Read: GW Ch. 4 (Sexualities)
Whitehead, “Miley Cyrus and our pornification”
Monday, October 19, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Week Two
Killing us Softly 4
The link above will direct you to the library where you will have to put in your RIC Library information. If you have not registered your library card yet, please visit Adams Library to do that.
Please be ready to discuss the following questions in class on Sept. 14th. Please comment below about your initial thoughts about the film and how it both relates to what we watched in class the other day and what you read in chapter 11. Feel free to answer some of the questions below. Read each other's posts and feel free to comment on each others. Remember you don't have to agree with each other but you MUST respect each other and be kind.
1. How does American culture define “femininity” and “masculinity?” Are these definitions universal, or do masculine and feminine ideals vary from place to place and over time?
2. Do you feel that our ideals of femininity and masculinity are learned or natural? Why?
3. Can people, whether female or male, have both “feminine” and “masculine” characteristics? Do you see a danger in limiting people to one or the other?
4. What are some stereotypical stories media tell about women? What are some stereotypical stories media tell about men? Give some examples of each. What patterns of difference do you see between these two kinds of typical narratives?
5. What sorts of products are sold using images of women and femininity? What kinds of products are sold using images of men and masculinity? Are these ever switched around? If so, when?
6. How is success usually portrayed in advertisements? Give some specific examples. Are there forms of success that advertisements seem to leave out? What are they? Why do you think they’re not as common in ads as other kinds of success?
7. How is happiness portrayed in advertisements? Be specific about the kinds of happiness that ads typically appeal to, or put on display. And talk about what these ads seem to be saying is the secret to this kind of happiness.
8. What are some differences between ads that feature white people and ads that feature people of color?
9. What kinds of products are sold using sexuality? Why do you think advertisers would use sex to sell their goods? How does this work, anyway? What does it mean when people say sex sells?
10. What is advertising’s basic role in a capitalist society? What’s its function in relation to the system as a whole? How does this relationship affect the way people, and human values, are constructed in ads?
11. What does it mean to be a citizen? What does it mean to be a consumer? Can a person be both a citizen and a consumer? How?
12. How do the messages in advertising counter or undermine social change?
13. What is responsible advertising? Do advertisers have a responsibility to society? Do they have a responsibility to children? Why or why not?
The link above will direct you to the library where you will have to put in your RIC Library information. If you have not registered your library card yet, please visit Adams Library to do that.
Please be ready to discuss the following questions in class on Sept. 14th. Please comment below about your initial thoughts about the film and how it both relates to what we watched in class the other day and what you read in chapter 11. Feel free to answer some of the questions below. Read each other's posts and feel free to comment on each others. Remember you don't have to agree with each other but you MUST respect each other and be kind.
1. How does American culture define “femininity” and “masculinity?” Are these definitions universal, or do masculine and feminine ideals vary from place to place and over time?
2. Do you feel that our ideals of femininity and masculinity are learned or natural? Why?
3. Can people, whether female or male, have both “feminine” and “masculine” characteristics? Do you see a danger in limiting people to one or the other?
4. What are some stereotypical stories media tell about women? What are some stereotypical stories media tell about men? Give some examples of each. What patterns of difference do you see between these two kinds of typical narratives?
5. What sorts of products are sold using images of women and femininity? What kinds of products are sold using images of men and masculinity? Are these ever switched around? If so, when?
6. How is success usually portrayed in advertisements? Give some specific examples. Are there forms of success that advertisements seem to leave out? What are they? Why do you think they’re not as common in ads as other kinds of success?
7. How is happiness portrayed in advertisements? Be specific about the kinds of happiness that ads typically appeal to, or put on display. And talk about what these ads seem to be saying is the secret to this kind of happiness.
8. What are some differences between ads that feature white people and ads that feature people of color?
9. What kinds of products are sold using sexuality? Why do you think advertisers would use sex to sell their goods? How does this work, anyway? What does it mean when people say sex sells?
10. What is advertising’s basic role in a capitalist society? What’s its function in relation to the system as a whole? How does this relationship affect the way people, and human values, are constructed in ads?
11. What does it mean to be a citizen? What does it mean to be a consumer? Can a person be both a citizen and a consumer? How?
12. How do the messages in advertising counter or undermine social change?
13. What is responsible advertising? Do advertisers have a responsibility to society? Do they have a responsibility to children? Why or why not?
Week Three
GW Chapter 3
Bornstein (Through p. 118):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9RLF-YVIGIQb18wZWEtdUZ0MjQ/view?usp=sharing
McIntosh:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9RLF-YVIGIQTzdGTmlxWmU4dmc
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
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