Proposal: Redefining the Roles of Minorities in the Production of Media

Everyday stereotypes.

    On television and in the media as a whole, characters of certain ethnicities are displayed to perpetuate a particular stereotype. Whether it be the black friend who is entirely too loud and sassy, or the asian character who is pinned as the sex symbol, or even the overall submissive female character whom plays a reoccurring role. Regardless of how untrue these stereotypes are, producers and those part of the behind the scene cultivation of such productions can't seem to abandon the storyline. For my project I want to focus on just that, the behind the scene production and the people involved. By going to the root of those who are involved in the process, I feel that can be a catalyst by means of ending stereotypical typecasting. 

Comparison of Male and Female Roles Behind the scenes.

     The amount of women, not to mention women of color, working behind the scenes in the production process of television, movies and advertisements is  very low .This in itself should be alarming, but not completely suprising. When you think about it, it makes sense. Many shows that lack racial diversity or follow the status quo of gender rules, are proctored, produced and directed by a primarily white male board. By lacking in the amount of women or minorities involved in a board meeting, where ideas are pitched, creates a huge problem, because then that production is succumbed to only rely on the stereotypes since there is no input from the group being objectified.

     I'm thankful however, to know women who are not only minorities, but also play a vital role in the behind the scenes of production. A close friend of mine, Lauren Adams, is an African American woman who works as the camera woman and editor for USA Today Sports. Another woman, Isabel Del Rosal is the creator, editor, and director of a comedy sketch group, Smile for the Camera. With the aid of these two women, I want to create a short documentary, which asks them how they got to where they are and how do they think we can move past stereotypes in popular television culture. Aside from Lauren and Isabel, I want to interview friends as well, to see what their thoughts on this issue is as well. In the long run, I want to publish this video on YouTube and hopefully, it becomes a conversation that will get people thinking and eventually take an active role ending it. 

Lauzen, Ph.D., Martha. "The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 250 Films of 2014." 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2015. <http://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/files/2014_Celluloid_Ceiling_Report.pdf>.

Objectification of women in media

            My final project is going to be an essay with embedded images which will help to support my points on the essay. The subject that I am planning to focus on is: To what point society minds being affected by the media’s objectification of women? The media is creating social stereotypes for women images, and the audience is following it without questioning.

The media is creating social stereotypes.

 Women are presented as a sexual objects rather than women with value, quality, etc. We all get this wrong idea thought the media of been treating women as a sexual object. As a result, women get erroneous habits because they are trying hard to be that perfect idealize women. Sometimes, this battle can hurt them in many ways and on the other hand, men also get the wrong idea of women stereotype and become part of this condition.

women as a sexual object.

 This topic is very important for me because I am a woman and at some point of my life I been affected by the media as well. So, by analyzing this topic will help me to understand properly the subject and to help society to understand it too. I want to leave a clear message for my readers, a message that can have an impact in their life, something that make them think about this cruel reality. Then, I can say that this project is create for men, women and especially for young generations. My idea is to make them understand that women are more than a sexual body, or a beautiful face, women are not an object, women have a brain too, women can function, women are qualify for anything, women are powerful, women are a human been too.

women can get hurt.

I will published this ideas on my portfolio, this way anytime someone see it or every time that I get an interview I will have the chance to discuss the subject and by doing that at least I will make that person to see a point that maybe they have never think about it. Then, by thinking they can analyze that we need to do something about this unhealthy objectification, that we all as a society have adapted in our life; and that the worst of it is, that it have been passing from generations without been questioned.

women are more than a sexual body.

objectification of women en media 

Final Project Proposal

I am proposing to shoot a 5-minute mini-documentary that analyzes how women perceive themselves, through the lens of non-native American women. My goal is to exploit a fresh perspective on the general treatment of women in America .  I hope to find subjects who are not completely acclimated in the U.S.  The most confrontational views tend to arrive from people whom do not necessarily deal with the heat of the situation directly, since they have not been affected or desensitized nearly as much as natives of the U.S., born into a society where pop-culture and consumerism are among the most valued.  I am aware that the issue of gender inequality is on a global scale, but I hope to uncover the shock of international students and habitants as they may notice a difference in how our country is run as opposed to theirs. What is that difference? What ideals do women have in the U.S. that vary from their own nation of origin?  I want to have as many controversial opinions pulled out in this project as possible to elaborate on the lack of extent towards finding a solution for women’s rights globally.

Sweden has the highest proportion of working women to working men in the world, new mothers and fathers get generous parental leave, and it has been so successful some claim that it has gone too far.  Now they have progressed to cover more important issues such as debates over whether boys should learn to pee sitting down or standing up.  Are we trying to strip boys out of their manhood? This was all mentioned in a Euronews segment on youtube. Women’s rights are garnering a lot of attention in the media across the world, which is why I think it is just as important to hear voices from international backgrounds as to hear our own. What will be the difference between views?  What do they have to say about us women? What do they have say about women they grew up with? Then I would also like to interview locals and ask them what they think about themselves. And what they think about the varying social situations of women in countries apart from their own. 

The HeForShe movement embodies female empowerment in the UN and determines where we stand in regards to the issues of gender inequality.  As a result, we have received political attention from women around the world, as well as men have in support of this solidarity movement.  HeForShe gives women the supportive hand across nations of women by exposing and desensitizing the concept of women’s rights as if to relieve the world in suggesting that gender inequality will soon come to an end.  So internationally we are making changes, but still I do not hear enough voices internationally in the media and I am wondering why? Is it because of the language barrier? What is it that is separating us apart in spite of the HeForShe movement and collaborations between women across the world? Why do some countries not publicize the anti- feminist issues  they are fighting against and seek refuge from the U.S.  I want to find this out from the source.

In the media,  we often hear indifferent opinions disconcerting to the politics of women’s rights.  We hear opinionated disputes  from each other and it still sounds like we are drowning in the fishbowl of media.  But if we hear it from an international citizen, their response to the how  women are portrayed in the U.S. may be more alternative and interestingly subjective.   Our voices are drying up, but through fresh eyes and experiences to compare to the gender inequality issues, I hope my subject(s) can enlighten myself along with whoever reviews this film.  

I have not started my production yet, but I will begin by selecting interview subjects from Hunter College, where there are an array of different nationalities.  My second attempt will be in Central Park because then I can film right on the spot and it will be a fairly dynamic setting to shoot in. The current pre-production treatment will be interviews with several people who originate from countries outside the U.S. I will ask 5 or 6 questions that will lead to a discussion on the difference between right and wrong behaviors of women in their country and ours.  I would like to also interview 1 or 2 locals and see what they think about themselves just for the sake of having someone to compare to. I will use B-roll that captures how women carry themselves throughout NY and compare tourists with local women in NY. 

Final Project Proposal

For my final project, I intend to explore women in hockey and the media’s treatment of them. This includes sportswriters on all levels, ice girls, matters and subjects of domestic violence and sexual allegations (especially in this day and age) - the roles they are subjected to, the scrutiny, and what can and should be done about it. I plan to interview both “beat” sports reporters as well as bloggers/columnists for smaller websites (team specific and general hockey) although my  main focus will be on females on the lower circuit of hockey coverage.

Sports media in general is a severely male dominated profession and hockey is a pretty much a big ol’ boys club which has a tendency to spill over into its media coverage. Attitude towards women goes a long way from the ice where ice girls are mostly subjected to wearing very revealing clothing in freezing temperatures to women who write about hockey, even legitimate sportswriters, who are told that they don’t know anything about the sport and to just shut up. (Yes, the latter happens with men too but it takes on a more misogynistic and perversive tone when women are the subject.)  Fans on social media are harassed and then slut shamed (for no reason) all because they chose to open their mouths about inappropriate behavior when all they wanted to do was talk hockey. Even management’s attitudes and acceptance of women in their offices has an impact ultimately on how women are embraced into the innerworkings of the sport.

On my first blog post, I added a graphic of how to tell the difference between “fans” and “puck bunnies.” You get this picture again, plus a bonus! 

This is something that comes up a whole lot and it will be something I touch on as well. The sexism against the female fans, many times even from female fans, is what spurs on this hesitation for women to pursue a career in sports journalism. The idea that women aren’t serious enough about the sport is something that constantly comes into question. From my own experience, I’ve had to name the entire roster of my favorite team but it was okay that the guy I was talking to didn’t know anyone but the two most well known (at the time) players on his “favorite” team (NY Rangers) at the time.

What I want to do is continue to call attention to this problem and find ways to help break down the barrier. Women in hockey operations/management are scarce. Women’s hockey is exciting to watch but has little professional future. The women who cover the games, discuss statistics, and the general goings on around the league - how far they’ve come into breaking in and how much farther there is to go. And of course, the fans of the game - the women who are routinely subjected to dated mentality and sexual harassment on social media and shut down, shouted over, and left with a disgusted “why am I still supporting this?” taste in their mouths. There’s a reason we stay - because we hope we can change it. And hopefully this project will shed some light on how to do that.

Final Project Proposal - Representation in Video Games

Video games have increased in popularity since the days of classic games like Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros. What used to be something often associated with anyone that was "not cool" or on the bottom the popularity ladder is now a huge part of pop culture that targets multiple demographics. However, there is an issue of misrepresentation in video games that has not really been addressed as frequently as in film and television. It still seems that, like in many films and television shows, video games feature mostly white men as the protagonists.

Nathan Drake is the protagonist of the Uncharted video games. source: giphy.com

Video games like Playstation's Uncharted franchise and the Assassin's Creed franchise highlight white men as the heroes while women and people of color are usually reduced to secondary characters or fillers. While there are games like the Tomb Raider games that feature women as the protagonists, they are still created in a way to be visually pleasing to men.

Pirate/Assassin Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag source: dittoh.tumblr.com

Such issues with misrepresentation in video games sparked a controversy called "Gamergate" a few months ago when Anita Sarkeesian and a few female game developers basically called out all the issues of sexism and misogyny in video games and the culture that surrounds it. The backlash they received was almost instantaneous; many male gamers sent death and rape threats to the women throughout Reddit and Twitter. Sarkeesian even had to cancel a speaking at Utah State University because the school was sent threats of her death.

For the project, I will create a video that highlights various video games that show great representation of women or people of color as well as video games that do not. The objective is to  show that video games featuring women and people of color can be just as good as the ones with white male protagonists. I will personally pick out games from my own collection to use as examples. Also, I wanted to add a short presentation that points out some of the other issues of misrepresentation in video games like the male gaze and also talk about the culture of the gaming community.

As a media studies major, I think this topic would be great to cover since it is relatively new and covers a type of media that is popular yet is not often addressed when discussing all kinds of other media. This project will be for the people in gaming community who do not quite understand the criticisms that are made against them as well as people that are not part of the gaming community but have heard of the Gamergate controversy. With this project, I hope that it can make people see that this issue is not new, it is just that the issue has now spilled onto a new form of media. And with that knowledge, they can track how they consume video games much like how they can track which movies and shows they want to watch.

Sources
Video Games : the Movie. Dir. Jeremy Snead. Mediajuice Studios, 2014. Film.

Asian American Women in Media

For my semester project, I will be focusing on Asian American women in the media. Although we are at the most modern time and place; where I believe there should be no concept of "minority", it is very visible when we take a look at the faces we see in the media. Much of the faces are repetitive and I would like to bring forth the severity of this issue through a personal experience of being an immigrant/Asian American woman in America. I would like to share my inner thoughts and struggles and hopefully shed some light on these problems for the mass media to understand about being “one”. I would like to tell this story through a short film focusing on what the lack of representation of Asian American women in the media can result into for young Asian American girls, such as believing that they are non-existent or relevant to the media eye.

Any exposure is good exposure? A controversial Asian-
American star, Lucy Liu.

We’ve made (some) progress from the time I arrived to America to today, however the success stories are still, I believe, outweighed by the failed ones. Sadly, there are only a hand-countable amount of Asian American women who are deemed notable and only so many Asian American women stars that can be named. This is likely due to who holds the most power in the media, and it’s time for this to change.

Asian American Greek Life Awareness for Asian American
Women not being a "fetish"

Representation of oneself in the media is extremely important, it gives us a sense of self-acceptance, whether we realize it or not. The constant exposure of thin, white women deem less of women who don’t identify in this category. We can see this is true by young girls who start to diet at a young age, and women of color who try to lighten their skin. Representation matters. It’s time to start taking responsibility of what kind of message we send through what we produce in the media.

Gwen Stefani promoting her Harajuku line using Japanese women
as a "concept" or "theme."

Sources:
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/psy457_tizzle/asian_american_women
http://groupthink.jezebel.com/asian-women-arent-your-oriental-submissive-china-dol-1464199143
http://www.colorado.edu/wrc/2014/08/06/dangers-asian-stereotypes
http://racerelations.about.com/od/hollywood/a/Five-Common-Asian-american-Stereotypes-In-Tv-And-Film.htm

Blog #3 - Advertising

Advertising has a huge impact on consumers, selling both a product as well as the insecurity to the potential buyer that this is a thing they need. Basically, ads are akin to backhanded compliments. You think you’re looking at something pleasant until suddenly you’re hit with knowledge that you’re not because the picture is showing you all you aren't. “Advertising sells much more than products; it sells values and cultural representations, such as sex and sexuality, as we have seen.” (Cortese, 45) When ads are giving you direction in life, indicating how to act/look/etc, that takes away our agency and ability to trust what we believe is right for us.  

One of the most stigmatic cultural representations is a woman’s role in the world. We are expected to be sweet and innocent yet perfectly made up to the nines and just a little wild but not too much that it would shock anyone. And ads represent this by showcasing not even a full dimension of a woman and saying “This is what you shall attain to be like.”

Just look at this photo featuring a woman (a tall blonde) who is well known for playing a very sexual woman, dress her up in white yet sexy librarian-esque clothes, with neutral make-up, a coy smile on her face and voila everyone, this is your new look. Except not. Ani DiFranco sings, “32 flavors and then some” - this is just one flavor of who we can be. Good luck getting it every time.

 Yet the male version of an ice cream ad is a little something like this: cool and macho. Notice the fully clothed gentleman who is smirking, sure of himself, at the camera? The disparity is disparaging. Both are sexualized but the female ad is demure and passive while the male ad is “in your face.”

So yes, advertising has its claws in society, wreaking capitalist havoc. Media focuses on specific items because the people who own that media company have other companies which need revenue. So it’s all full circle, a vicious one at that, dictating what society, specifically women, are in need of and then making sure that it’s something they can offer in spades - at a nice price. And one that will not be shared alone because women need to snag dudes, after all society told us we have to. “Although apologists for the advertising industry claim that advertising is predominantly informative, careful scrutiny of magazine, television, and other imagistic ads indicate that that it is overwhelmingly persuasive and symbolic and that its images not only attempt to sell the product by associating it with certain socially desirable qualities  but they well as well a worldview, a lifestyle, and value system.” (127) Even a simple free tote bag from a Sephora event has a subconscious level to it. Look at the way the lipstick is shaped and placed - I don't think they could have made it more phallic if they tried. Subconsciously, it intensifies the need to run out and make ourselves look as beautiful as product possible because it’s a pretty color lipstick but also it looks like a dick and we should want both in our lives (preferably gaining the latter using the former).

Ads for women seem to have come a long way. Gone are the awful and sexist ads from the 1950’s featuring women as meek and whose only purpose in life is to serve their man, even if they do it badly (which reiterates their need for a man in life to ‘take care of them’). Instead we have ads showing women as empowered, doing things on their own, because they want to. We’d like to think that the women’s movement has come that far. But analyzing the contemporary media does show a different story. “Though many writers have pointed out that women’s magazines reflect historical change, fewer examine how part of their job is to determine historical change as well.” (Wolf, 64) So even though decades apart, how different are these two ads, really? Again, all they show is the role of women is to serve men as well as look as appealing as possible (depending on the era of course) while doing so.

Something widely noticeable in most of the ads so far is the abundance of white people. It is so hard for People, especially Women, of Color to get equal representation in ads. “Indeed the ad world often creates black and Hispanic ads only for black and Hispanic media. In an expect parallel of the fear that marketing a product to women will endanger its appeal to men, the response is usually, “But your (white) readers won’t identify.” (Steinem, 118) PoC absolutely do view mainstream ads, what is the justification for how are they supposed to identify with the white models? Do they stay away from purchasing from where they don’t see people like them being able to buy those products? Or do they buy them and feel like they don’t belong? Where do they fit in without representation? Either way it seems like somebody is still being alienated instead of being treated equally and put on the same platform.

An additional problem that comes up is using photoshop to lighten the skin. Editing photos has become the norm for magazine pictures but to lighten the skin of a PoC to make them more appealing is reprehensible. Photos of Freida Pinto and Kerry Washington over the last couple of years have had mass negative reactions. In Washington’s case, the magazine claims it was the lighting but it’s still a little suspect.

I mean, her skin tone is noticeably different

So what do we do? Part of it is to simply keep talking. Make it a part of conversation, don’t allow words to be easily dismissed. Take back what we as women represent and own it. People want to “ban bossy” but it doesn't feel like the right thing to do. We need to take it back, all the negatives, and make it into something positive. It’s another misguided attempt to change our vernacular and behavior. Look, bitches get stuff done and so do the bossy girls. But additional to keep the conversation up, taking action and forcing change. And sometimes we succeed. A recent petition to have the Chicago Blackhawks stop playing “The Stripper” during a ‘shoot the puck’ contest (during every home game’s 2nd intermission) actually worked. This is a huge deal, one that was met by dismay from many male fans, but it’s a step in the right direction. Not ever letting the door shut on a conversation where women feel uncomfortable is important. And continuing to dissect ads (as well as other forms for media) and call them out for their sexist and racist undertones will hopefully clear the path. Maybe we can’t expect change overnight but that’s no reason to not push for it.

Anthony Cortese, Constructed Bodies, Deconstructing Ads Sexism in Advertising

Douglas Kellner, Reading Images Critically

Naomi Wolf, Culture from the Beauty Myth

Gloria Steinem, Sex, Lies & Advertising

Final Project-Scott Fleisher

                     
                     For my project, I will attempt to create a video in the style that many popular web critics present their own analyses and opinions, which entails satire and straight-up entertaining dissatisfaction that can bring to light the types of things people should be looking for when viewing anything entertainment, although I will focus entirely on animations. Once this is done, I hope to post the video to YouTube and Vimeo, as well as connect it to my own blogger account.

This is an image of many different Cartoon Network characters from many different shows 

                   My video will consist of examples I find from my own viewing time, and discuss how representations of gender are produced from these examples. I'm also considering looking at one work in particular to do this.  I want to look at specific clips of works, and talk about how each gender is portrayed, and I also want to discuss how this would affect the way a child would see the world. My research so far looks at examples of Disney movies and some of the most popular cartoons on Cartoon Network. I will likely look at examples that do use gender roles, and compare them to other examples where gender roles aren't quite as definitive.

The flawless Disney princesses

                   Part of my goal is to point out gender stereotypes, how they're portrayed, and why they are a bad part of society, but the other part is that I hope to be able to reach out to people in the older teens to the young adults (16-26) because they're the age group who either will likely just have a kid or has not yet, and this means it is a great point in a person's life to start understanding what not to do when they finally do have the kid (or what to stop doing if they already have the kid). The internet is a huge place after all, so for all I know, I could have the chance to have a lot of say on these kinds of things.

                   

Proposal: Women in Fiction Film

My semester project will be an analytical essay on the gender inequalities portrayed in fiction film and how this misrepresentation affects women in their careers as well as everyday life in society. I am still in early stages of production and development. I am obtaining as much research as possible. In addition to studies and cases, i will conduct my own research by looking at some of my favorite, as well as unseen films and analyzing the roles of women.

The research that I have so far for this project are mostly scholarly articles and studies on gender stereotypes and inequalities in the film industry. These articles are detailed analyses with extensive statistics and commentaries on the topic. The studies cover a wide array of details such as how women are represented in different rated movies(G, PG, PG-13, R) , as well as how they are represented in different time periods, from the 60s to the most recent films. Some of the studies also include in-depth analyses of women in lead roles and how the characters are portrayed and molded based on already existing stereotypes. In addition, these articles give statistics and commentaries on portrayals of men in film in order to create an appropriate context. 

I believe that this topic fits perfectly with what we have been discussing in class because film is one of the largest aspects of the media industry. Films (more specifically fiction films) are largely influential as well as heavily influenced by gender roles and stereotypes that exist in society. These films, though always striving for change and innovation, hold a foundation that spawns from the accepted traditions of society’s culture, which include notions about gender. I wish to write this essay and analyze fiction films in order to bring awareness to the film industry and their misguided portrayals of women. I wish to bring to light the problem that the film industry cannot trust a leading lady to bring in as much ticket sales as a leading man could. This problem can should be addressed and can be fixed. The only issue is that studios want to stick to the formula that works and that brings in money. There are a far too limited number of films that have been made with a women as the lead. If more films took the risk, they might find that they can make film magic that would be the same if a man were in the part.

This fits with my portfolio of work because I wish to get into the film industry but am well aware of the gender inequalities that are prevalent while making movies. I wish to learn as much as I can about this issue as well as expose it to the world. This can grow as I get more firsthand experience in the film industry and see for myself how women are being misrepresented.

Quentin Tarantino's most popular film features one of the only
 women in the film, and is not even a central character.

Sources:

Gender inequality in 500 films. http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/~/media/MDSCI/Gender_Inequality_in_500_Popular_Films_-_Smith_2013.ashx

Gender Stereotypes: An analysis of popular Film and TV http://seejane.org/wp-content/uploads/GDIGM_Gender_Stereotypes.pdf

NY Film Academy Article

https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-in-film/

Final Project Proposal: A Sister's Story

A Tale of Two Sisters

Meg & Me, 2000

My sister Megan is 5.5 years younger than I. There are few days that we've ever gone without talking and I've come to learn her every quirk. As a high school freshman, she already has her dream college picked out, of course, it's a trans-inclusive all-girl school. She is loving, feisty, relentless, bright, and quick as a whip. And, at age fourteen, she would be the first one to tell you that. She actually loves herself. 

Wait, how'd that happen? 

The statistics are against her. She is supposed to be soft spoken and modest. She's twice as likely to become depressed opposed to her teenage male counterparts. Half of girls her age struggle with eating disorders. Every girl has a friend, or a cousin, a sister, a girlfriend who has struggled with their identities in a way that becomes physically harmful to them. 

I am currently creating a homemade zine as an ode to watching of Megan's success story. I want to fill this 16-page zine with illustrations, collages, stories, and my favorite: interviews. I intend to cover four vital topics for girls ranging from 10-16: gender, stigmas toward puberty, body image, and sexual harassment. These are personal topics and I've been lucky enough to know some great women. My grandma, a one time sole pro-life member on her Catholic Women's Guild. My sweet friend Rachel, a resilient, strong girl enduring gastric bypass & various plastic surgeries. My insightful mother who has shared stories about growing up without a shred of education about women's health.

I think the only thing that can help guide teen girls who fall prey to gender ideals and who they are supposed to be is no one is supposed to be anything except how they feel. And, above all else, teen girls should feel valued and important. I hope my zine, filled with stories of different women experiencing such similar societal pressures, guide young women to understand that they are not alone. Once young girls know that there is a community of women to support them in the future, there is a chance at a more equal world for them.

Meg & Me at her middle school graduation, 2014

Final Project: The Complex to The Simple

For my final project I am going to create a website discussing how women have been portrayed in films throughout history. From the early day of talkies – to today’s blockbuster hits.  I want to touch on the gender biases portrayed in films and analyze its likeness to reality. I want to talk about character complexities and try and figure out how women went from complicated characters to simple-minded, sexualized characters. I know... not ALL movies have women portrayed as such but I it’s important to take note of when it all changed.

 

I am making this website for different reasons. One, being that I love to watch movies. Two, because I think it’s important to know how the world has been and is still portraying women. in films. My goal for making this website is to hopefully encourage more people/women to take initiative and portray women as they are in real life. I want to inspire women like Lena Dunham to keep creating non-gender-biased films.

 

So far, this is all brainstorming still. I’m researching articles that already talk about gender-roles in films throughout history and some interesting statistics about it as well. My plan is to conduct my own research by watching films from the 1920s and comparing them to today.

List of (possible)  Films to analyze:

1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

2. The Public Enemy (1931)

3. Mildred Pierce (1945)

4. Sunset Blvd (1950)

5. Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961)

6. Chinatown (1974)

7. Scarface (1983)

8. Pulp Fiction (1994)

I want to grasp movies from each decade. So if anyone has any suggestions on which films to watch, I would really appreciate it!

Even after I leave this class and graduate from college, new movies will continue to be produced and viewed. Many of which will be analyzed and with my blog I can continue to analyze today’s views of the modern woman as they come out in theaters. Hopefully we will see a change in character personalities, and characteristics. But only time will tell.

 

Current resources:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/movies/fall-arts-preview-representation-of-female-characters-in-movies-is-improving.html?_r=0

https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-in-film/

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/study-female-characters-under-represented-in-movies-1201129236/

http://linseycinemaandsociety.blogspot.com/2011/04/changing-portrayal-of-women-in-films.html

https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/film/4.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/20-mustknow-facts-about-g_b_5869564.html