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Feminism in Popular CultureDr. Sara DiazWGST 280: Gender, Sex, & Popular CultureGonzaga University
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2nd Wave Feminism
• 1st Wave – Suffrage• 2nd Wave – structural and cultural change• More representations of “feminism” in popular
mass media.• Often times stereotyped or mis-defined
feminism.• Today, some examples of feminism in media
1970s-1980s.• Friday – first autobiography journal due!!
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Mary Tyler Moore Show
•1970-1977•Revolved around a single working woman• http
://www.hulu.com/embed.html?eid=w3dh52jzb_cnbf36uexnrq&et=557&st=306&it=i347
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Maude
•1972-1978Surprising facts about women who choose abortion:•49% are over 25•61% have one or more children
•Maude was the first TV character in the US to have an abortion
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6fvqHbFgKg
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Foxy Brown
•1974•Blaxploitation – One of the only genre
that featured black female protagonists•Pam Grier
•Often shot through with stereotypes about blackness
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVDvu28O3WU
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Sex as a Weapon
•Pat Benatar used the new medium (MTV) criticize sexual objectification of women•1985• http://youtu.be/Icq0LlvtEy0
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Object vs Subject
• Object• Passive• Inanimate• Observed/Viewed
• Subject• Active• Sentient/Sapient• Observer/Viewer
• “Subjectivity” – Self-ness
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Male Gaze
•What is the “male gaze”?•How is the gaze different than just
looking at something or seeing it?
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Object vs Subject
•Madonna’s appeal to both women and gay men seemed obvious … she never appeared to be tamping down her overt sexuality for anyone. … She was the sex object who was actually the subject, and she never let the viewer forget it.
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Borderline
•1984•Watch for subject/object•Watch for male gaze• http://youtu.be/rSaC-YbSDpo