Sex, Myth and Media

Catalog description

This course will examine the role of mass media in reinforcing or challenging common cultural definitions of masculinity and feminity and power relationships between the sexes. In analyzing various mass media-including print, television, Internet publishing, electronic games, and film-we will apply gender theory and connect these artifacts to their historical moment. Students' own experiences, insights, questions, and ideas are a key part of this course. Throughout the term, we will consider not only what is in terms of gender roles, but also what might be.