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.


Monday, November 4, 2013

Everybody Is A Little Gay


Who knew pageant diva “Honey Boo Boo” was also a Gay rights activist? She’s an activist, at least, for her gay “Uncle Poodle”. Alanna states that “everybody is a little gay” and “there aint nothing wrong with being gay”. This scene in Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - when Alanna talks about her “Uncle Poodle” - shows a child that is so interested in her uncle because of his sexual orientation. We often see in society that people will refer to their gay friends, family, and other members of the community and say that they love them for who they are regardless of whether or not they are gay. However, in the clip from Honey Boo Boo, we see that she loves her Unlce BECAUSE he is gay. This line between acceptance “despite” and acceptance “because” makes Alanna/Honey Boo Boo, to me, a remarkable human being, and shows a young girl who – as we often see has absolutely no filter – is using her fame in a positive light, whether she is too young to realize it or not. 
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