Using at least two (2) narratives as examples, compare and contrast how each of the authors or subjects you selected respond to challenges and changes to his/her respective cultural identity. How did their responses vary according to the specific social/historical context of their experiences? In what ways did ideas about race and ethnicity, the impact […]
Discuss the literal and figurative portrayal of an aspect of masculinity in ONE or TWO texts studied.
Men and women are often represented very differently in the media. The stereotypes we learn about ‘how to be a man’ and ‘how to be a woman’ are often false, but we see them over and over again in our lives. Looking at very specific examples from the media can illustrate how important this is. […]
Examine the construction of masculinity in the work of Lewis Jones.
For this assignment, you will prepare a presentation on a current event related to gender. Select a topic related to gender that has been addressed in the media within the last year. You will then create a presentation analyzing the topic and 2 related news stories. 1. Select at least 2 news articles/reports related to […]
Theory Paper/Music Video: Please select a visually dynamic music video that you like or want to critique (perhaps this is a video you view as particularly creative, innovative, or conversely, one you really dislike or do not “get.”). In a 3½ to 4-page essay analyze the video using one of the theories we have or […]
Masculinity Description In the video The Mask You Live in, it is suggested that America’s narrow definition of masculinity is harming boys. Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, boys confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve […]
Excerpt from Academic Journal: Objectification Theory offers a testable framework for examining the consequences of sexual objectification for women-that is, “being treated as a body (or collection of body parts) valued predominantly for its use to (or consumption by) others” (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997, p. 174). Sexual objectification occurs along a spectrum that includes (but […]
2)According to Copeland’s Moonlight (2016) review the film covers significant ground in the realrn of examples of Black masculinities. According to you, which example of masculinities stood out the most from the article Provide three examples of how that masculinity 6 portrayed in the film.
