Summer 2021 - GSWS 205 D100

Gender and Popular Culture (3)

Class Number: 4459

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 12, 2021
    Thu, 11:59–11:59 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A study of women's place in society as revealed through the analysis of a variety of media. Students who have completed WS 205 may not complete this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

SYNCHRONOUS and/or ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS SCHEDULING

Asynchronous


COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses (mostly) on women, and their engagement with, representation within, and consumption of popular culture. Course content will concentrate mainly on mass media, as it both represents and influences popular culture. Students will consider agency, commodification, symbolic annihilation, framing, representation, consumption, realism, content, and profit, all the while also delving into issues of colourism, misogyny, activism, and community. Students will be encouraged to reflect their own engagement with popular culture and mass media, consider how power relates to representation, and examine how subaltern populations engage with and use mass media for their own agendas.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/undergraduate/courses/Educational_Goals.html

Grading

  • Discussion Questions + Intro (7 x 3% + 1%) 22% 22%
  • Module Activities (6 x 4%) 24%
  • Quizzes (7 x 4%) 28%
  • Take Home Final 26%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All readings (articles, chapters), videos, and podcasts for this course are available online, either through the SFU library or links provided on Canvas. Multiple readings will be taken from the following books (both available as e-books through the SFU library):

Lind, Rebecca Ann (Editor). 2019. Race / Gender / Class / Media: Considering Diversity Across

         Audiences, Content, and Producers. Fourth Edition. Taylor & Francis.

Newman, Laine Zisman (Editor). 2020. Women and Popular Culture in Canada. Women’s

         Press/Canadian Scholar’s Press.

 


Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).