Media Studies for the 21st Century

Join Sabreen in a smart examination of the value and function of an often-controversial form of media - street art.

Join Audrey in a fascinating dissection of five pieces of street art, some excellent interviews, and an insightful analysis of the purpose and place of street art in culture.

Why do we connect with superheroes?  How has this relationship changed?  Explore these issues in five minutes that are sure to make you feel smarter on the other side.  Give this a listen!

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/sunday/ant-man-wasp-movies-superheroes.html- https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-are-superheroes-popular- https://medium.com/@librarycongress/the-american-way-how-comic-books-reflect-our-culture-47620e71f599

In this podcast, I discuss factors that played into creating superheroes, how they give people a voice, and how they reflect cultural trends. I also talk about William Moulton Marston's creation of Wonder Woman and how he predicted the future...https://pitjournal.unc.edu/article/superhero-popularity-past-and-present-americahttps://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/12/wonder-womanhttps://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1127&context=ijcs

You owe it to yourself to listen to this episode and think about the messages advertising sends about motherhood.

Dive into the role that media plays in subjugation through reinforcing passive gender stereotypes. 

Sources:

 

Ortner, Sherry B., et al. Is Female to Male as Nature Is to Culture? Stanford University Press, 1974.

 

Bordo, Susan. Unbearable Weight Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body. Univ. of California Press, 2013.

Listen in for an insightful analysis of the effect of advertising on body image and how some ad campaigns are created new, more positive trends.

 

Sources:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/advertisings-toxic-effect-on-eating-and-body-image/https://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:107483/datastream/PDF/view

Let's take a deeper look into how advertisements reinforce gender norms.

Join Aubrey for an insightful look into gender roles in the media with a specific focus on how women are represented in video games, cosplay, and through Halloween costumes.

You're sure to enjoy Sabreen's analysis of the role of advertising in creating gender stereotypes.  Pink, blue, red?  Give this a listen and decide for yourself.

 

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141117-the-pink-vs-blue-gender-mythhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/#gx0LprxmKw9EzWoW.01