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1 1st Sept (M) - Labour Day - no class 3rd Sept (W) Introduction Class interview 5th Sept (F) Topic 1: What is gender? Skill 1: Syllabus: Ignore at your own risk |
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Skill task 1 |
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Sept (W) Topic 1: What is gender? Skill 2: Writing h/well: Language Precision Rules |
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12th
Sept (F) |
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3 15th Sept (M) Topic 1: What is gender? 
Gill p. 204 “Men's lifestyle magazines” - p. 216 stop at “Conclusion”
Analyse men's magazines in class |
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| 17th
Sept (W) Topic 2: Poststructural feminism and media texts Gill p. 9 “Representations
of women in the media” - p. 16 in class: Buffy
the Vampire Slayer |
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19th Sept (F) Skill 4 (Part 1): Service Learning Guest: Shirley Consuegra from S.O.U.L.S office top |
Skill Task 2 |
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4 22nd Sept (M) Skill 3: How to use Blackboard: download articles, check grade, send group e-mails |
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| 24th
Sept (W) Topic 2: Poststructural feminism and media texts Jowett, Lorna. (2005).
Sex and the slayer: A gender studies primer for the Buffy fan.
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. (Ch.1 Girl power) [blackboard]
in class: Buffy the
Vampire Slayer (re-watch) |
Skill task 3 |
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Sept (F) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts Gill pp. 26-29 “Black
women: Shaping feminist theory” hooks Preface, Ch.1-2 in class: Cultural
criticism and transformation (selection) top |
Analysis 1 |
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5 29th Sept (M) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts hooks Ch. 3-6 in class: Dreamgirls
(131 minutes) |
Journal 1 (on Ch. 1-6) |
1st Oct (W) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts hooks Ch. 7-8 in class: Dreamgirls
(131 minutes) |
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| 3rd
Oct (F) Skill 4 (Part 2): Service Learning Guest: Koko Oyama from ATASK top |
Skill Task 4 |
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6 6th Oct (M) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts hooks Ch. 9- 12 in class: Dreamgirls
(131 minutes) |
Journal 2 (on Ch. 7-12) |
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Oct (W) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts hooks Ch. 13-16 in class: Dreamgirls
(131 minutes) |
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| 10th
Oct (F) Topic 3: Black feminism and media texts in class: Dreamgirls
(131 minutes) top |
Journal 3 (Ch. 13-16) |
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Week 7 13th Oct (M) - Columbus Day – no class 15th Oct (W) Topic 4: Liberal feminism and media institutions Gill pp. 121-131 Guest: Lark Rissetto (former music journalist at Boston Phoenix) |
Analysis 2 |
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17th Oct
(F) Topic
4: Liberal feminism and media institutions |
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8 20th Oct (M) Topic 5: Feminist analysis of audiences Gill p. 13 “Media
pleasures” - p. 22 stop at “media as (domestic) communications technologies
Ugly Betty Bring a friend! We have yummy breakfast! |
Skill Task 5 |
| 22nd
Oct (W) Topic 5: Feminist analysis of audiences In-class exercise: Ugly Betty |
Analysis 3 |
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Oct (F) Skill 6: Academic advising Bring Suffolk catalogue; or download your major requirement from the website. top |
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9 27th Oct (M) Skill 7: Research: Using online database (not Google scholar) Meet at the library |
Analysis 4 |
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Oct (W) Topic 6: Queer Theory Gill pp. 69-71 “Queer
theory” Gauntlett Ch. 7 Queer
theory and fluid identities (selection) (copies distributed in class)
Further off the straight
and narrow new gay visibility on television, 1998-2006 (selection) |
Skill Task 6 |
| 31st
Oct (F) Topic 6: Queer theory Queer as Folks top |
Skill Task 7 |
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10 3rd Nov (M) Topic 6: Queer theory Class discussion: Queer as Folks Skill 8: Critical reading: how to read literature |
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| 5th
Nov (W) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill
p. 74 “advertising in the mediascape” -p. 82 stop at “advertising and
postfeminism” pp. 181-184 “ideologies of femininity” additional
reading distributed in class Sex
and the city: The movie Teach-in sign in |
Skill Task 8 |
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7th
Nov (F) |
Analysis 5 |
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11 10th Nov (M) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Class discussion: Sex and the city: The movie Skill 10: Writing: citation |
Skill Task 9 |
| 12th
Nov (W) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill
pp. 84-88 1. addressing and incorporating feminist anger 2. edginess and authenticity |
Skill
Task 10 Teach-in 1 |
| 14th
Dec (F) Class cancelled – compensate for service learning 15th Nov. (Sat.) morning – ATASK Silk Road Gala top |
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12 17th Nov (M) Skill 4 (Part 3): Service Learning Debriefing Guest: Shirley Consuegra |
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19th Nov. (W) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill pp. 89-94 3. From sex object to (desiring) sexual subject 4. Being ourselves, pleasing ourselves |
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| 21st
Nov (F) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill pp. 94-100 5. Articulating feminism and femininity 6. Eroticizing men's bodies top |
Teach-in 3 |
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13 24th Nov (M) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill pp. 100 – 106
7. Queer chic 8. Gender reversals |
Teach-in 4 |
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Nov (W) Topic 7: Feminist political economic perspective and media institutions Gill pp. 106-110 9. Revenge adverts: the battle of the sexes 10. Mars and Venus: making patriarchy pleasurable 28th Nov. (F) – Thanksgiving – no class top |
Teach-in 5 |
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14 1st Dec (M) Catch up; if needed. If no need to catch up, follow 3rd Dec schedule |
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| 3rd
Dec (W) Exam revision Class evaluation top |
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| Exam
Week 8th - 12th Dec More information will be distributed in class regarding take-home examination. Grade due: 17th Dec Check grade online top |
