Feminism paper

ASEM: Girl Power?

Blog #1 Prompt

Pick a media representation, either one discussed in class or one you choose on your own, and assess what it means in relation to the concept of “Girl Power.” To what extent does the representation link “girliness” to “power”? Does it expand, challenge, or reinforce conventional understanding of girls as weak, vulnerable, innocent, and overly feminine? In what ways is power represented and/or what type of power is it (physical, cultural, political, social, etc.)? Ultimately do you think this representation offers an important correction or disruption to the way girls are typically represented in the media? Why or Why Not?

My main form of evaluation is your critical thinking and engagement with the course material. This is not a space for you to say “I like or don’t like this”—it should be analytical and critically engaged with an aspect of the course content. You can display your wit and have a more casual writing style, even personal, but it should be tied to academic ideas in some form or another.

Blog Checklist:

My Paper…

· Has an enticing title that summarizes the main point

· Is between 800-1,000 words.

· Brings in class discussion & demonstrates a critical understanding of the course material

· Has a logical and coherent structure, including a thesis and clear objectives for each paragraph

· Intro has a provocative hook, a thesis, and background on the topic.

· Paragraphs include argumentative topic sentences & specific examples to illustrate points.

· Conclusion tells us why we should care about this topic.

· Is clearly written and void of typos and basic grammatical errors

· Includes visual representation: images, gifs, and/or videos that do not interrupt the argument, but rather enhance it.

· References an idea from one of our course readings

· Maybe links out to other articles you are engaging with