| Course Name | Gender and Media |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| GEET 310 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
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| Course Type | Second Foreign Language | |||||
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course conceptualizes gender as a category of knowledge and aims to understand how gender is constructed by the media. We will consider gender as a constitutive element of identity and by analyzing its intersection with other categories such as race, class, nation and sexuality, we will grasp the importance of the representation of gender in media and its meaning for our lives. The course consists of lectures, screenings and discussions revolving around critical analysis of and engagement with contemporary examples of film, television, adverts and new media. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | his course examines various images and representations of gender in media paying particular attention to contemporary discussions. Employing theories from cultural studies, media, film, reception and gender studies, it explores different processes and practices of gender, specifically in terms of media representations of femininity, masculinity and queerness. The media plays a major role in "constructing" gender, and “popular” views of what appropriate gendering is, in turn, shape how we communicate with each other. Participation (20%) – You should come to class prepared to ask questions and ready to make lively, insightful, substantive and respectful contributions to our discussion of the course materials. Written Assignment (20%): These assignments require the students to select a theme we have covered in the class and conduct a detailed analysis of how that example reflects the context in which it was produced/distributed/exhibited. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Course Introduction: Why should and how do we study gender in the media | |
| 2 | Introduction to Gender and Media | • Lecture: What is Gender? Understanding Media’s Role • Reading: Judith Butler (1990), Gender Trouble (Introduction & Chapter 1) • Video: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – We Should All Be Feminists (TED Talk) |
| 3 | Global Perspectives on Gender Representation | • Lecture: Gender in Western vs. Non-Western Media • Reading: Rosalind Gill (2007), Gender and the Media, Chapter 3 • Video: Miss Representation – Official Trailer |
| 4 | Feminism and Media | • Lecture: Waves of Feminism in Media • Reading: bell hooks (2000), Feminism is for Everybody (Chapters 4 & 6) • Video: "The F-Word: Who Wants to be a Feminist?" (BBC Documentary Clip) |
| 5 | Masculinity and Media | • Lecture: Toxic Masculinity and Its Representation • Reading: Raewyn Connell (1995), Masculinities, Chapter 1 • Video: The Mask You Live In – Trailer |
| 6 | Queer theory and queer in media | • Lecture: Visibility and Stereotyping of LGBTQ+ Identities • Reading: Susan Stryker (2008), Transgender History, Chapter 2 • Video: Disclosure – Official Trailer |
| 7 | Social Media and Influencers | • Lecture: Gender Performances on Social Media • Reading: Alice E. Marwick (2013), Status Update, Chapter 5 • Video: Instagram and Gender Performances |
| 8 | Gender and Film | • Lecture: Gender in Global Cinema • Reading: Laura Mulvey (1975), "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" • Video: Wonder Woman: A Feminist Perspective |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Media, Gender, and Race | • Lecture: Intersectionality in Media Representations • Reading: Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989), "Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex" • Video: Race and Gender Intersectionality Explained |
| 11 | Gender and News Media | • Lecture: Gendered Narratives in Global News • Reading: Karen Ross (2010), Gendered Media: Women, Men, and Identity Politics, Chapter 2 • Video: Gender Bias in the News Media |
| 12 | Student Presentation | • Format: Presentations on a chosen media artifact (advertisement, film, news story) and its gender representation |
| 13 | Student presentations | |
| 14 | Student presentatios | |
| 15 | Evaluation of the term, discussion and preperation for the final exam | |
| 16 | Final |
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| Suggested Readings/Materials | The course uses the sources that are listed above |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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