Blog Assignment due 2/8/2010
Taking a Second Look
In the upcoming weeks, we will continue discussing the influence of the media in people’s everyday lives. This assignment is to reflect on how popular media cultivates (or does not cultivate) a racist, sexist, ageist, lookist, classist, or homophobic culture.
Using an internet add of your choice, write a 500-word response on the ad provided. Use the following questions to guide your response, but do not merely answer these questions. Remember that you are expected to conduct an analysis of this image and not merely describe it. Use of the course texts to inform your analysis is required (at least two cited sources from the readings). A link or scanned image of your add must be included in the posting.
You must also respond to atleast one other students' blog posting by 2/10/2010.
Questions:
1. How are the people in the ad positioned? Are some passive while others are active? Who is portrayed as passive?
2. How does this add affect our ability to feel good about ourselves and our bodies?
3. Is this ad realistic?
4. What is this add trying to sell? Is it selling the product or something else?
5. Are different types of women portrayed in the ad? If so how are they portrayed the same or differently.
6. Is this a positive or negative representation of women?
7. How does this relate to “isms”- i.e. is this add racist, ageist, ect.
8. Does this woman look like you? Do you often see women that look like you in ads?
9. How is the body positioned? Are there body parts missing or dismembered?
10. Is the woman (or women) in the add smiling?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Pink Art
UCF’s Women’s Studies Program invites participation in PINK ART exhibit
February 1, 2010
Breast Cancer affects one in every three women in the
PINK ART is free and open to any student, photographer, poet, artist or fashion designer. The exhibit will open on March 18, 2010 at City Arts Gallery in downtown
The Women’s Studies program at UCF focuses on analyzing women and gender relations in past and present societies, on women's contributions to their societies, on contemporary women's issues, and on theories concerning women and gender. The program aims to bring women's achievements and experiences into traditional subjects, but also to broaden the underlying assumptions of existing scholarship and to open new areas of study.
The deadline to participate is Feb. 25, 2010. For more information please contact our program at womenst@mail.ucf.edu, 407-823-6502, or visit our webpage at http://womensstudies.cah.ucf.edu/.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thank you for this Shanay!
Womens groups urge CBS to drop Tebow Super Bowl ad - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
Womens groups urge CBS to drop Tebow Super Bowl ad - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
Womens groups urge CBS to drop Tebow Super Bowl ad - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Extra Credit!!!
Hello Students. I will offer 5 extra points on the midterm for all students that do the following:
- Attend one session at the January 30th Service Day
- Bring me a confirmantion of your attendance (email, signed letter, ect)
- Write a 350 word blog posting detailing your activism on that day due February 5th.
Information for the event is below.
Volunteer UCF has teamed up with many of UCF’s student organizations to coordinate efforts for disaster relief in Haiti. Our campaign will have three parts – DONATE needed items, HONOR Haitian culture & SERVE our international community.
DONATE
January 20 – January 29: Campus-wide donations drive with drop-off locations all over campus. Donations will be delivered directly to Haiti via boat by Harvest Time International. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Drop off locations: Student Union, Health Center, Alumni Center, and Recreation & Wellness Center. Donations will also be collected at the KoRT CLUB SHOWCASE on January 27, from 11 - 2 in the Student Union and at LATE KNIGHTS on January 29, from 9pm – 2am in the Student Union. For a complete list of needed items, please visit www.volunteerucf.com. Please note that monetary donations are not accepted for this drive. If you would like to donate money, please visit www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake for a list of reputable organizations.
HONOR
January 27, 8pm – 11pm: Campus Activities Board presents Club CAB For A Cause. Celebrate Haitian culture with a benefit bash like UCF’s never seen. Email CABPromo@mail.ucf.edu for more information or to volunteer.
SERVE
January 30: 8:00am – 4:30pm. UCF United For Haiti Service Day at Harvest Time International. Volunteers will be sorting donations for the relief efforts in Haiti at Harvest Time International, a donations center in Sanford. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Volunteers will personally deliver the donations collected through the UCF collection drive. Work will be done in two shifts, 9:00am – 12:30pm and 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Work one, or both! Meet at Brooklyn Pizza at 8:00am for the 9:00am or full day shifts, and at 11:30am for the 12:30pm shift. Transportation by bus and lunch will be provided. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with your name and NID to RSVP. Want to participate in a group? Organizations large and small are welcome! Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with a list of the names, email addresses, and NIDs of all the people in your group that want to participate, and which shift you want. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu for more information about this event.
- Attend one session at the January 30th Service Day
- Bring me a confirmantion of your attendance (email, signed letter, ect)
- Write a 350 word blog posting detailing your activism on that day due February 5th.
Information for the event is below.
Volunteer UCF has teamed up with many of UCF’s student organizations to coordinate efforts for disaster relief in Haiti. Our campaign will have three parts – DONATE needed items, HONOR Haitian culture & SERVE our international community.
DONATE
January 20 – January 29: Campus-wide donations drive with drop-off locations all over campus. Donations will be delivered directly to Haiti via boat by Harvest Time International. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Drop off locations: Student Union, Health Center, Alumni Center, and Recreation & Wellness Center. Donations will also be collected at the KoRT CLUB SHOWCASE on January 27, from 11 - 2 in the Student Union and at LATE KNIGHTS on January 29, from 9pm – 2am in the Student Union. For a complete list of needed items, please visit www.volunteerucf.com. Please note that monetary donations are not accepted for this drive. If you would like to donate money, please visit www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake for a list of reputable organizations.
HONOR
January 27, 8pm – 11pm: Campus Activities Board presents Club CAB For A Cause. Celebrate Haitian culture with a benefit bash like UCF’s never seen. Email CABPromo@mail.ucf.edu for more information or to volunteer.
SERVE
January 30: 8:00am – 4:30pm. UCF United For Haiti Service Day at Harvest Time International. Volunteers will be sorting donations for the relief efforts in Haiti at Harvest Time International, a donations center in Sanford. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Volunteers will personally deliver the donations collected through the UCF collection drive. Work will be done in two shifts, 9:00am – 12:30pm and 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Work one, or both! Meet at Brooklyn Pizza at 8:00am for the 9:00am or full day shifts, and at 11:30am for the 12:30pm shift. Transportation by bus and lunch will be provided. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with your name and NID to RSVP. Want to participate in a group? Organizations large and small are welcome! Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with a list of the names, email addresses, and NIDs of all the people in your group that want to participate, and which shift you want. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu for more information about this event.
Dream Act- Go check it out today!
Come and support Resolution 42-11 at the Student Government Senate on Thursday, January 28th. This resolution states that the Student Senate supports and wants to see the DREAM Act become law.
The act deals with immigration reform, and allowing high school immigrant children the opportunity to continue their education in college. And, the senate is not a diverse sampling of the student body.
We want to show that this resolution is important to the student body and that students are passionate about this cause. Each and every student who attends is making an important statement. We also want to explain why the DREAM Act means so much to so many students. So if you have any friends or family members that will be affected by the DREAM Act, let us know.
The Senate meets from 7-11. The resolution probably will not come up before eight. I have class from 6-9, but I will be leaving after 7 to go to the union and be there by 7:30. We want as many people as possible, so bring a friend. Also, you can sign the petition when you get there, if you haven't already.
Thank you in advance and let's show that this is important to us!
-Juan Carlos
The act deals with immigration reform, and allowing high school immigrant children the opportunity to continue their education in college. And, the senate is not a diverse sampling of the student body.
We want to show that this resolution is important to the student body and that students are passionate about this cause. Each and every student who attends is making an important statement. We also want to explain why the DREAM Act means so much to so many students. So if you have any friends or family members that will be affected by the DREAM Act, let us know.
The Senate meets from 7-11. The resolution probably will not come up before eight. I have class from 6-9, but I will be leaving after 7 to go to the union and be there by 7:30. We want as many people as possible, so bring a friend. Also, you can sign the petition when you get there, if you haven't already.
Thank you in advance and let's show that this is important to us!
-Juan Carlos
Men Aganist Rape Info
"Rape and sexual and domestic abuse are typically viewed and cast aside as “women's issues” regardless of the fact that a majority of the perpetrators of sexual violence are men.
We seek to shift the light on this issue from one of victim-blaming and complete focus on the victims and survivors to a focus on men's responsibility to educate other men. Why are men overwhelmingly the perpetrators of rape? What causes a man to rape? How can we combat the social constructs that can lead a man to rape?
We also acknowledge that rape is not something unique to heterosexual relationships but is also a problem in the GLBTQ community.
Men Against Rape's goal is to educate, and to provide positive role models and alternative forms of masculinity to our peers. By educating we can help our peers understand what constitutes rape, how to stop it, and how to avoid becoming a rapist."
Contact Ross (president): ross.templeton@gmail.com
Contact Kevin (VP): kevinalvarez42@gmail.com
Facebook group: Men Against Rape @ UCF
E-mail MAR: MenAgainstRape.UCF@gmail.com
We seek to shift the light on this issue from one of victim-blaming and complete focus on the victims and survivors to a focus on men's responsibility to educate other men. Why are men overwhelmingly the perpetrators of rape? What causes a man to rape? How can we combat the social constructs that can lead a man to rape?
We also acknowledge that rape is not something unique to heterosexual relationships but is also a problem in the GLBTQ community.
Men Against Rape's goal is to educate, and to provide positive role models and alternative forms of masculinity to our peers. By educating we can help our peers understand what constitutes rape, how to stop it, and how to avoid becoming a rapist."
Contact Ross (president): ross.templeton@gmail.com
Contact Kevin (VP): kevinalvarez42@gmail.com
Facebook group: Men Against Rape @ UCF
E-mail MAR: MenAgainstRape.UCF@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Pink Art (WST) Needs Help
We need additional sponsors to help with gallery costs, give aways, advertising, finding artists, setting up the exhibit (March 16th and m/b 17th), etc. If you would like to donate time, money, or skills to help out please email us at womenst@mail.ucf.edu, come by Colbourn Hall ste. 411 or call 407-823-6502. To submit artwork or get more information please visit our website at womensstudies.cah.ucf.edu
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