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17 Cards in this Set
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Bechdel Test for Film |
1. 2 female characters, preferably named 2. 2 females talk to each other 3. about something other than a man |
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examples of gendered media? |
1. mags. Women's health 2. music industry ex. pop is feminine and metal/rock is masculine 3. games ex. women in games are sexaualized |
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DIY |
creating media rather than just absorbing |
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Gender and appearances in media |
men have wider range of roles, specifically white males, as women get older they get sectioned to more motherly roles. most roles fro women are for younger women |
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Women in Afghanistan |
trope of liberating Afghan women for the war negative stereotype about Islam towards women |
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cultural understanding of femininity/ masculinity |
different cultures have different understandings of what is feminine or masculine thus, careful consideration should be had when it comes to "liberating" people for gender b/c what Western culture believes is gender oppression may not be true in that culuture |
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Western Women and Afghan Women |
Afghan women are rescued to make them more Western- "lifting the veil"
based on belief that western women are free and not oppressed |
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Taliban in Western context |
seen as pure evil, oppressing women |
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Orientalist framing of Islam |
is defined as an "other" defined in opposition to the West misses how there are other factors at work, such as colonialism |
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Canadian fight in Afghanistan |
seen as chivalrous makes Canadians look like "good guys" failure to recognize oppression of women in Canada- in particular Indigenous women |
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Mainstream culture paying lip service to feminism |
spice girls example: making commercial efforts that "enhance" feminism, but the real goal is to make money produces feminine norms and hegenomity |
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Riot Grrrl punk and DIY |
wanted to be separate for mainstream media creating culture |
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Riot Grrrl being a rockstar |
bent gendered roles of rockstars, as members of riot grrrl became akin to rockstars in fame |
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Riot Grrrl Doc movement created |
the movement tapped created a space where sexual abuse especially in the home- incest, date rape, being abused in a supposed safe space was talked about |
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Canadian Masculinity |
defined in contrast to non-Canadian cultures or "less manly" masculinity gendered nationality=sports=beer= Canadian masculinity |
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why is sport masculine? |
1. physical aggression 2. courage, sacrifice 3. links with war/ military 4. men's space away from work and family 5. heterosexual contact with men 6. male bonding with alcohol |
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moslon canadian ad |
not only sells product but also gender |
