Due on Blackboard: July 14, 2024 (11:59 pm EST)
Read carefully as failure to adhere to any of the instructions will impact your grade
***Essay must be in standard essay form: introduction; body of essay with ideas in each paragraph building on the previous one, and finally, concluding paragraph).
***Essay must be typed (Font #12); double-spaced, with in-text citations, as well as a Works Cited page (MLA or APA style). Access MLA Citation Guides @ http://libraryguides.cerritos.edu/content.php?pid=342180&sid=2797863
***Essay will be five (5) or more pages.
In addition to your ideas, evaluation of your response paper will be based on references to articles, films/documentaries studied in class, as well as your own research.
***Proofread carefully as grammar and spelling errors will impact grading.
***Essays that are late or below the word limit will lose points. No pdf. documents, please.
***Please include your name, date, instructor name, and course title/# in your paper
NO PDFs Please
Question (respond to all parts as one essay; no sub/headings)
**** Please respond to the essay prompt in the exact format below
Refer to the readings, films, video clips studied in class, to discuss:
What is the definition of a patriarchal society? Cite at least one of the required readings in support of your response
Who would you then argue is the primary audience of media; that is, whose interests more or less shape and control the media; why do you think this is the case (this should not simply be your opinion; think carefully about this, and cite at least two sources from our readings to support your argument)?
What activist movement in the US would you argue rose in response to patriarchy? What are its goals; what are the arguments made against the movement? Cite at least one of the required readings in support of your response.
In what ways does media exploit women’s bodies/sexuality (e.g. in film, television, video games like Grand Theft Auto, Lara Croft, Music videos, advertising, etc.)? Provide examples and support these with two acknowledged sources
What are the messages being reinforced through these media portrayals/exploitations of women? Provide examples and support these with sources.
In what ways do gender, race, and class impact these media portrayals of women (refer to the intersectionality thinkpiece, as well as the Crenshaw-Williams TEDtalk videos, and from your own research)?
Finally, are there empowering representations of women in media? If yes, provide examples. If no, what would be your solution?
Please support your points with examples from the content (I will be looking for at least four specific course readings, in addition to your own research (be sure to cite references in the body of the essay MLA or APA style)
