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, December 6, 2013

Pornification According to Actress Rashida Jones

http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2013/12/rashida-jones-major-dont-the-pornification-of-everything

Actress Rashida Jones wrote an interesting little article for Glamour about how "pornification" has become the norm, and why she's not okay with it.

What struck me as particularly interesting, is Rashida, the daughter of music mogul Quincy Jones is blunt with her opinion that it's no longer sexy or even exciting to see these women bare (almost) all. With such a prominent father in the industry, Jones could have had a career in music if she so desired but clearly her head is on straight and she sees the pitfalls of pop stardom. Her observations about what was considered sexy and provocative in music when she was growing up are also interesting points to compare to today's mega stars like Miley, Rihanna and Gaga.

Hope you guys find it as interesting as I did!


-Natalie Qasabian
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