Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
WMST250:Women,ArtandCulture
Spring2015
MWFSection801|1:001:50p.m.
Instructor:AveryDameGriff
DepartmentofWomensStudies
Contact:adame@umd.edu
Officehours:MondayandWednesday2:003:30p.m.,andbyappointment
Office:Taliaferro0111
Representation,then,isnotnorcanitbeneutralitisanactindeed,thefoundingactof
powerinourculture,CraigOwens,BeyondRecognitionRepresentation.Power,and
Culture,p.91.
CourseDescription
WMST250isanintroductiontotheinterdisciplinaryfieldofwomensstudieswith
specialfocusontheartsandhumanities.Thecourseaimstodevelopyourskillsin
analysingandcritiquingculturaltexts,particularlytheirrepresentationsofwomenand
theirassumptionsaboutgender,race,class,sexuality,andothercategoriesofidentity.
Italsointroducesyoutotheculturalproductionofarangeofwomenartistsfrom
differentbackgrounds,workinginmanydifferentmediumsandgenres.Itexplores
someofthedifferencesamongwomen,aswellasconnectionsandaffiliationsamong
themascreativeworkersinthearts.
UniversityRequirements
InGENERALEDUCATION,WMST250fulfillstheDSHUrequirement.
InCORE,WMST250fulfillsthedistributiverequirementintheHumanitiesandArts,
andsatisfiestheHumanCulturalDiversityrequirement.GENERALEDUCATIONand
COREcoursesaredesignedtoexposestudentstotheideasandmethodsofdifferent
academicdisciplinesandfields,andthewaysinwhichtheyproduceandanalyse
knowledge.Analyticreadingandwritingandcollaborativelearningarecentraltothe
course.Accordingly,itssuccessandthesuccessofyourlearningexperienceinit
dependonyourinformedandthoughtfulpreparationforclassandyourparticipationin
classdiscussionsandinwritingandgroupprojectactivities.
LearningGoalsandCourseObjectives
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Theobjectiveofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswiththetoolsandcapacitytothink
aboutandanalyzetheworldtheylivein,tobeengagedcitizensinsociety.The
readings,lectures,anddiscussionsaredesignedtoprovidestudentswithabetter
understandingoftheinfluenceofgender,alongsideothercategoriessuchasrace,
class,sexuality,orability,onstructuringartisticandculturalproduction.However,the
toolsyouwilllearnwillaidyouinanyclassandinanyfieldyouchoosetospecializein.
Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswill:
Understandkeyconcepts,categories,andtheoriesofanalysisingeneraland
astheyrelatetoWomensstudiesinparticular
Haveanunderstandingofthefieldofhistoricandcontemporaryartistic
production
Investigatetheroleandvalueofartinhumanlifeanddemonstratean
understandingofthesignificanceofspecificartformstotheculturesthatcreate
themandadoptthem
Beabletodescribespecificprocessesbywhichworksofpainting,music,film,
interactivemediaarecreateddescribethegeneralcreativeprocesses
commontotwoormoreofthesemedia
Demonstratethedependenceofmeaninguponculturalandhistoricalcontext
whenanalyzingworksofart
Demonstrateunderstandingofhistorical,cultural,social,orpoliticalconditions
andthewaysinwhichtheyinfluencethestatus,treatment,oraccomplishments
ofthoseattheintersectionsofrace,gender,class,ability,andsexuality
Articulatehowdiversityhelpsshapetheroleoftheindividualandthe
interconnectionsandrelationshipswithinandamonggroupsacrosssocieties
andculturesand
Furtherdevelopverbal,writing,criticalthinkingandmedialiteracyskills,using
appropriatetechnologiestoconductresearchonandcommunicateaboutthe
historyortheoryoftheartsandtoaccess,evaluate,andmanageinformationto
prepareandpresenttheirworkeffectively.
RequiredTexts
1. Gay,Roxane.BadFeminist:Essays.HarperCollins,2014.ISBN:
0062282719.
GenerousReading
Inthiscourseyoulllearnandpractice,ifyouhaventalready,generousreading.This
meansthatwhenyoureadIwantyoutopayattentiontotheargumenttheauthor
makes,howtheyconstructit,andwhatevidencetheyprovide.Youcanalsonotewhat
wasleftout,butdonotfocusonthisdimension.Whenmakingacritique,beprepared
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totellushowintegratingamissedfactorchangestheargument.Thebottomlineis
thatyoushouldalwayslearnsomethingfromanyofthereadingsinthisoranyother
class.
ClassroomEnvironment
Myaimistomaketheclassroomasafespacetoaskquestionsandexchangeideas.
Weallbringadifferentarchiveofknowledgetoclassfromwithinandoutsideofthe
universityandwecanlearnfromeachother.Wedontalwayshavetoagreebutwe
alwayshavetoberespectfultoeachotherandthecoursematerials.
OnlineComponentandElectronicDevicesPolicy
OurclasswillbeusingELMS.Allreadingsandhandoutswillbepostedthere,andI
willpostallannouncementsthereunderAnnouncements.Forindividual
communications,IwillprimarilycommunicatewithyouindividuallyviaELMS
messages.Youareresponsibleforremaininginformedaboutanychangesinthe
courseschedule,readings,etc.
ThismeansthatyouareresponsibleforcorrectlysettingyourNotificationsettings.
ELMSoffersstudentstheopportunitytosettheirownnotificationsettings.Thismeans
youdecidewhenyougetnotificationsofannouncements,grades,andother
courserelateditems.Becauseallassignmentsandcommunicationwillbemanaged
throughELMS,someofyoursettingswillneedtobemorefrequentthantheywould
otherwise.Todoso,clickonyournameintherighthandcornerofyourhomepage,on
theleftacolumnofoptionsappears,clickonNotifications.Foreachcategory,hover
overthecolumnontherightanditwillallowyoutopickASAP,Daily,Weekly,orno
notification.Acompletelistofstronglysuggestedsettingsisavailableunderthe
ImportantLinksmoduleonELMS.
ThisisaclassthatwillbenefitfromyoubringinginoutsidematerialviaGoogling.You
arewelcometocometoclasswithlaptopsortablets.However,Ireservetherightto
restrictusageifdeemednecessary.
EmailEtiquetteandOfficeHours
Youarealsowelcometoemailmeatadame@umd.edu.Ifyouareemailingme,
makesuretoincludeWMST250SECTIONNUMBERinthesubjectline.Thiswill
ensureIseeyouremailandcanrespondpromptly.Icheckmyemailregularly,andwill
oftenrespondwithin24hoursofreceipt.However,myemailhoursendat8p.m.If
youemailmeafterthat,yourresponsewillnotcomeuntilthenextmorning.
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Forofficehours,youarewelcometodropin.However,Iwillkeepaweeklyupdated
documentonGoogleDocswhereyoucansignupforofficehoursandchecktosee
whichspotsareopen.
ExpectationsandPolicies
LateAssignments
Noextensionsormakeupswillbegrantedonassignmentsorexamsunlessinthe
caseofprearrangedabsence,illness,oremergencywhichmustbedocumentedin
writingbyamedicalprofessional.Lateweeklywritingassignmentswillbepenalized
10%perdaypasttheduedate,andmajorassignments(nonweeklypapers,final
exhibition,etc.)willbepenalized25%perdaypasttheduedate.Ireservetherightto
notacceptthematall.AlllateassignmentsshouldbeturnedinviaELMStotheir
respectiveassignmentpages.
AcademicIntegrity
Byputtingyournameonyourassignmentsandexams,youareindicatingtomethat
theworkisyourown.TheUniversityhasapprovedaCodeofAcademicIntegritywhich
prohibitsstudentsfromcheatingonexams,plagiarizingpapers,submittingfraudulent
documents,andforgingsignatures.Plagiarismpolicy:allquotationstakenfromother
authors,includingfromtheinternet,mustbeindicatedinquotationmarksand
references.Paraphrasingmustbereferencedaswell.Learninghowtociteproperlyis
animportantskillpleaseconsultareferencemanualforpropercitationpractices,and
askmeinadvanceofdeadlinesifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutcitingmaterials
properly.MoreinformationontheUniversitysCodeofAcademicIntegrity,andhandy
referencemanualstyleguidesforcitations,areavailablehere:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/plag_stud_what.html.Allnonweeklywritingassignments
mustbeturnedinonELMSwithacoverpagecontainingadigitallysignedcopy(your
fullname)oftheStudentHonorPledge:
I,STUDENTNAME,pledgeonmyhonorthatIhavenotgivenorreceivedany
unauthorizedassistanceonthisassignment/examination.
AssignmentswithoutacoverpagecontainingtheHonorPledgewillnotbe
acceptedandwillbepenalizedasaLateAssignmentuntilacopywiththeHonor
Pledgeisturnedin.
MoreinformationonthepledgeisavailableattheHonorCouncilsWebsite:
http://www.shc.umd.edu/SHC/HonorPledgeInformation.aspx.
CancelledClassandInclementWeatherPolicy
Intheeventofinstructorillness,badweatherpreventingmefromgettingtocampus,or
auniversityclosure,IwillletyouknowviaanELMSannouncementatleastanhour
beforeclassifitwillbecancelledandwhatwillhappeninstead,suchasanalternate
onlineactivity,andhowtosubmit/accessit.
ReligiousObservances
Universitypolicyprovidesthatstudentsshouldnotbepenalizedbecauseof
observancesreligiousbeliefsstudentsshallbegivenanopportunity,whenever
feasible,tomakeupwithinareasonabletimeanyacademicassignmentthatismissed
duetoindividualparticipationinreligiousobservances.PleaseinformmeatbyFeb6,
2015ifyouaregoingtomissanylecturesessions,discussionsections,exams,or
otherassignmentsduetoreligiousobservancessothatalternativearrangementscan
bemade.
AccommodationsforStudentswithSpecialNeeds
TheUniversityofMarylandworkstoprovideappropriateaccommodationsforstudents
withspecialneeds.Ifyouhaveadisabilityandmightrequireaccommodationsinthis
course,pleasenotifymeimmediatelysothatwecanmakearrangementstoaddress
yourneeds.YoumustinformmeofanyaccommodationsyourequirebyFeb6,
2015.
DSSWebsite:http://www.counseling.umd.edu/DSS
DSSemail:dissup@umd.edu
Officenumber:(301)3147682
OfficeHours:MondayFriday(8:30amto4:30pm)
Location:0106ShoemakerBuilding
WritingCenter
TheUMDEnglishDepartmentoffersasuperbresource:thecampuswritingcenter.I
recommendthatyoubringyourwrittenworktothewritingcentersothattheycanhelp
youimproveyourwriting.
WritingCenterwebsite:http://www.english.umd.edu/academics/writingcenter
WritingCenteremail:writadmin@umd.edu
OfficeNumber:(301)4053785(TheGrammarHotline)
Location:1205TawesHall
Attendance,Assignments,andGrading
AttendanceandParticipation:
Thisisadiscussionbasedcourse,andyourparticipationisimportant.Youwillbe
expectedtoattendeachclasssessionhavingread,takennotesonthematerial,and
preparedtocontributetodiscussion.Thesuccessoftheclasswilldependon
everyonesharingtheirideasandperspectives.Ifyouhavedifficultiesspeakingduring
aclass,pleasecomespeaktomeatthebeginningofthecourseandwellworkouta
waythatyoucanstillcontributetoclass.
Regularclassparticipationandactiveengagementwithcoursereadings,discussions,
andthemesareabsolutelyessentialtoyoursuccessinthiscourse.Furthermore,
habituallatenesswillaffectyourabilitytosuccessfullyparticipate.Asperuniversity
policy,youmaybeabsentfromclassoncewithoutquestion.Iunderstandthatpeople
getsick,familyemergencieshappen,orotherunforeseencircumstancesarise.Any
requestsforexcusedabsencesmustbesignedbyyouwiththeknowledgethatany
falsehoodinthenotewillbeconsideredaviolationofthestudentCodeofAcademic
Integrity:http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/III100A.pdf.
Ifyoumissclassforanyreason,youareresponsibleforprovidingtheappropriate
writtendocumentationofillness,forgettingmaterialsfromaclassmateandensuring
thatyouunderstandthem,andmakingupanymissedwork.
Assignments:
WeeklyReadingJournal:Eachweek,youwillberequiredtowritetwoshortentries
intheprovidedreadingjournal.JournalswillbegivenatrandomonMonday,
Wednesday,andFriday.Ifanystudentshaveanexcusedabsenceonajournalday,
theyareresponsibleformakinguptheirmissedjournalsinatimelymanner.
InClassActivities:Eachweekwewillhaveatleastinclassactivitiesaroundthat
weekstopic.Thesecouldbesmallgroupprojectsorindividualassignments.Allof
themaredesignedtogetyouinvolved,talkingtoeachother,andthinkingaboutthat
daysreadings.Theseactivitiesarebasedontheassumptionyouvearrivedtoclass
havingcompletedthereadings,soyouwillneedtocometoclassprepared.Ifyou
haveanunexcusedabsence,theseactivitiescannotbemadeup.
WeeklyWriting:Eachweek,youcanwritea300wordminimumblogpoststyle
reflectionontheweeksreadings.Youareresponsibleforcompleting5outof11
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possibleweeklywritingsofyourchoicethroughoutthesemesterthesecannotbe
madeupaftertheduedatehaspassed.Eachweeklywritinghastwoparts.Forthe
firstpart,youwillpickoneoftheDefinitionsfortheweekanddefinetheterminyour
ownwordsinthreesentencesorless.Thisdefinitionshouldreferencesomeofthat
weeksreadings(thisreferencecanbebroadorspecific).Forthesecondpart,you
willrespondtooneoftheofferedpromptsorwriteanindependentreflection.This
assignmentwillbedueeveryFridayat1:00p.m.Noexceptionswillbemade
withoutpriorarrangementwiththeinstructor.
Linksharing:Throughouttheyear,studentswillbeexpectedtofindandshare
classrelevantmaterialsinthatweeksthreadonELMS.Thesecanbeinteresting
newsstoriesaboutcurrentevents,mediacommentaryonrelevanttopics,oreven
Buzzfeedlisticles,GIFsets,ortrendingtwitterhashtags.Postsshouldincludealinkto
thematerial,ashortexplanationofwhyitinterestedyou,andhowitconnectstothe
weekstopic.Studentswillberesponsibleformaking5postingsthroughoutthe
semester,aswellasposting5responses(ofatleastthreesentences)commentingon
thelink.
EssayAnalysis:Inthisassignment,youwillwriteashortpaper,minimum500words
inTimesNewRomananddoublespaced,analyzinganessayfromBadFeministin
thislistofoptions:
1. Girls,Girls,Girls
2. IOnceWasMissAmerica
3. Garish,GloriousSpectacles
4. NotHeretoMakeFriends
5. ReachingforCatharsis:GettingFatRight(orWrong)andDianaSpechlers
Skinny
6. WhatWeHungerFor
7. BlurredLines,Indeed
8. TheTroublewithPrinceCharming,orHeWhoTrespassedAgainstUs
9. SurvivingDjango
10. TheMoralityofTylerPerry
11. TheLastDayofaYoungBlackMan
Inyouressay,youwillanswerthefivequestionsbelow.Ahandoutwillbeavailable
lateronthesemestergoingintodetailonexpectationsandgrading.
1. Whatis/aretheessayskeyquestion(s)?
2. Doesthewriteruseatheorytoguidetheiranalysis?Ifso,whatitis?Howdo
theyuseit?
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3. Whatmethod(s)doesthewriterusetomaketheirargument?(Inexample:
Compare/contrastdifferentshows/books,etcApplytheorytoa
show/book/etc?)
4. Whatevidencedoesthewriteruse?
5. Whatarethearguments?(Inotherwords,howdoesthewriterusethetheory,
method,andevidencetoproposeanswers(ormakeclaims)?
Youwillberesponsibleforturningin2essayanalysesthissemester.Thefirstisdue
March13at11:59p.m.ThesecondisdueApr17at11:59p.m.
WikiProject:Throughoutthesemester,youwillberesearchingforandeditingan
existingWikipediaentryforafemalecreativeworker.Thisassignmentwillbebroken
downinfourparts.Moreinformationoneachassignmentcanbefoundatourcourses
Wikipediaassignmentpage.However,alllinksforassignmentswillneedtobeturned
inviatheappropriateELMSassignment.Istronglysuggestyoubegintrainingand
enrollinthecourseassoonaspossible.Thecourseenrollmenttokenis
WMST250Dame.
FinalProjectExhibition:Youwillbeexpectedtocreateasmall,containedexhibit
whichwilldemonstrateyourideasforusingquestionsandconceptsconsideredinthis
course.Thisexhibitcouldbemeanttoteachothersormakeanargumentbasedon
thissemestersreadings.Theexhibitshouldstandalone,meaningthatitshouldspeak
foritselfwithoutrequiringthestudenttoexplainthingsverbally.Detailonpossible
examples/optionswillbediscussedlaterinthesemester.
Youwillhavethreegradedassignmentspriortoyourexhibitionitself:turninginashort
proposaldescription,havingashortofficemeetingwithmegoingoveryouridea,and
submittingafullproposal.Theexhibititselfwillhavethreegradedcomponents:A
curatorialnotedescribingthepieceandyourintentbehindthepiecetheexhibititself
andaninformalQ&Awithmeonpresentationday.
Grading:
1000pointstotalpossible.Gradeswillberoundedatprofessorsdiscretion.
Scale:
A+=9611000pts
A=940960pts
A=900939pts
B+=861899pts
B=840860pts
B=800839pts
C+=761799pts
C=740760pts
C=700739pts
D+=661699pts
D=640660pts
D=600639pts
F=599ptsorbelow
AssignmentBreakdown:
ReadingJournal:8ptsperjournal*25=200pts(20%)
InClassActivities:175ptstotal(17.5%)
WeeklyWritingAssignment:20ptsperassignment.20*5assignments=100
ptstotal(10%)
Linksharing:5posts*10ptsperpostingand5responses*10ptsper
response.10*10assignments=100ptstotal(10%)
EssayAnalysis:50ptsperassignment.50*2assignments=100ptstotal
(10%)
WikiAssignment:125pts.(12.5%)
Assignment1:25pts.
Assignment2:25pts.
Assignment3:50pts.
Assignment4:25pts.
FinalProject:200pts.(20%)
ProjectIdea:15pts.
OfficeMeeting:10pts.
ProjectProposal:25pts.
CuratorialNote:50pts.
Exhibit:75pts.
Q&A:25pts.
ReadingSchedule
NOTE:Assignments,readings,andduedatesaresubjecttochangeasthesemesterprogresses.Latestversionofreading
schedulecanbefoundontheGoogleDocpostedonELMS.
Thereisonerequiredbookforthisclass:Gay,Roxane.BadFeminist:Essays.HarperCollins,2014.ISBN:0062282719.All
readings(besidesthoseinBadFeminist)andhandoutswillbeavailableineachweeksmodulesonELMS.
Eachweeksreadingshastwocomponents:
1. Definition:Thesearetermsyoushouldfamiliarizeyourselfwiththroughoutthisweek.Theywillbedefinedinthatweeks
readings,andyouwillberesponsibleforsharingyourowndefinitionsineachweeksWeeklyWritingassignment.
2. Readings:Themainreadingsforthisweek.Theywilldealwiththetopicathand,andmaybereturnedtoasthesemester
continues.
WeekOf
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Jan26
Week1:Whatis
Feminism?
Introductions
GoOverSyllabus
Definition:
Readings:
Feminism
InGay,Roxane.2014.Bad
Feminist:Essays.NewYork:
Readings:
HarperCollins.:Feminism(n.):
Moore,DavidChioni.HowtoRead.
PluralandBadFeminist:Take
Two
Feb2
Week2:Our
SocialWorld
Definitions:
Ideology
Hegemony
Culture
Readings:
Definitions:
Race
Gender
Class
Ability
Definitions:
Privilege
Intersectionality
Readings:
InBadFeminist:Peculiar
Hebdige,Dick.1993.Excerpt
from"Fromcultureto
hegemony."InDuring,S.(ed.)
TheCulturalStudiesReader.
London:Routledge.357367.
Dervin,Fred.2011.Excerpt
fromCulturalidentity,
representationandOthering.
InJackson,J.(ed.).Routledge
HandbookofIntercultural
Communication.London:
Routledge.
Feb9
Week3:HowWe
See
Feb16
Week4:
Technologyand
Knowledge
Readings:
Omi,MichaelandHowardWinant.
1994.ExcerptfromRacial
Formations.RacialFormationinthe
UnitedStates:Fromthe1960stothe
1990s.PsychologyPress.
Lorber,Judith.1994.Excerptsfrom
NighttoHisDay:TheSocial
ConstructionofGender.Paradoxes
ofGender.NewHaven,CT:Yale
UniversityPress.
Wachsler,Sharon.Languaging
Disability:Wheredo"Ability"and
"Dis/Ability"FitIn?
Definitions:
Readings:
TheGaze
Kress,GuntherandVanLeeuwen,
Representation
Theo.2006.VisualInteraction.In
Jaworski,AdamandCoupland,
Readings:
Nikolas(eds.)TheDiscourse
RepresentationDefinition
Reader.London:Routledge.
WatchJohnBerger,Waysof
362383.
Seeing,Episode1andEpisode
2
LibrarySessionwithSubject
LibrarianJudyMarkowitzin
MckeldinRoom6107.
Definitions:
MediaLiteracy
Discourse
Readings:
boyd,danah.Chapter7:literacy.
Benefits
Ms.Marvel#1(OnELMS)
Readings:
Photographyandthe
ConstructionofIdentity(On
ELMS)
Dyer,Richard.1999.Making
whitepeoplewhite.InDonald,
MacKenzie,andJudy
Wajcman,editors.TheSocial
ShapingofTechnology.Open
UniversityPress.
HeadlessFatties
WikiAssignment#1Due@11:59
p.m.
Readings:
Chiang,Ted.2010.Liking
WhatYouSee:A
FromIt'sComplicated:TheSocial
LivesofNetworkedTeens.176198.
Documentary.Storiesofyour
lifeandothers.SmallBeer
Press.
Feb23
Week5:VisualArt
FinalProjectMeetings
Definitions:
Art
FeministArt
Readings:
FeministArtDefinition
Freeland,Cynthia.2001.
Gender,GeniusandGuerrilla
Girls.ButIsItArt?:An
IntroductiontoArtTheory.
Oxford:OxfordUniversity
Press.122147.
FinalProjectMeetings
Readings:
W.A.R.:WomenArtRevolution
(DocumentaryLinkonELMS)
CarryThatWeight:TheRevivalof
FeministPerformanceArt(NOTE:
Youarenotrequiredtowatchthe
embeddedvideo,YokoOnos
Rape.)
FinalProjectMeetings
Mar2
Week6:Sound
FinalProjectMeetings
Definitions:
Identity
Readings:
Jarviluoma,Helmi,Pirkko
Moiasala,andAnniVilkko.
2003.NotOnlyVision
AnalysingSoundandMusic
fromthePerspectiveof
Gender.InGenderand
QualitativeMethods.Thousand
Oaks,CA:SagePublications.
TalkingWhileFemale
FinalProjectMeetings
WikiAssignment#2Due@11:59
p.m.
Readings:
Frith,Simon.1996."Musicand
Readings:
Identity."InHall,S.,andduGay,P.
InvisibleBarriers:OnBeinga
(eds.)QuestionsofCulturalIdentity.
FemaleRockMusician
ThousandOaks,CA:Sage
TheChickenheadInMe:
Publications.108127.
HipHopFeminism
TheJoyofDisco
Sylvester:MightyReal
ProjectIdeaDue@11:59p.m.
Readings:
Freeland,Cynthia.2001.
Money,Markets,and
Museums.ButIsItArt?:An
IntroductiontoArtTheory,
Oxford:OxfordUniversity
Press.90121.
GuerillaGirlsActivityBook(on
ELMS)
Mar9
Week7:Writing
Definitions:
LiteraryCanon
WomensWriting
Readings:
LauterLiteraryCanon
Definition(OnELMS)
ShakespearesSister,
excerptedfromChapter3ofA
RoomofOnesOwn,by
VirginiaWoolf(onELMS)
Readings:
InBadFeminist:Beyondthe
MeasureofMen
Mar16
Week8:SPRING
BREAK
Mar23
Definitions:(AllCoveredinWilson
Reading)
Week9:Tasteand
Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Taste
SocialCapital
CulturalCapital
Readings
Wilson,Carl.2013.Chapter7
and8.LetsTalkAboutLove:
WhyOtherPeopleHaveSuch
BadTaste.NewYork:
BloomsburyAcademic.
Readings:
Powers.Ann.IftheGirlsWereAll
Transported,fromLetsTalkAbout
Love:WhyOtherPeopleHaveSuch
BadTaste
InBadFeminist:SomeJokesAre
FunnierThanOthers
Definitions:
Respectability
Readings:
InBadFeminist:ThePoliticsof
Respectability
MemesandMisogynoir
Mar30
Week10:Feminist
Readings:
Powers,Ann.2008."ASpyInthe
HouseofLove."WomenandMusic:
WikiAssignment#3Due@11:59
p.m.
Definitions:
PopularCulture
FeministCritique
FirstEssayAnalysisDue@11:59
p.m.
Readings:
WritingRomanceFictionisa
FeministAct
InDefenseofRomanceNovels,
orImmaReadWhatIWant
Gay,Roxane.Thesesonthe
FeministNovel.Dissent,61.4:
4548.
Criticism
Readings:
Dolan,Jill.2013Excerpts:
IntroductionandHowTo
Guide.TheFeministSpectator
inAction.NewYork:Palgrave
Macmillan.
http://bechdeltest.com/
AJournalofGenderandCulture12:
4043.
Holmes,Linda.WhatMonkeysEat:
AFewThoughtsAboutPopCulture
Writing
Readings:
InBadFeminist:TheSolaceof
PreparingFriedFoodsand
OtherQuaintRemembrances
from1960sMississippi:
ThoughtsonTheHelp
Apr6
Week11:Bringing
ThemTogether:
Film
Readings:
Definitions:
ProjectProposalDue@11:59p.m.
FilmandtheConstruction
MaleGaze
Identity(OnELMS)
Readings:
Derr,Holly.WhatReallyMakes Readings:
WatcheitherBridesmaidsor
aFilmFeminist?
Walters,SuzannaDanuta.1995.
BrideWars(ChoiceTBDIn
ChapterTwo,VisualPressures:On
Week9).
GenderandLooking.MaterialGirls:
MakingSenseofFeministCultural
Theory.Berkeley:Universityof
CaliforniaPress.5066.
Apr13
Week12:Body:
Fashion
Definitions:
TheBody
Fashion
Subculture
Readings:
Wilson,Elizabeth.2003.
Introduction.Adornedin
Dreams:Fashionand
Modernity,London:Virago
Press.115.
Readings:
Paoletti,Jo.PinkisforBoys.Pink
andBlue:TellingtheBoysfromthe
GirlsinAmerica.Bloomington,In:
IndianaUniversityPress.
SaggingPantsAndTheLong
HistoryOf'Dangerous'Street
Fashion
Apr20
Definitions:
VideoGame
Readings:
ExtraCredits:TheRoleofthePlayer
SecondEssayAnalysisDue@11:59
p.m.
GuestLecturer:CassyDameGriff
WikiAssignment#4Due@11:59
p.m.
Week13:Design:
Games
Readings
Anthropy,Anna.2012.
Chapter1:TheProblemwith
VideoGames.Riseofthe
VideogameZinesters:How
Freaks,Normals,Amateurs,
Artists,Dreamers,Dropouts,
Queers,Housewives,and
PeopleLikeYouAreTaking
BackanArtForm.Seven
StoriesPress.
Theidentityparadox:whygame
charactersarenotus,butshouldbe
VideogamesandEmpathy
JustMakingThingsandBeingAlive
Aboutit:TheQueerGameScene
Play:
Dys4ia
Mainichi
DepressionQuest
Apr27
Week14:
Adaption:Fandom
Definitions:
Fandom
Fanlabor
Readings:
Coppa,Francesca.ABrief
HistoryofMediaFandom.In
Hellekson,KarenandBusse,
Kristina(eds.)FanFictionand
FanCommunitiesintheAgeof
theInternet.Jefferson,NC:
McFarlandPublishers.4159.
May4
Week15:
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
May11
Week16:
PRESENTATIONS
NOCLASS
NOCLASS
Readings:
Readings:
Canosa,Sandra.CanMusicSurvive
Scott,Suzane.Fangirlsin
WithouttheTeenybopperFangirl?
refrigerators:Thepoliticsof
BlackGirlNerds.TheAntiNerd
(in)visibilityincomicbook
PopCultureHappyHour,Small
culture,inTransformative
Batch:TheRiseOfFanFiction
WorksandCultures:
Appropriating,Interpreting,and
TransformingComicBooks,
vol.13