MDIA335L - Gender and Media

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
Dual listed as WMST 385L An examination of gender differences as reflected in media. The course will focus on how gender is constructed in domestic and international films, television, video games, etc. Topics include the “gaze,” the patriarchal structure of the entertainment industry, the psychological positions of the male and female spectator, and theoretical approaches to feminist and masculinist analysis of texts. Readings will draw from feminist, psychoanalytic, semiotic, and sociological perspectives.

Offered When: As and when necessary.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing