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.


Sunday, November 24, 2013

Teaching Project - Music and Post-Feminism


Hello everyone! For our teaching project, we'll be discussing post-feminist figures in popular music. Please come prepared having read the following pieces:

Beyonce Calls Herself a Modern Day Feminist
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-calls-herself-a-modern-day-feminist-20130403

Stop Hailing Women Good or Bad Role Models
http://jezebel.com/stop-hailing-women-as-good-or-bad-role-models-1459649358

Where Have All The Riot Grrls Gone? Pop Music and Post-Feminism
http://bitchmagazine.org/post/where-have-all-the-riot-grrrls-gone-pop-music-and-post-feminism

And, if possible please revisit Angela McRobbie's "Young Women and Consumer Culture," as found in the BB readings for Week 9.

Questions to consider before class:
1. Who are present-day feminist icons in music?
2. If a public figure considers herself a "feminist" icon," what expectations would you have of them?


- Marisa Okano, Izzy Albert, Rachel Azoulay 
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