women gender studies
course material is The Gendered Society
SIXTH EDITION by MICHAEL KIMMEL
ISBN 9780190260316
CHAPTER 1 -8 chapter 8 included
another use source Must use The Chang!ng Amer!can Fam!ly
Nov. 25, 2013
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/health/families.html
Movie Analysis – Assignment Instructions
Objective: Students will show their knowledge of concepts and topics related to gender, sex, and sexuality and the relationship between gender and the family, educational systems, or the workplace by analyzing a movie of their choice from the list below.
Course Competencies:
Read with comprehension.
Make connections in learning across the disciplines and draw logical conclusions.
Demonstrate problem-solving through interpreting, analyzing, summarizing, and/or integrating a variety of materials.
Apply learning in academic, personal, and/or public situations.
Any of the other competencies depending upon the concepts and topics that they chose
Assignment:
Students are to write a 3-5 page movie critique in APA format with in text citations and APA reference page.
In this paper students are to create a clear introduction that states what movie they are critiquing, a summary of the movie and include a quote or something that they think may catch the readers’ eye. The introduction should present three or more gendered topics, concepts, or key points or themes that will be discussed in regards to the movie that was chosen. Examples of gendered topics, concepts, key points and themes include three or more of the following: gendered institutions such as the family, educational systems, the workplace, and religious contexts, culture, sexual scripts, gendered media, gender socialization, heterosexuality, homosexuality, intersectionality, nature v. nurture, power, femininity, masculinity, gender fluidity, doing gender, gender roles, gender stereotypes, etc…).
In the body, the student will develop a discussion of their position on each of three selected topics, concepts, or themes about which they are writing using examples from the movie to support their insights. State what you believe the movie has to say about gender, using evidence from the movie. Include events from the plot, descriptions of important scenes, and direct quotes from character dialogue to make your point. Don’t summarize the whole movie; rather, focus on the parts of it that are most important to your argument. Remember to also use your textbook to define terms and to support your thesis.
Here are a few things that you can discuss in the critique:
What gendered themes or topics related to politics does you think your movie deals with? Please see the topics in the chapter of your book covered this week (Chapter 10 and/or previous chapters).
How does your movie portray concepts, theories, or themes related to gender and politics that you have chosen? Are the stereotypical or accurate? Are they positive or negative? Do they poke fun of them? What kind of impression does this make about this group?
In what way does the movie distort or represent the gendered society of that period of time?
Are there any social concerns related to gender that are discussed or portrayed in the movies?
Select observations that are surprising or startling. A gendered movie analysis that makes unexpected observations will be much more interesting than one that focuses on obvious things.
These are not all encompassing. If you have an idea then ask. These are just a few suggestions.
Write a conclusion, restating your main thesis and showing how it relates to a broader gendered perspective. You may wish to reflect on the movie’s continued relevance to current events, for example or, if it is no longer relevant to our culture, discuss what has changed.
Submission Checklist
Followed APA format
Times New Roman 12 point Font double spaced 1 inch margins
Formatting adheres to APA guidelines and looks like the APA Sample Student Paper provided
Movie Italicized ONLY throughout the ENTIRE paper
Movie Title on body of paper
Body of paper – 3 to 5 content pages- this does not include cover, abstract, or reference page
Must have introduction, three sections explaining your three topics, conclusion
Must have APA In text Citations
Reference Page must be APA formatted (do not use “Works Cited,” “Bibliography,” or “Citations” as a header – these are not APA headers! – refer to APA Guide – https://owl.purdue.edu)
Must have 3 sources including the movie and the book
No Reference Page= Plagiarism = automatic failure
Must be submitted as a PDF or it is a zero
Must be submitted via Blackboard or it is a zero
Must be thoroughly thought out and original with referenced support and use of course textbook and supplemental resources
Students are limited to one short quote and one long quote per APA rules.
Movie list: (these movies are available to stream online through HBO (or HBO Go or HBO Now), Neflix, Amazon.com/Amazon Prime, Hulu, or other streaming sites. They may also be available through the KCTCS Library or to rent locally).
Rachel, Getting Married
The Joy Luck Club
She Said
Iron Jawed Angels
Suffragette
Milk
The Post
A Few Good Men
Selma
The Iron Lady
The American President
The Queen
Young Victoria
Miss Sloane
The Post
Erin Brockovich
Carol
The Expanse (Episodes 1-3 approximate the same time length as a feature film)
House of Cards (Episodes 1-3 approximate the same time length as a feature film)
