Writing Question

Choose some aspect of popular culture: a genre of magazine (women’s, men’s, teen, directed at a particular ethnic group, etc.), films, music videos, song lyrics, advertisements, television shows, social media, comic books, greeting cards, advice columns, TV/ film, or anything that interests you. Develop your analysis in the context of the course materials. For this paper, think of yourself as an analyst of popular culture using the lens of a feminist media scholar. 

Remember that a good paper introduces the argument, provides evidence to support the argument and comes to a clear conclusion. You will need to describe the object that you are analyzing and discuss the politics of its production, circulation, and consumption or reception. Place this analysis in the socioeconomic, historical, and political context from which it emerges and exists in the world. Use sufficient examples from your sources to support your argument.

Sources should be both secondary, such as academic books and articles (at least 2) and primary, such as newspaper articles, blogs, video or radio interviews, memoirs, social media objects, government reports, statistics, novels, etc. (at least 2 — your object of analysis does not count towards your primary source minimum).