Gender, Sexuality, and the Media
Gender, Sexuality, and the Media examines images of gender and sexuality in contemporary U.S. media, exploring their construction through social, cultural, and economic forces.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.71 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.11 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the way that systems of oppression such as patriarchy and heteronormativity are manifested in today’s society and media cultures
Analyze and interrogate the meaning of contemporary representations of sexuality and gender in the media
Conduct intersectional analyses of the way that different categories of identity such as gender, sexuality, race, class, and ability come together in the media
Articulate their own perspective on how empowerment and liberation are connected to media practices and cultures of production and consumption
Create and participate in creating a respectful environment for having informed discussions about power, identity, representation, and difference with peers
Demonstrate advanced analysis of gender and sexuality in media based on rigorous engagement with media studies scholarship
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapGEN&WS 101, 102, 103,SOC/GEN&WS 200,COM ARTS 250 or graduate/professional standing
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Professors
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.71 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.11 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Theories from cultural studies, film and media studies, gender studies, and communication applied to gender and sexuality.
- Construction of gender and sexuality through social, cultural, and economic forces, and their intersection with race, ethnicity, and class.
- Media impacts on understanding of feminism, post-feminism, violence, celebrity, consumer culture, subcultures, and activism.
Skills
- Explain systems of oppression like patriarchy and heteronormativity in society and media, and analyze contemporary representations of gender and sexuality.
- Conduct intersectional analyses of how identity categories like gender, race, class, and ability intersect in media.
- Articulate perspectives on how empowerment and liberation connect to media production and consumption cultures.
- Demonstrate advanced analysis of gender and sexuality in media through rigorous engagement with media studies scholarship.
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