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.


Thursday, December 5, 2013

Gender bias in film info graphic

Please find a link below to an info graphic about gender equality in film. We have talked about many aspected of being a woman in film and tv both on and off screen and I think this graphic speaks to that. It's a good way to put numbers and statistics to our discussions which we haven't done much of. It's also a good way to organize so many categories.

Enjoy!

http://www.indiewire.com/article/gender-inequality-film-in-infographic-form
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