Critical Media Studies Projects
The media projects posted to this site were created by students enrolled in FG212/RM200/FM205 Critical Media Studies. Please note, then, that these projects do not represent research findings and/or generalizable knowledge. Rather, they represent these students’ pursuit of knowledge.
Click here for an index of all projects: https://femgeniuses.com/criticalmediastudies/.
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Get Off the Stage, Postfeminists!: Empowerment, Agency, & Pleasure in The To-Do List
While some reviewers argue that the representation of femininity in [The To-Do List] inverts the typical coming-of-age narrative, this belief is predicated on the misconceived notions of postfeminism […] a majority of scholars concerned with gender and sexuality in media argue postfeminism has only driven “a wedge within women’s movement itself, further exacerbating pre-existing rifts concerning what…
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Leave the “Blank Space” Blank: Taylor Swift, Dating Violence, & Gender Role Performance
When her princess love stories go astray, Swift’s lyrics and videos not only reinforce the stereotype of women as dependent and over-emotional but also enter the dark realms of domestic violence. With such a young fan following, Taylor Swift and her ‘Blank Space’ phenomenon are teaching the dangerous tale of revenge, domestic violence, and weakness…
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The Synonymy of Disease and Sick: A Critique of the American Diabetes Association
This project by Savannah Johnson (Block 2 2012) critiques constructions of diabetes by the American Diabetes Association. Click here to read “The Synonymy of Disease and Sick: A Critique of the American Diabetes Association,” an article Savannah developed from this project that was published in The Feminist Wire‘s Disability Forum. Original Print Media Original Video Revised Print…
Dr. Heidi R. Lewis 