Girls’ Media Cultures

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In this seminar we will explore how girls in the United States use, make meaning from, are impacted by, and create media. We will look at a wide array of media – including film, radio, song, advertisements, magazines, toys, television, and social media – to understand the ways in which diverse girlhoods have been constructed in media at different times in American history. We will explore how experiences of girlhood and its representations intersect with gender binaries, race, sexuality, disability, body consciousness and self-esteem, consumerism, and activism.