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GENDER AND MEDIA FINAL PRESENTATIONS

WEEK TEN

Wednesday, June 6
Sem. 2 C1105

9:00 Opening Remarks and Centering

9:15            THE SIMPSONS

10:15          CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

11:15          SOUTH PARK

Thursday, June 7
Com. 308

10:00 Centering

10:15          NIP/TUCK

11:15          HEROES

1:30             SEX AND THE CITY

2:30             MUSIC VIDEOS


Friday, June 8
Sem. 2 C1105

10:00 Centering

10:15          GILMORE GIRLS

11:15          LAW AND ORDER SVU

1:30             THE 'L' WORD

2:30 Closing Remarks

GUESTS WELCOME.



NOTE: NEW DUE DATES FOR LEARNING SUMMARY PAPERS

HEESOON'S SEMINAR=PAPER #1 NOW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 AT 9:00 AM AND PAPER #2 NOW DUE ON MAY 16 AT 9:00 AM

SALLY'S SEMINAR- PAPER #1 NOW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 AT 9:00AM AND PAPER #2 ON MAY 30 AT 9:00AM

GENDER AND MEDIA Weekly Schedule

W.1

April 4, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem 2 C1105

Syllabus and Covenant
Gender aptitudes -H
What is media literacy? -S
Film excerpt: Production Notes: fast food for thought   (Jason Simon, 1987, 15m)

April 5 and 6, Thursday and Friday, 10-4

First cycle of Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops
(Schedule for these workshop sessions will be available at the first class meeting.)

W.2

April 11, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem 2 C1105

Centering.  
Identity development   (Who are you?)-H

Films-Girl Power (Sadie Benning, 1992, 15m) and
The Smell of Burning Ants (Jay Rosenblatt, 1994, 21m)-S

April 12 and 13, Thursday, 10-4 and Friday, 10-12
Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops continue.

April 13, Friday at 1:00 in Sem. 2 C1105
Introduction to Media Analysis-S
Whole class

Read and bring to class: Holtzman, Linda, 2000. "Gender:   In Pink and Blue and Vivid Color"
in Media Messages, What Film Television and Popular Music Teach Us About Race,
Class, Gender and Sexual Orientation ,New York and London: M.E. Sharpe.   PDF

W.3

April 18, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105
Centering
Impact of thinking styles on identity construction
Intrapersonal communication
Perception -H

Film:   Gender Communication (Dave Archer, 42n)

April 19 and 20, Thursday and Friday, 10-4
Next rotation of first cycle of Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops

W.4

April 25, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105

Centering
Stereotypes: gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, region, disability, language,religion, etc.-H

Into Focus:   Changing Media Stereotypes of Women in Asia presentation-S

April 26 and 27, Thursday, 10-4 and Friday, 10-12
Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops continue.

April 27, Friday, 1-4 in Sem. 2 C1105

MEDIAWATCH project introduced -S
Whole Class
Reading :   Criltical Readings: Media and Gender Ch. 2 and 8

Clips from Mass Media

W. 5

May 2, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105

Centering
Humor and gender-S

Gender Typing exercise

May 3 and 4, Thursday and Friday, 10-4
Second cycle of Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops

W.6

May 9, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105

Centering
Student Presentations: Mediawatch research project proposals [10 groups]

Project outline due

May 10 and 11, Thursday and Friday, 10-4
Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops continue.

W.7

May 16, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105

Centering
Gender Resistance-H

Video:   The Strength to Resist: Media's Impact on Women and Girls (33m)

May 17 and 18, Thursday and Friday, 10-4

Second cycle of Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops

W.8

May 23, Wednesday, 9-12 in Sem. 2 C1105

Centering
Integration:   What have you learned about gender and media?

May 25 and 26, Thursday and Friday, 10-4

Media and Identity Development and Critical Media Production workshops continue.

W.9

May 30-June 1: Prep for Mediawatch Presentations

Group or individual conference with faculty

W. 10

June 6-8: Mediawatch Project presentations