourage it!

Have fun with this!
Victoria, Adriana, Pam
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