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Term Project Guidelines

Your main writing assignment for Femst 20 is a  1,500 word paper (approximately 6 pages, double-spaced) analyzing  either 1) a policy OR 2) a piece of media that stands out to you in the context of Femst 20. Due  Monday, December 9th at midnight

Option 1) Policy analysis

Choose a policy that impacts the politics of gender. For the purpose of this assignment, you should understand policy as a law, regulation, or procedure put into place by a government, organization, or other institution. For example, your analysis could focus on a federal or state law, a workplace policy, or a school regulation, among others.

You will analyze this policy in light of  at least 2 threshold concepts explored in this course. Make sure you include important background information (where and when it was implemented; who developed the policy; the context, or supposed justification for why it was needed; who is ostensibly targeted by the policy and why; if there are any penalties / repercussions for violating the policy…).

Some questions you may want to think about: how does this policy privilege certain people or groups and exclude others? How does this policy construct or prescribe gender and/or gender roles? How does this policy affect people differently when gender intersects with race, class, ability, citizenship status, sexuality, and any other mode of privilege/oppression? How might you employ a feminist praxis to change this policy?

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Option 2) Media analysis

Choose a media or pop culture artifact that speaks to the content of this course. This could be a TV show, film, magazine, advertisement, piece of fictional writing, music video, visual art, comic book, advice column…  You should establish a fairly narrow focus so that you can closely analyze the details of your chosen media artifact: you are  not analyzing how women are portrayed in television as a whole, or the gendered dynamics of advertising overall—both of these projects would take much more than 6 pages to complete.  Instead, think of focusing on a particular ad or ad campaign, an episode from a TV show, a specific issue of a magazine, or even a scene or excerpt of a film (or something of similar scope).

You will analyze this media artifact in light of  at least 2 threshold concepts explored in this course. Include relevant background information (when and where it was published / aired / produced); by whom it was created; who the target audience is…).

Some questions you may want to think about: Where do you see gender in this media artifact? How does this media artifact construct or prescribe gender and/or gender roles? How diverse are the people / communities represented in this media artifact? What type of representation is there of gender, class, race, ethnicity, ability, nationality or citizenship status, sexuality, or any other mode of privilege/oppression? What message does this media artefact send about gender? How might you employ feminist praxis to interrupt or shift this message?

 

Step 3 – Final Paper

This step is worth  25% of your total course grade and is due  December 9, 2024, by 11:59pm.

In Step 3, you will write a final paper of approximately 1,500 words (6 pages double-spaced) that analyzes your chosen policy or media artefact as described at the beginning of this outline. This paper will present a thorough analysis of your chosen policy or media artefact, drawing on at least two threshold concepts from the course to conduct this analysis. Your analysis should make connections to at least three readings assigned in this course (citing specific pages / sections), as well as at least one scholarly sources from outside the course (accurately cited).    

This paper should follow a standard essay / paper format, including an introduction, main paragraphs, and conclusion, and provide proper citations for all sources (your TA will inform you which citation style they prefer). In addition to your 6-page paper, you should include a bibliography/works cited page that lists all the sources you used in researching and writing your paper.

Please save & submit your paper in  PDF format.

 

Why is this a useful Femst 20 assignment?

In Feminist Studies, as well as other disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, scholars bring analyze a variety of sources in order to better understand the world around them/us: historical archives, public policies, written texts, artistic representations, visual media, and lived experiences of particular significance to them personally and politically. This analysis involves applying concepts and theories to the source(s) to get to its deeper meaning or to understand its potential impact. This assignment is meant to help you begin to apply the concepts and theories we are learning in the course to a “source” of your choice (either a policy or media artefact). By using two threshold concepts and at least two course readings in your analysis, you will be deepening your understanding of these ideas.

The term project is scaffolded into different “steps” for the following reasons:

· Working on this assignment throughout the quarter will allow you to get feedback from your TA at different stages of your writing. This will give you the chance to make revisions and improve on your drafts, and enhance your understanding.

· It can also help you with time management and avoid a last-minute rush to get your paper written at the end of the quarter since you will already have made significant progress.

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