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Students are required to find (or create) a piece of
media that explains their current understanding or relationship to feminism,
gender studies, gender theory, gender roles, etc. Students may use a meme, a
social media post, a Youtube video, whatever they like. Students must submit
their chosen media along with a 500-word explanation and reflection of the
media example and its relevancy to feminism and feminist theory. Students will
submit one media example at the beginning of the course (May 16th) and
one media example at the end of the course (June 20th). In-text citations are
required. Students must provide the link or screen shot of their media example
(broken links will be penalized! Double check this before submission). External
sources are allowed but not required. All citations must follow APA or MLA
guidelines.

Assessment:

Students should do their best to consider and answer
some of the following questions in their reflections. Responses should be in
essay format, not in an ordered list of responses to the following questions.
Students should provide a maximum of 1-3 lines summarizing or
contextualizing the media. The focus should be on providing analysis with
connections to the course material and themes rather than summary of course
content or explanation of your chosen media. (ie. do not describe the meme or
image, etc – this is why you include a link!) Students who do not provide
unique analysis regarding their media will struggle to receive grades above 70%
on this assignment. Students are allowed to include “I” statements and include
personal experience but are expected to make connections back to course
concepts and themes.

Reflection 1:

Are you a feminist? Why or why not? What has been your
experience with feminism? How has feminism or feminist theory been relevant in
your work/ education / family? How do you think your understanding of feminism
may change throughout this course? What is your relationship to gender roles?
How have gender roles been relevant in your work/ education/ family?

Reflection 2:

How has your perspective or opinion on feminist theory
changed throughout this course? How has your worldview changed? How will you
apply feminist theories learnt in the course in your life / work / education /
family? How has the knowledge you’ve gained in this course changed your
understanding of gender roles? What has been the most impactful or meaningful
component of this course for you?

Parul · Accepted Answer

By the virtue of this assignment, I would like to draw attention to a LinkedIn article about gender stereotyping that I found was very insightful and intriguing. Moreover, the picture leveraged by the author was quite profound. The article "It's Deep –rooted!" by Seeta Lakshmi P refers to the omnipresent problem of gender stereotypes and their role in people's lives from childhood through growing up and into the workplace or organizational life (Lakshmi, Breaking Gender Stereotypes). This article appeals to feminist theory and indicates the importance of feminism in terms of challenging and disturbing these stereotypes.
Since the initial days at school and through my personal life, I have viewed feminism as a critical lens for understanding gendered roles and expectations in society. The media piece repeats the way gender roles are constructed socially and imposed, starting from the childhood of individuals who shape their beliefs and behaviours. This agrees with the feminist perspectives that assert the need to deconstruct these roles to accomplish gender equality (Fausto-Sterling, pp 20).

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