Idea
Chart:
Mode,
Media,
Message
and
Mood

Media‐making
for
“Young
Women
Speak
the
Economy”
final
exhibit



As
‘participant‐producers’
you
are
being
asked
to
develop
and
produce
an
original
piece

of
media
to
contribute
to
the
online
exhibition
that
will
be
showcased
on
the
IMOW

website.
This
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
get
your
work
seen
by
a
global
audience!
To

begin
developing
your
ideas,
please
review
the
charts
below.
The
idea
is
to
pick
one

Mode,
one
Medium,
one
Message
and
a
Mood
to
convey
the
story
you
wish
to
tell.
The

list
below
is
meant
to
stir
your
thoughts,
help
you
to
structure
your
idea
and
then
help

convey
it
to
the
Project
Manager
and
other
participants.




A.
MODE
of
exploration



1.
 Self‐Reflection
 First‐person
perspective
–your
opinions
and
reflections,
feelings,

personal
history,
etc.

2.
 Peer‐ You
get
the
perspective,
history,
feelings
of
another
woman
(or

investigation
 women)
your
age
(‘young
woman’)

3.
 Organizational,
 You
profile/feature
the
work
of
an
organization
or
other

‘Outsider’
 individuals
(outside
your
age
group)
that
are
somehow
relevant
to

investigation
 young
women
and
the
economy



B.
MEDIA
or
MEDIUM
of
exploration:



1.
 Photography
 Still
photos,
a
photo
essay,
portraits
etc.
These
can
be

existing/found
photos,
new
digital
photos
or
both.

2.
 Video
 Video
essay,
video
diary,
short
documentary,
experimental
video,

‘behind
the
scenes’
(of
this
project)
etc.

3.

 Writing
 Essays,
poetry,
‘op‐ed’
(opinion
piece),
short
fiction,
an

interview/conversation
that
is
transcribed

4.
 Art
 Painting,
mixed‐media,
sculpture
[must
be
photographable]

5.

 Audio/Music
 A
radio
piece/podcast,
song,
composition,
spoken
word



6.

 Power‐point
 A
presentation/slideshow
combining
visuals,
words,
charts

7.

 Map
 Layering
visuals,
artifacts,
text
on
a
map



C.

MESSAGE
(Theme
or
Subject)



What
is
the
theme,
subject
or
message
of
the
media
you
are
creating?


Some
ideas
may
include
(but
are
not
limited
to)
the
following:



1.
 Young
Women
transitioning
into
economies…



a.
 What
do
young
women
usually
do
when
they
graduate
college?
What
is
the
work



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 climate
like
for
women
entering
your
field
of
choice?
Do
you
have
debt?
What
do

you
have
to
pay
for
as
an
adult
woman?
What
do
you
own
or
expect
to
own?

b.

 Creating
a
work
persona
(going
from
school
to
job,
family
to
independence
etc.)

c.
 What
sectors
are
open
to
you
or
are
you
likely
to
be
involved
in:
private,
public

(government),
non‐profit,
military?
Do
some
of
you
wish
or
plan
for
creative
or

entrepreneurial
paths?


 


 

2.

 General
issues/themes



a.
 How
is
your
path
different
from
your
mother’s
or
maybe
that
of
other
young

women
in
your
country?

b.
 How
do
identity
issues
(gender,
race,
religion
etc).
play
a
role
in
your
choices?

c.
 Women’s
political
participation
–young
women’s
view
of
entering
into
or

participating
in
any
way
in
politics,
or
the
political
economy

d.
 What
individuals/organizations
are
making
a
difference
for
young
women?

e.
 Creative
reactions
to
crises
–artistic,
entrepreneurial,
activist
etc.

f.
 Work/family/life
balance
–
how
the
prospect
of
children,
marriage,
home,
and
jobs

affect
you
and
your
choices?


 

3.
 Philippines



a.
 The
stereotype/reality
of
‘OFW’s
(Overseas
Foreign
Workers).
Do
any
women
work

abroad
in
your
family?
Do
any
of
you
expect
to?
How
can
people
better
understand

this?



b.

 Identity:
As
a
majority
Catholic
country,
a
former
colony
with
dichotomies
between

rich
and
poor
‐‐‐
how
do
these
factor
into
your
choices,
paths,
opinions
etc.

c.
 Asia
connection
–
connections
(personal,
social,
economic)
to
other
Asian

cultures/economies,
or
global
economy?


 

4.
 Denmark



a.
 Details
of
life
under
a
‘welfare
state’—what
is
paid
for,
budgeting
and
living
on
a

normal
salary
with
high
taxes

b.
 Identity:
conflicts
between
‘fairy
tale’
culture,
EU
participation,
immigration

c.
 EU
members
–how
does
this
impact
your
decision
to
work/study?
Anyone
going
to

work
in
another
country
within
the
EU?
Or
globally?



 

5.
 USA



a.
 Economic
indicators
of
crises,
especially
in
hard‐hit
California
–how
this
affects
you,

your
family,
your
choices?

b.
 Pace
of
life/economic
expectations
–what
like
for
young
women,
especially
those



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 of
diverse
identities?

c.
 Identity:
As
a
multicultural,
majority
Christian
country
currently
at
war
–how
are

you
affected,
how
do
global
perceptions
affect
you?


 

6.
 SUDAN



a.
 Choices
and
options
for
young
women
in
the
Sudanese
or
regional/global

economy?

b.
 How
does
the
south/north
split
(and
January
vote)
affect
you
or
family?

c.
 Identity:
Perceptions/realities
of
Muslim/African
women
&
Sudan’s
straddle

between
the
African
and
Arab
worlds–your
thoughts?


 


 

7.
 Museum
Connection
(Women’s
museums
in
each
country
are
connected
to
the

colleges
for
this
project)



a.
 Is
there
a
particular
piece
of
art
or
part
of
the
museum
collection
that
could
be
an

interesting
point
of
departure
for
your
exploration?

b.
 What
art/stories
are
being
told
or
not?
Contemporary
artists
that
the
museum
has

connections
to
may
have
some
interesting
perspectives.

c.
 Can
any
of
the
art/documentation
that
exists
at
the
partner
museums
be
‘remixed’

into
your
exploration?



D.

MOOD

Lastly,
you
want
to
consider
the
‘mood’
of
what
you’re
making,
and
the
emotional
effect

you
want
to
have
on
your
audience.




Is
it
outraged,
angry?
Is
it
contemplative,
quiet,
reflective?


Is
it
funny,
lighthearted,
happy?
Is
it
scholarly
and
reasoned?


Is
it
ironic
and
detached?
Is
it
warm,
emotional?




EXAMPLES
of
combining
Mode
Media
Message
&
Mood
into
Story
Ideas
include:










1.
A
video‐diary
or
written
diary
of
a
woman
looking
for
a
job,
documenting
her

efforts
and
her
feelings
(excitement,
panic)
along
the
way*







2.
An
uplifting
photo
essay
of
an
organization
like
a
Women’s
Co‐op,
showing
how

young
women
are
creating
something
and
selling
it
(combines
photos
and
text)

3. An
outraged
first‐person
opinion
essay
about
some
aspect
of
the
global

economic
crises
(say,
domestic
female
workers)

4. A
personal
exploration
(words
or
photo)
about
leaving
a
hairdresser’s
job
for

higher
education,
and
the
reasons
and
consequences

5. Portraits
(photo,
art)
of
a
few
of
your
peers
and
happy
descriptions
of
their

dream
jobs



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 6. Audio
podcast
about
the
emotional
ups
and
downs
of
getting
married
soon
out
of

college
&
planning
and
paying
for
a
wedding*

7. An
inspirational
interview
between
you
and
a
young
woman
who
is

starting/running
her
own
business

8. A
moving
musical
composition
that
is
inspired
by
this
project,
and
could
be

played
or
performed
at
the
final
event*

9. An
informational
and
emotional
Photo‐essay
looking
at
young
woman’s
global

orientation
–through
images
from
the
different
places
(Saudi
Arabia,
Sudan,
UK)

in
which
she
has
lived*

10. A
passionate
story
about
intergenerational
issues/differences
in
your
family,
and

why
you
are
the
person
you
are



*Inspired
by
our
own
participants:

(#1
Anne
Mette
Bak,
#4
Heidi
Jensen,
#6:
Kirby
Kimber,
#8
Dana
Maralason,
#8
Bayan
El

Bashier,
#10
Rin
Antonio
and
others)



COLLABORATIONS



Collaborations
are
encouraged!
Collaborations
between
in‐country
participants
will
be

easiest
in
terms
of
technical
assistance
and
logistics,
but
collaborations
between

countries
is
also
possible.









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