Overview
Sociology: Gender and film
Submit a written reflection on one or two readings of your choice.
Written Reflection is to be 2-3 typed double-spaced pages in length.
To guide your responses, you may address all or some of the following orienting questions:
Did you enjoy the readings? Why? Why not? (Taste/Interest)
Are the readings important? If so, why and for whom? If not, why not? (Relevance)
Can you apply the readings to a personal experience (past or present)? To a historical or current event? To a play or other artistic performance? To a novel or other written work? To a movie or television show? (Application)
Did the readings inspire questioning/questions on your part? (Curiosity/Questioning)
Readings:
- Callanan and Rosenberger: “Media, Gender, and Fear of Crime” Panfil and Peterson: “Gender, Sexuality, and Gangs: Re-envisioning Diversity” in The Handbook of Gangs edited by Decker and Pyrooz
- Rogers and Rogers: “Trans Men’s Pathways to Incarceration”
- Movie: Birds of Prey (2020)