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- ABOUTI own and manage the gendersex.net domain name and use it for two main purposes: to provide general resources on the study of gender and sexuality and to provide specific resources for my WRTG 3020 classes at CU Boulder, which focus on the topic of “The Rhetoric of Gender and Sexuality.” You can read more about these two purposes below. Most of the materials on the site are visible to all viewers, but some material is restricted only to users who are logged into their gendersex.net accounts, such as articles subject to copyright or conversations among students that are of a personal nature. RESOURCES FOR GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES The primary audience for materials on the main Rhetoric of Gender & Sexuality site includes scholars and students in the fields of gender studies and LGBT studies, as well as anyone interested in learning more about these fields. The primary purpose of the site is to provide resources for investigating issues such as the origins of gender identity, the impact of a binary model of gender, and the nature of sexual orientation. The collection includes links to relevant web sites, a main blog with posts in a variety of categories, and…
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Transgender Basics – Gender Identity Project (GIP)
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Helpful explanations. Recommended! View on YouTube.
Read MoreDigital media message about the consequences of undervaluing young girls
Interesting use of video and design to convey messages about the social and economic implications of undervaluing young girls, particularly in poor countries: The Girl Effect. Click on the Watch link near the lower right corner of the page to see the original video, and then watch the new version.
Read MoreReteaching Gender and Sexuality
Here’s a nice use of video to get a conversation started about the complexities of gender and sexuality. It serves that function well on its own, but it’s also meant to be a preview for a full length documentary called Put This on The Map. Reteaching Gender and Sexuality from PUT THIS ON THE MAP on Vimeo.
Read MoreWhat the Media does to Women
While researching for my paper this clip came up on how the media influences women, and most of the things they mentioned about the realm of advertisements rings true. We look at these images and internalize them to think that this is what beauty is and if we don’t fit within this norm, then there must be something abnormal about …
Read MoreRepresentation of Women in the Media
Here is a compilation of a many mainstream commercials that provide an excellent overview of how the media views women in general. One of the commercials I wanted to focus on was the pizza commercial and how the man had no regard in how he treated his wife especially when he was surrounded by his friends. He called her up …
Read MoreGender Stereotypes in the Media
This video is on our class YouTube playlist, but I thought it might be worth posting here as well:
Read MoreMedia presentation of female athletes
These are only a few example of images of strong female athletes being sexualized in popular media. The first photo is of various members of professional winter sports athletes from their spread in Sports Illustrated and the second image is of famous soccer player Brandi Chastain in Gear Magazine. What these images show us is that in order for men …
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