Overview
For this assignment, choose a media text (advertisement, clip, website, news story, YouTube video, etc.) and write a post of at least 500 words analyzing it using the themes and keywords from this module--that is, you should address how the text is challenging, contesting, upholding, and/or reproducing ideologies pertaining to gender, race, and/or sexuality, etc. For example, you might examine a news story about women in sports (e.g., the recent Naomi Osaka story) or analyze a particular ad campaign featuring popular feminism. This is a purposefully open-ended assignment in terms of topics. I want you to carefully think about how a feminist media studies scholar might approach your chosen text. What research questions might they ask of the text? What would stand out? Using this approach, be sure to closely read the elements of your chosen text.
Your assignment must:
a) Engage with at least one course reading (i.e., you need to cite one of the readings from this module).
b) Demonstrate close reading of your text--how do all of the elements (print, visual aspects, etc.) work to communicate support (or contestation of) a particular gender ideology? Support your assignment with clear evidence from your chosen text.
c) Be at least 450 words (include a word count). Remember that this should be a clear indication that you've completed the readings and are grappling with these ideas.
d) Include a link to or copy of your chosen text.
Two of reading texts are attached.